Epson PowerLite® Home Cinema 8500 UB Fact Sheet
April 07, 2010
Delivering superior contrast of up to 200,000:1, the Epson PowerLite® Home Cinema 8500 UB offers an amazing 3LCD™ home entertainment experience in native 1080p resolution. This high-quality projector features new Super-resolution™ technology from Epson, along with newly developed real color reproduction, refined frame interpolation and UltraBlack™ technology for an extremely sharp, detailed image at home.
Estimated Street Price
$2,299
Target Market
- Home entertainment AV enthusiasts looking for state-of-the-art performance in a home theater projector
Key Features
- Native 1080p (1920x1080) resolution
- New dual-layered auto iris technology with higher contrast ratio of up to 200,000:1 for deeper black levels
- Epson 3LCD technology with C2Fine® D7 chip set and UltraBlack technology for superb blacks and vivid images
- Sharper, more detailed picture resolution with new Super-resolution™ technology
- Built-in Silicon Optix HQV Reon-VX Video Processor and PW390 video scaler for sharp, clear images
- New real color reproduction feature delivers more natural and precise colors
- Enhanced FineFrame™ Technology for smoother frame interpolation and sharper video quality
- Outstanding video image quality with Fujinon OptiCinema™ lens (2.1 zoom ratio)
- Cinema Filter feature delivers larger color space for improved color fidelity
- Brightness of up to 1,600 color and white light output*
Additional Noteworthy Features
- Manual lens shift of 96.3 percent maximum vertical and 47.1 percent maximum horizontal
- Seven Color Modes – Dynamic, Living Room, Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black 1, Theatre Black 2, x.v.Color
- Two HDMI 1.3a connections with Deep Color support
- Epson’s exclusive 200W E-TORL lamp delivers high brightness using less energy for up to 4,000 hours of lamp life**
- Design – 17.7” x 15.5” x 5.4” (excluding feet) (W x D x H) and 16 lbs.
Warranty and Support
- Leading industry support with two-year parts and labor limited warranty, 90-day lamp warranty, Epson Home Service Program and Epson PrivateLine® dedicated toll-free support
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*Light output varies depending on modes (color and white light output). White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.
**Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp brightness decreases over time.