Epson LS11000 vs Sony VPL-XW5000ES

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costsEpson LS11000 wins
   Epson LS110008/10

   $4,499.99

   epson store price (out of stock)

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES5/10

   $5,999.99

   price (no sale shown)

   • $5,999.99, against $4,499.99

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Epson LS11000 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2How sharp the picture isSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson LS110005/10

   4K Display Tech (pixel shift)

   resolution (1080p pixel shift, 8.29M px)

   • 4K Display Tech (pixel shift), against Native 4K 3,840 x 2,160

   Source: cdn.bfldr.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 3How it handles gamingSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson LS110005/10

   below 20 ms

   input lag

   • below 20 ms, against <13 ms at 2K/120Hz

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES8/10

   <13 ms at 1080p/120Hz

   input lag (21 ms at 4K/60)

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

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

4. Round 4Which HDR formats it playsEpson LS11000 wins
   Epson LS110008/10

   HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

   hdr formats

   Source: epson.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES5/10

   HDR10, HLG

   hdr formats

   • HDR10, HLG, against HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Epson LS11000 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5How long the warranty lastsSony VPL-XW5000ES wins
   Epson LS110005/10

   2 years

   limited warranty

   • 2 years, against 3 years

   Source: 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.

6. Round 6What light source it usesTie
   Epson LS110007/10

   Laser diode array

   light source

   Source: cdn.bfldr.com ↗

   Sony VPL-XW5000ES7/10

   Laser

   laser light source

   Source: electronics.sony.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

Epson LS11000

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Sony VPL-XW5000ES

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Overall score

5.7

6.5

Best

Price

See price

See price

What light source it uses

7.5

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

6.0

5.0

How deep its blacks go

6.5

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Head-to-head findings

What light source it uses

Laser diode array

Laser

How long the light source lasts

20,000 h (Normal)

20,000 hours

How close it can sit to the wall

1.35 - 2.84

1.38:1 - 2.21:1

What it costs

$4,499.99

$5,999.99

How deep its blacks go

1,200,000:1

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How strong its speakers are

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Which HDR formats it plays

HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

HDR10, HLG

How heavy it is

28.0 lb

approx. 28 lb

Record

Head-to-head record

0–3

2–1

Head-to-heads won

0 %

67 %

Rounds won

20 %

45 %

Pros

Cons

• $4,499.99, against $1,999 (sale $1,799)
• 1,200,000:1, against 2,000,000:1
• 20,000 h (Normal), against 30,000 h (ECO)
• below 20 ms, against 6.5 ms at 1080p/240Hz

• $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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