I just got this today ( 6-1-11 ) and wow what a great picture. I have a Sony S550 blu ray player with HDMI plugged into it and it is sitting on a shelf 7 feet off the ground and 14 feet from the wall with about a 135″ picture. Right now it is projecting on my wall and looks great but I am going to order a 120″ screen. The machine is quiet and heavy, really feels well made. So far (1 day) I love it and would tell my friends to get one. If I have any problems I will update this. If you are looking for a great projector without spending huge amounts ( I got mine for $ 1135 ) the Epson 8350 is what you are looking for. The lens shift made my set up fast and easy.
The brightness is more than adequate. The use I purchased it for was in a small church (less than 100 people with a very low ceiling and a side wall of windows). I installed at night – and the ‘cinema’ setting, or living room setting was stellar. We use the dynamic view in general, as it is the brightest, but for home use, the less intense, bulb and energy saving modes would be perfect. I will be buying one for myself when I need a new ‘tv’.
In conclusion, the Epson 8350 can be thought of as a tweaked “next year’s model” of the 8100. Since the 8100 got the core features right, not much improvement was needed. Epson apparently controlled the inventory of the 8100s pretty well. After the 8350 was released, I looked for blow-out deals on the 8100 and didn’t find any. You can pay just as much for the outgoing 8100 as the 8350. You might as well get the newer model.
Of course, another important point is the picture quality. I am no expert, but blacks are really black, the image is very clear, even on a 10ft wide screen, and the colors are very real. Another plus is being able to adjust size and inclination of the projected image with ease and with many options. 1080p is important not only for programs, but for the computer. I have the computer connected to it with wireless mouse and keyboard and it shines.
I bought this last month in June 2011. It was a lot bulkier than the Infocus entry level projector I was used to. But the picture is amazinly great. High speed action movies are rendered very well without any distortion of color or clarity.
The brightness is more than adequate. The use I purchased it for was in a small church (less than 100 people with a very low ceiling and a side wall of windows). I installed at night – and the ‘cinema’ setting, or living room setting was stellar. We use the dynamic view in general, as it is the brightest, but for home use, the less intense, bulb and energy saving modes would be perfect. I will be buying one for myself when I need a new ‘tv’.
I have all 3 devices going into a powered, automatic HDMI switch. The output of the HDMI switch is then sent through a high-quality 50 foot HDMI cable through the walls and into the HDMI port on the projector.
The Epson is considerably larger and heavier than a DLP, but with a ceiling mount it is out of the way and no problem. I originally miscalculated and the projector ended up within a couple of inches of the back wall. The result was unacceptable reflection of fan noise off the back wall. I moved it out to six inches and the projector is now very quiet. For the price, this is a great projector.
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There are settings on the projector that allowed me to place it at a convenient point in my living room allowing me to projected the image on my wall earmarked for the screen.
I’m glad I made this purchase.
The Epson is considerably larger and heavier than a DLP, but with a ceiling mount it is out of the way and no problem. I originally miscalculated and the projector ended up within a couple of inches of the back wall. The result was unacceptable reflection of fan noise off the back wall. I moved it out to six inches and the projector is now very quiet. For the price, this is a great projector.
In conclusion, the Epson 8350 can be thought of as a tweaked “next year’s model” of the 8100. Since the 8100 got the core features right, not much improvement was needed. Epson apparently controlled the inventory of the 8100s pretty well. After the 8350 was released, I looked for blow-out deals on the 8100 and didn’t find any. You can pay just as much for the outgoing 8100 as the 8350. You might as well get the newer model.
Only slight criticisms: the fan noise is a bit louder than I’d hoped (I have to have the high altitude setting on). The placement flexibility is ok but not quite as much as I’d hoped. It wasn’t possible to just put the thing on a shelf at the side of the room as I’d hoped. (Largely because it is necessary to use a fairly significant level of vertical shift unless the projector starts in a relatively high position). But easy enough to work around. The quality of the picture more than compensates.
yesterday my projectors bulb blew i have looked everywhere and cannot find the type of bulb/lamp i have been looking for. please if anyone knows where i can find a bulb for the projector optima pro100s can you please write back. i have already searched amazon pc world and ebay. thank you.
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