Epson 5010 vs BenQ W7000 vs Panasonic AE7000

[Travis]

Looking for a projector. Only want to spend around $2,000.

Do not want to get hung up on specs, so the BenQ is in the running, contrast 50,000:1. Have also heard there are some ghosting and game play issues with Epsons. Have heard only great things about the Panasonic.


Which one would you pick, why? Or should I look at something else? Spend the extra bucks on a Epson 5020?

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Epso...inema_5010.htm

http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-W7000.htm

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panasonic-PT-AE7000.htm

[Badas]

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I wouldn't go Panasonic. I viewed this myself and was disgusted by the Ghosting. I thought it was broken until I saw another installed.

I owned the BenQ W7000. This was a fantastic projector. 3D was the best I've seen. Reports on the net is that it has zero Ghosting. I wasn't into 3D so it sat in my kids room which they used for their PS3 until I sold it. I was not popular.
That is what I would recomend.

Haven't seen the Epson. Supose to be very good with just a little ghosting in 3D. Some users say It's a little loud.

Ta Dono

[i007spectre]

I love my Epson 5010. I rarely see ghosting or crosstalk on mine. The blacks are excellent. I have played PS3 on mine many times and it has no issues. The Epson is real quiet with 2D and the bulb in eco mode, which is bright enough for me. In 3D mode it is louder, but if you have a good sound system you dont notice it. I say go for the 5010.

[Travis]

Thanks for the input. The more I read about Panasonic, the lower on the list it goes. Definitely BenQ or Epson.

[rpatt]

I have the Panasonic PT-AE7000U and don't have the ghosting problem. I'm very happy with it.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by rpatt

I have the Panasonic PT-AE7000U and don't have the ghosting problem. I'm very happy with it.

Seems like AE7000 was very, very popular. Lots of reviews out there.

Mentioned it somewhere else, wonder if the number of issues is no more or less than the other PJs.

I'm going crazy, deciding and changing my mind again and again. Cutting out projector's after one night of reading, and then putting it back on the list after a night's sleep.

Will be going to the States in a month to buy. Doesn't seem like enough time. May just get the cheapest of the three and be done...but then again the Panasonic AE8000 and Epson 5020 may be worth the extra bucks.

[Travis]

A quick thanks for all the info. I got the Epson 5010 from Visual Apex. Am loving it. Have 39 hours on it, been a week. If I can stop watching movies, I may even mount it on the ceiling.

[srinivas1015]

I'm currently trying to decide between the Panasonic AE7000 and the Epson 5020. I have a 150inch (12.5feet) screen and I sit 12feet away. I'm afraid of seeing pixel structure.

Advantages of Panasonic-
1)Filters to remove pixel structure/screendoor effect.


Advantages of Epson-
1)Brighter by 400lumens.
Cons:
People have reported seeing pixel structure.




What about crosstalk? I'm currently upgrading from a 720p DLP 3D Optoma HD67. Is it worth upgrading? Which route should I take?

[domingos35]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I'm currently trying to decide between the Panasonic AE7000 and the Epson 5020. I have a 150inch (12.5feet) screen and I sit 12feet away. I'm afraid of seeing pixel structure.

Advantages of Panasonic-
1)Filters to remove pixel structure/screendoor effect.


Advantages of Epson-
1)Brighter by 400lumens.
Cons:
People have reported seeing pixel structure.




What about crosstalk? I'm currently upgrading from a 720p DLP 3D Optoma HD67. Is it worth upgrading? Which route should I take?

doesn't matter which projector u get,you are going to see SDE .
u sit to close to the screen
i sit 13' away from my 120" screen and see 0 SDE
I have the 5020UB

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I'm currently trying to decide between the Panasonic AE7000 and the Epson 5020. I have a 150inch (12.5feet) screen and I sit 12feet away. I'm afraid of seeing pixel structure.

Advantages of Panasonic-
1)Filters to remove pixel structure/screendoor effect.


Advantages of Epson-
1)Brighter by 400lumens.
Cons:
People have reported seeing pixel structure.




What about crosstalk? I'm currently upgrading from a 720p DLP 3D Optoma HD67. Is it worth upgrading? Which route should I take?

720p to 1080p will be a significant upgrade for sources like BD - much more so than with a conventionally sized display.

My first two projectors were both DLP. My last two were SXRD, and I think I'm going back to DLP. Only getting 5000 hours before the panel yellows is a deal-breaker for LCD for me, when the only fix costs as much as a new projector.

I'm sensitive to rainbows too - mostly because I sit close enough to the screen (approx. 1x screen width) that I have to look back and forth more often than you would at 2x. SDE isn't nearly as significant for any 1080p projector. As for Rainbows, LCD has it's own color persistence artifact with motion, very similar to phosphore persistence in CRTs. During my years living with DLP, I found that rainbows were only a problem if you subconsciously looked for them, which I had a hard time teaching myself not to do. People who don't know about the artifact don't see it or at least not nearly as much as those of us who've learned to obsess over it. Once you learn to ignore it, it tends to practically go away, which is a little harder to do with color LCDs color persistence, as it's caused by fast-moving/shaky images on the screen, more than your eyes moving from one side of the screen to the other.

The real issue with DLP is how it causes eye-strain, headaches, and nausea in some people. Fortunately, I don't fall into that "less than 10%" bracket. With the greater fill ratio, no panels to be alligned, you can't beat DLP for clarity. But it can't touch LCDs color depth. And I've never had a stuck pixel with LCD, but have had several with DLP, though they practically fixed themselves.