Epson dishes up the 4,000 lumen G5000 projector
by Steven Kim 
posted Feb 24th 2009 at 6:59PM
Making sure to differentiate white and color output separately, Epson's PowerLite G5000 comes in with an even 4,000 lumen figure for both metrics. The 3LCD, XGA resolution projector also boasts some nice convenience features like 30-degrees of tilt and both horizontal and vertical lens shift so you can quickly get things set up when moving from the classroom to the family room. Available now for $2,499 -- but that lack of 1080 vertical pixels and only 1,000:1 contrast leave us a little cold while we look across other Epson offerings, even if they require a little more light control in the room. Still, if blackout drapes are just out of the question for your setting, those 4,000 lumens speak volumes.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John Thacker @ Feb 24th 2009 9:11PM
The G5000 is not a home theater projector. It's a conference room projector. Hence the 4:3 aspect ratio and extra lumens at the expense of contrast.
Of course, you could use it as a home theater projector. But Epson sells the 6100/6500UB/7100/7500UB as home theater projectors.
RogueAgent @ Feb 25th 2009 3:21PM
Let it go, John...
I don't know how many times I have pointed out in the comment section of "news" like this at EngHD, that it makes no sense to diss conference room/data projectors for not having home theater specs.