In Living Color
AFFORDABLE, 4K-CAPABLE projectors are very much a reality — Sound & Vision has reviewed several such models plucked from the DLP, LCD, and LCOS camps. And in some cases, “affordable” can equate to $2,000 or less. One drawback you have to contend with when considering such projectors is their dependence on pixel-shifting technology to display a full Ultra HD image onscreen. But given the crisp pictures we’ve seen when viewing with pixel-shifting models from JVC, Optoma, Epson, and others, the lack of true 4K-resolution imaging chips ultimately isn’t much of a drawback at all.
This time last year we reviewed Epson’s Home Cinema 4000, a $2,200 LCD projector that uses pixel-shifting to deliver “4K Enhanced” image quality. That model has since been replaced by the Home Cinema 4010, a new pixel-shifter priced at $1,999, though it can be found online for $1,799.
What do you get when stepping up to the new Home Cinema 4010? According to Epson’s specs, slightly higher brightness (2,400 lumens of color and white light output) and improved contrast. Epson also touts improved 4K
