Epson 5040 and 6040 projectors

[DavidHir]

Wow, what a price!

[AVSMike]

Epson 5040 goes back on sale tomorrow for $2,799. Epson sale ends on 12/24.

[schmidtwi]

What will it replace.?

The 5040 replaced a BenQ W1070 - a nice 1080p pj that is now for sale.  I have about 2 weeks with the Epson 5040, and I must say this thing displays an excellent picture!!!  OOTB, it was good, but I've been tweaking it, and getting it more dialed in.  The blacks, the colors, the clarity and the general pop of the picture is spectacular.  Many people on another site are slamming this due to the HDR and other issues, but Epson will work out the bugs.  I think it's great and highly recommend!! 

Last night we watched The Secret Life of Pets via VUDU in 1080p (can buy in UHD, but rent in only 1080p...).  The picture was so good it looked 3D - the colors jumped off the screen, without being saturated.  Then we watched Independence Day via UHD Bluray disk - again fantastic clarity and depth to the picture.  I used an XB1S, so not using HDR, but SDR was fine with a picture that good.  That movie also has some great LFE, so had the HT rumbling..

[AVSCraig]

The 5040 replaced a BenQ W1070 - a nice 1080p pj that is now for sale.  I have about 2 weeks with the Epson 5040, and I must say this thing displays an excellent picture!!!  OOTB, it was good, but I've been tweaking it, and getting it more dialed in.  The blacks, the colors, the clarity and the general pop of the picture is spectacular.  Many people on another site are slamming this due to the HDR and other issues, but Epson will work out the bugs.  I think it's great and highly recommend!! 

Last night we watched The Secret Life of Pets via VUDU in 1080p (can buy in UHD, but rent in only 1080p...).  The picture was so good it looked 3D - the colors jumped off the screen, without being saturated.  Then we watched Independence Day via UHD Bluray disk - again fantastic clarity and depth to the picture.  I used an XB1S, so not using HDR, but SDR was fine with a picture that good.  That movie also has some great LFE, so had the HT rumbling..

Thanks for the user feed back. I thought it looked quite good at Cedia. I even went back to the demo a couple of times. Good projectors for the money, that's for sure.

[AVSCraig]

Has anyone used the wireless model ? If so, any feedback on how well the wireless HDMI works ?

[AVSCraig]

These projectors go on sale from Epson ( $ 500.00 instant rebate ) for anyone that has been on the fence about getting one - starts Feb. 26th through March 11th !

[AVSCraig]

Epson has extended the sale on the 5040UB and 5040UBe through April 1st, just FYI.

[AVSCraig]

The price on the 5040UB has been permanently reduced to $ 2699.99, and the 5040UBe to $ 2999.99. Just FYI.

[AVSMike]

Epson has provided an Oppo setup guide. See attached.

[AVSMike]

Epson 5040 on sale for $2,499 delivered to lower 48 states. Sales ends on 6/3/17.

[Bombertodd]

How does the 5040 compare to the lowest JVC offering? I'm going to need a projector in the next few months. 

[AVSMike]

How does the 5040 compare to the lowest JVC offering? I'm going to need a projector in the next few months. 

Calibrated 1080P brightness is pretty even.
The Epson is brighter, not calibrated.
Epson has P3 filter so can do color space of 4K BD, but with filter in place it only has around 700 lumens, so most can not use it.
Native contrast goes to the JVC.
Warranty is the same.
Build quality goes to JVC.
Customer service goes to Epson.
Price goes to Epson.
Epson syncs faster.
JVC has 18Gbps HDMI and Epson has 10.2Gbps HDMI.
Overall image quality, in a good light controlled room goes to JVC. If lots of ambient light, then not much difference in image quality.

[AVSCraig]

Here's a new review -

http://hdgear.highdefdigest.com/48021/epson_5040ub_0640ub_projectors_4k_enhancement_hdr.html

And the 5040ub ( and ube ) are back on sale until June 24th !

[AVSCraig]

The 5040 ( and e  model) are back on sale from July 18th through the 26th ! $ 200.00 off ! Just FYI.

[AVSCraig]

Just a remainder for people thinking about getting an Epson 5040ub ( and e ) - they are on sale ( $200.00 off ) until 9 - 9 !