Official Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 Owners' Thread

Thought I'd start an official Epson 1080 owners' thread where we can post screenshots, tweaks, experiences.

I 'm convinced that there is not a theater in this vicinity that can compare with the 134" picture in our home theater. I saw "Fracture" the other night on a humungous Imax-type screen. It was not properly focused and the colors were washed out. I paid $28 for 2 tickets and snacks. Next time, I'll save the $28 and just buy the BD or HD-DVD once it is released.

Look at these new screenshots and tell me if you've ever seen a sub $3k projector throw a better image.

Not a single pixel can be seen. Razor sharp text:


Deep blacks. Notice the letterbox bars above and below. That is projected:


Accurate Colors:


Crisp, vibrant:


You be the judge:


More pictures can be found here and here.

Don't know about a high power screen. I'm on a high contrast grey screen with a gain around 1.1-1.4. I'm assuming it would provide even more visual pop on an HP. I upgraded from the Z2 and each day I marvel at something new in the image this projector throws.

I have yet to put the lens cap on as it snaps on and could compromise my perfectly centered lens shift, zoom and focus. But yes, it comes with one.

No major changes I've made since getting it. Running it at Theater Dark I with lamp set to low and color temp set to 6500k. I also went in and bumped up the contrast a little bit. No real adjustments otherwise. I've played around with the sharpness but the settings out of the box are very sharp already.

I'm running both the PS3 and the Toshiba XA2 through an HDMI switch (monoprice 2x1) into the Epson. I have digital audio outs on both devices running through a sony 7.1 receiver.

With this projector and the Tosh XA2, a well-mastered DVD looks REAL GOOD -- approaching HD. I watched Freedom Writers (Standard DVD) on it last night (134" diag screen) and there were several times that I felt it almost looked like HD.

I like how this projector has a faster cool down process than my old Z2.

For kicks, the other morning I reattached my Z2 after watching HD on the Epson all weekend. I could not get the Sanyo's colors even close to the out of the box color performance the Epson displayed. Z2 promptly went back into the hallway closet.

FYI - I have mine shelf mounted in a walk-in closet behind our theater room. It functions well as a projection booth. I'm starting to think about purchasing some sort of coolant system to keep that closet from building up too much heat as this Epson kicks off some serious temperature.

You're not kidding. I don't know what I was thinking.

Don't know why they chose to ship it that way either. The manual said it is supposed to help you see things that ordinarily would bleed past normal viewing edges. Still, it produces dithering, so you need to go into the menu and select 100%. Easy fix.