LG PH550 vs Epson Home Cinema 5030UB review

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Rating 5 5

LG PH550 vs Epson Home Cinema 5030UB comparison chart

Overall
7.6
Epson Home Cinema 5030UB
6.3
8
6

LG PH550 vs Epson Home Cinema 5030UB review

LG PH550
vs
Epson Home Cinema 5030UB

We had a chance to test and compare two models: LG PH550 vs Epson Home Cinema 5030UB and this review should help people who are looking for a good projector. Based on our rating, PH550 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 6.3 for Home Cinema 5030UB.

Advantages LG PH550 over Epson Home Cinema 5030UB

  • Lower power consumption, 60 W vs 350 W
  • Wireless connection enabled
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 30000 vs 4000 hours
  • Integrated speakers

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 5030UB over LG PH550

  • Bigger projection screen size: 30-300 inch vs 25-100 inch
  • Better brightness: 2400 vs 550 lumens
  • More HDMI connectors: 2 vs 1

Common features and specifications

  • 3D support
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Common

Product

LG PH550
Epson Home Cinema 5030UB

Model

PH550
Home Cinema 5030UB

Brand

LG
Epson

Reviews

128
14

Resolution

Native resolution

1280 x 720
1920 x 1080

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Resolution abbreviation

HD
Full HD

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

25-100
30-300

Projection distance, m/ft

0.7 - 3.1/1.8 - 9.8
1.9 - 8.9/6.2 - 29.1

Aspect ratio

16:9
16:9

Brightness, lumens

550
2400

Contrast ratio

100000:1
600000:1

Throw ratio range

1.39:1
1.34:1 - 2.87:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

DLP
3LCD

Noise level, dBA

32

Power consumption, W

60
350

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

kensington lock, password protection
kensington lock, password protection

Projection method

front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop
front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop

Wireless connection

Additional features

TV tuner, Bluetooth sound out
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

230

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

30000
4000

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

30000
5000

Connectivity

HDMI

1
2

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

0
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
0

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
0

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

MHL

RS-232

0
0

12V trigger

0
1

USB

1
0

USB (service)

0
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

1
has not

Sound type

stereo
has not

Lens

F-number

2.3 - 3.6

Focal length, mm

22.5 - 47.2

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 96, horizontal +/- 47

Zoom ratio

2.1x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

0/32
5/41

Max, C/F

40/104
35/95

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

15.2 x 2.5 x 10.1/ 6.9 x 1.7 x 4.3
39.3 x 15.7 x 46.4/15.5 x 6.2 x 18.3

Weight, kg/pounds

0.4/1.4
8.3/18.4

Other

Release year

2016
2016
LG PH550
Epson Home Cinema 5030UB
LG PH550
Epson Home Cinema 5030UB

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 6.3
  • 7.6LG PH550
  • 6.3Epson Home Cinema 5030UB

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