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| Personal Experience |
| I compared this projector to the best 720p DILA projectors (from JVC and Runco Vidikron). The Epson, while not as filmlike, was brighter and easier to use - and it's 1/3 to 1/2 the price. Flexibility in placement is outstanding, perhaps the best out there. Sharpness, which is a factor determined much more by source than by the projector anyhow, is excellent. (Variation in sharpness from DVD to DVD or one HDTV channel to another is disturbingly significant.) |
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| Problems |
| If you watch many black & white movies, as I do, you may observe a color shift across the field: green to the left side, red to the right. I checked out three Epson 800s and one 550, and they all exhibited this shift to varying degrees. The effect is not profound, but it is noticeable, especially once pointed out. Widescreen movies are more affected than 4:3 for obvious reasons; but color movies are not, since color varies from moment to moment while black & white films should exhibit no chroma and therefore we are aware of color abberations more readily. I should add that I was aware of this anomaly before purchase, and I choose the 800 anyhow because all the other factors made this the best choice overall. I've lived with the 800 now for 3 months and I don't regret my purchase despite the problem. In my comparisons, by the way, the 800 was clearly better than the 550, though the latter is a steal at the price. In this case, you get what you pay for. |
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