Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8500UB

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Pros:

Rich, deep blacks, Vast, natural color palette, Generous zoom and flexible lens shift, SD content looks better than it has a right to.

Cons:

Autoiris noise somewhat distracting if nearby, Boxy and boring exterior, No direct access buttons for FineFrame or Super Resolution.

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Last revision on August 12, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Rich, deep blacks, Vast, natural color palette, Generous zoom and flexible lens shift, SD content looks better than it has a right to

Reviewers Didn't Like

Autoiris noise somewhat distracting if nearby, Boxy and boring exterior, No direct access buttons for FineFrame or Super Resolution

Expert reviews and ratings

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Epson has a true winner on their hands with the 8500UB. Aside from its dull exterior and sometimes distracting auto-iris noises, I'm hard pressed to find anything negative to say about this projector. I love it. That this level of video performance...

By Big Picture Big Sound on June 17, 2010

With the latest 3LCD imaging technologies and THX certification, Epson delivers a solid performer at a very reasonable price. As one might expect from the principal maker of key 3LCD technologies (namely, the 1080p imaging panels themselves),...

By AVguide on June 23, 2010

The key advantages of the Epson Home Cinema 8500UB are these: • The deepest black levels of any home theater projector in this price range.• Solid, very competitive contrast• Extremely bright high brightness mode with good color...

By ProjectorCentral on October 23, 2009

It's simple math. We've seen a number of new projectors so far this year, each improving on their previous models, but I would say that, overall, none so far, in the price class, would be better than the older 6500UB. Based on that, none yet...

By Projectors at Projector Reviews on January 01, 2006