Epson Home Cinema 5050UB vs Sony VPL-XW5000ES

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costsEpson Home Cinema 5050UB wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB8/10

   $3,799.99

   epson store price (out of stock)

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES5/10

   $5,999.99

   price (no sale shown)

   • $5,999.99, against $3,799.99

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2How sharp the picture isSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB5/10

   4K PRO-UHD (pixel shift)

   resolution (1080p x2 pixel shift)

   • 4K PRO-UHD (pixel shift), against Native 4K 3,840 x 2,160

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   Native 4K 3,840 x 2,160

   native 4k sxrd panel

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3What light source it usesSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB5/10

   250 W UHE lamp

   light source

   • 250 W UHE lamp, against Laser

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   Laser

   laser light source

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4How long the light source lastsSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB5/10

   5,000 h (ECO)

   lamp life, eco mode

   • 5,000 h (ECO), against 20,000 hours

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   20,000 hours

   laser life (mode not stated)

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5Which HDR formats it playsSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB5/10

   HDR10

   hdr formats

   • HDR10, against HDR10, HLG

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   HDR10, HLG

   hdr formats

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

6. Round 6How heavy it isEpson Home Cinema 5050UB wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB8/10

   24.7 lb

   weight

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES5/10

   approx. 28 lb

   weight

   • approx. 28 lb, against 24.7 lb

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

7. Round 7How long the warranty lastsSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson Home Cinema 5050UB5/10

   2 years

   limited warranty (warranty statement pdf)

   • 2 years, against 3 years

   Source: files.support.epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   3 years

   sony limited warranty (bought from sony)

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

Side by side

Epson Home Cinema 5050UB

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Sony VPL-XW5000ES

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Overall score

5.4

6.5

Best

Price

See price

See price

What light source it uses

5.0

7.7

How long the light source lasts

5.0

6.5

How close it can sit to the wall

5.0

5.0

What it costs

8.0

5.0

How deep its blacks go

5.0

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Head-to-head findings

What light source it uses

250 W UHE lamp

Laser

How long the light source lasts

5,000 h (ECO)

20,000 hours

How close it can sit to the wall

1.35 - 2.84

1.38:1 - 2.21:1

What it costs

$3,799.99

$5,999.99

How deep its blacks go

1,000,000:1

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How strong its speakers are

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Which HDR formats it plays

HDR10

HDR10, HLG

How heavy it is

24.7 lb

approx. 28 lb

Record

Head-to-head record

0–2

2–1

Head-to-heads won

0 %

67 %

Rounds won

14 %

45 %

Pros

Cons

• 1,000,000:1, against 2,000,000:1
• 250 W UHE lamp, against 4LED
• 5,000 h (ECO), against 30,000 h (ECO)
• HDR10, against HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

• $5,999.99, against $1,999 (sale $1,799)
• 20,000 hours, against 30,000 h (ECO)
• <13 ms at 2K/120Hz, against 6.5 ms at 1080p/240Hz
• HDR10, HLG, against HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

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