Product Details
- Color: White
- Brand: Epson
- Model: V11H331020
- Released on: 2009-10-05
- Format: CD-ROM
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.10" h x
11.60" w x
9.00" l,
5.10 pounds
Features
- 720p, high-definition, widescreen performance; for movies, games and more
- Bright — 2500 lumens color and 2500 lumens white light output
- Rich, vibrant true-to-life color — advanced 3LCD, 3-chip technology
- Easy setup — 1.2x optical zoom, auto keystone
- Versatile connectivity HDMI, USB Type A, Component Video, and S-Video digital connections
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector
Product Description
EPSON PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Home theater projector
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
181 of 190 people found the following review helpful.
By Dan Goldstein
I've never written an Amazon review before, but I've learned a lot about projectors over the past couple weeks, and thought I should share.As prices have been coming down, I finally decide to get a projector. 720p was plenty good for me. After reading plenty of reviews here and the various projector websites out there I narrowed my search down to the Optoma HD66 and the Epson 705HD, both going for +/- $650 at the time of this writing, and both highly rated.A bit about me - I'm not a projector or electronics nut, but I do appreciate knowing that I have the best (or better) of what's out there when I do buy things of significant $$$. Male, early 30's. Don't watch any TV, just the occasional movie at home.After much fuss, I decided to order the Epson. It seemed to have more features, had longer bulb life, and in the end I figured since I'm no projector connoisseur I would be more than impressed with its performance. However, I was not blown away enough, so I ordered the Optoma. I am keeping the Optoma, and returning the Epson. I tested both using a connection to my old Mac Powerbook G4 laptop, projecting onto a white wall painted matte white.Here is what I learned:Epson 705HD:-LCD technology really does display "little pixels" that are visible if you are up close. Not really a big deal with a movie where things are moving all the time.-Significantly brighter than the Optoma.-Better designed box, integrated lense "cap" that slides, easier to use adjustable legs, more friendly packaging/manuel, carrying case. Basically you get the feeling that Epson put some thought into its product. Feels more name brand and consumer friendly.-Supposedly has ~1000 bulb hours more than the Optoma when in Eco mode (a touch less bright than normal mode).-Has a speaker (I didn't use it).-Definitely better for office or daytime use.-Blacks appear grey when compared to adjacent wall.-Compared to the Epson, has a larger "screen size" to "distance from wall" ratio (I think this is called "throw"). Plenty big. In fact I had to "zoom out" as the screen actually felt too large for the distance I was from the screen. The projector was propped up on a table immediately behind my couch. Once adjusted it was fine. The large size could be great for the gamers out there though.Optoma HD66:-Feels more "made in China" with less fancy stickers and design.-Not quite as bright as the Epson.-I have yet to try this one during full daylight, but guessing the Epson would be better here. But this is fine with me b/c I figure if it's bright outside, I should probably be there instead of inside.-Much better colors.-Throw ratio not as good as Epson, but more than adequate for my needs.-DLP really does have much better blacks. The "black frame" around the movies is a far cry from grey, and I have a feeling if I fool around with it, I can probably get it to almost disappear.-Better picture quality - this was apparent to me and all 4 of my non-professional projector testing friends, and more apparent the darker the room is. The Epson is great, but the Optoma is like "Whoa - I wouldn't think I would be able to tell, but I can."-Harder (though still possible) to discern the "pixels" - feels more like film.-I was worried about the "rainbow effect". My friends and I were all able to see RGB shadows if we shook our heads back and forth wildly, and maybe a flash of it once or twice during the movie when our eyes would flick across the screen. Not really a big deal, though I guess some people are more "susceptible" to seeing it than others.Both:-Easily found my computer and displayed the correct resolution automatically.-Amazing resolution.-Plenty of adjustments to mess with color and whatnot. I only fooled around with these for 5 minutes or so. You can easily make the colors warmer or cooler.-Have a small remote with plenty of functions. Batteries included.-Do NOT come with HDMI, DVI, VGA cables. However, each does come with cable that allows you plug the traditional DVD player (the yellow, red, white "RCA?") cables into the VGA port.Like I said in the end I am sticking with the Optoma HD66.Since the reason to get a projector, for me, is to have a really great screen to watch movies on, I figured I should lean toward picture quality over features. If I watched TV for a lot of the day, the brightness and bulb life of the Epson may have swayed me in that direction. I hope this is helpful and saves you all some time.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
By Piers Denney
I have owned this unit for a couple of months now and overall I'm very pleased with it.I would urge you to read the review here: [...]This is an exhaustive review, that I read (and was published after I bought the product) but I think it is a very fair and accurate assessment of this projector.The basic rundown is, If you are looking for a cheap (in projector terms) and very bright home projector that can easily double as lightweight business projector, this is your man. The picture in our light controlled Home Theatre is very very good, its actually pretty sharp for a 720p unit and the color reproduction is great.The one, downside is the black levels. The blacks, aren't that black and you will notice this more than you would normally as the projector is actually a WXGA resolution (1280 x 768) so you will get a light band above and below the 720p display of a home theatre picture (I mostly watch Blu-ray discs through a PS3). In real use, this hasn't been an issue, the color and overall picture quality are so good that you just won't notice/care. If you watch Bladerunner everyday, the black levels might, just might be an issue for you. Otherwise, don't worry, you won't be disappointed by this projector.Of course, if you do use this as a business projector, then the full WXGA resolution will be used by your computer (I have used it with my MacBook Pro) and again, the picture is great and the super bright picture is great in meeting rooms where the ambient light levels are high.You can't really fault this projector, at the [...] price point, its a great value, especially with the 2yr warranty that Epson gives you and the supposed long lamp life. I'm very pleased with its performance.
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
By Peter Bragg
I would like to comment on the notion that the Epson HD 705 projects grainy images and lacks adequate black levels. I suspect that the real culprit is the source material or DVD player because I have played regular DVD, HD, and Blue Ray movies through the 705 and they all looked fine. The source material was familar to me, and if anything they looked as sharp on a 80 inch projector screen than on my smaller LCD television. Last week I used the Spears & Munsil calibration disk ( a must to get your LCD or Projector calibrated correctly ) to adjust contrast and brightness ( the factory settings on the 705 are much too high ) and the blacks are now very black; in fact the entire picture quality has improved across the board. My DVD players were the Oppo ( standard definition) and the Panasonic B60 ( Blue Ray). I couldn't be happier with this projector and the wonderful images.
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