Epson HC1080UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000

[Oddiophile]

Originally Posted by CraigW

did you come up with that all on your own? you must be so proud of yourself. calling someone a noob is usually a touchy subject. you just don't like the fact that someone called you on it.

There is nothing 'left over' about last years projectors. Especially the Epson. In the current economic climate I think it may make more sense to go for the better value over paying for the latest and greatest.

I only paid $2799 for the Pro1080UB (with a mount and extra bulb) last year when others were paying the same for the home version.

Again I never said to YOU, to buy last years version. The starting post in this thread was not from you. Enjoy your 6500, but don't try and make yourself feel superior by slamming others and their equipment.

If Blu-ray is your primary source, this blu-ray.com afterall, the 1080UB fully supports 1080p24. After using HD sources primarily I can't stand to watch SD on the big screen. Why would anyone want to blow up 480 content after using 1080 content is beyond me. That is really the only reason you would need the HQV. The PixelWorks chip in the 1080 does an adequate job for the little I watch SD.

Actually "Have a coke and a smile" was Cokes slogan from the mid 80's but you weren't probably even born yet to know it.

Seriously dude, you need to grow a thicker skin and not take everything so seriously. Lighten up.


The only reason I don't want to recommend the 1080UB is because of it's known problems.

Noisy cooling fan, dust blobs, and loud auto iris. The 1080 also had quality control problems, with a high number of units having to be returned but that problem was fixed mid production '08.


I recommend the 6500UB/7500UB because these problem were addressed. That's not to say they were all fixed, units have just started shipping last week. The 6500UB's case redesign was done to accommodate a bigger better air filter to stop dust blobs, The 6500UB now has three quite cooling fans and not just one loud fan, and the motor on the iris was changed to a quieter unit. So far reports are the cooling fan is a little quieter then the 1080UB but still audible during quite scenes, the iris can only be heard from about a foot away from the unit, and no one is sure if Epson completely fixed the dust blobs issue yet because that is a problem that takes a few months to show it's self.

If you can live with these problems on the 1080UB and only care about saving a buck then by all means go ahead and buy one. Good luck


And by the way the 6500UB has both the Pixelworks chip and the Reon chip on board. The Pixelworks is used for video scaling, and the Reon for advanced features like, mosquito noise reduction, image sharpening, frame interpolation, etc.



If you have anymore assumptions or questions, feel free to ask my young Padawan.