I have had my Epson TW5200 for five years now and it is my only TV that I use for everything (which is FreeSat, Netflix, Amazon, SkyF1, YouTube and the odd Blu-ray).
I like not having a normal TV and project onto a bare wall that I painted with one of the DIY mixes of light grey and aluminium paint. The image is about 90”.
I’d like to upgrade it to get a brighter picture with greater contrast as I often watch when it’s bright out and with all white walls and ceiling light control is an issue.
I won’t consider a DLP projector as the rainbow effect gives me a headache. Equally I don’t think 4K offers much for me over 1080 so not that fussed about that.
The TW5600 looks like the current direct replacement for mine but the bump in lumens seems fairly modest (2000 vs 2500) although that is a 25% bump and the contrast spec is higher. I’m worried that it would not give that ‘wow’ factor that I want from an upgrade.
The TW6700 is 3000 lumens which seems like a decent bump in brightness but at £1200 I begin to wonder if a 65” TV would be a more practical option.
So my question is really to those with experience of projectors in the £1000-£1500 bracket, what would you go for? What will give me an impressive improvement in image quality. And given that I am largely happy how the 5200 has performed over the past five years but does struggle when it’s bright, should I just get a big TV?
Thoughts appreciated. Thanks!
I like not having a normal TV and project onto a bare wall that I painted with one of the DIY mixes of light grey and aluminium paint. The image is about 90”.
I’d like to upgrade it to get a brighter picture with greater contrast as I often watch when it’s bright out and with all white walls and ceiling light control is an issue.
I won’t consider a DLP projector as the rainbow effect gives me a headache. Equally I don’t think 4K offers much for me over 1080 so not that fussed about that.
The TW5600 looks like the current direct replacement for mine but the bump in lumens seems fairly modest (2000 vs 2500) although that is a 25% bump and the contrast spec is higher. I’m worried that it would not give that ‘wow’ factor that I want from an upgrade.
The TW6700 is 3000 lumens which seems like a decent bump in brightness but at £1200 I begin to wonder if a 65” TV would be a more practical option.
So my question is really to those with experience of projectors in the £1000-£1500 bracket, what would you go for? What will give me an impressive improvement in image quality. And given that I am largely happy how the 5200 has performed over the past five years but does struggle when it’s bright, should I just get a big TV?
Thoughts appreciated. Thanks!
