![]() ![]() ![]() On the plus side, power and input selection buttons are set off in a section at the top. (Although it’s sold as a home entertainment projector, the LS100 clearly has a counterpart in the education market.) Also, the keypad isn’t backlit, making it difficult to find specific buttons on the crowded handset in a dim room. An additional set of connections is hidden under a nearby panel and includes composite video and VGA inputs, along with an RS-232C control port.Įpson’s compact remote is packed with small buttons, many of which are used to control features meant for classroom instruction, such as picture split, freeze, and zoom modes. There’s also a LAN port for linking to a home control system. Input connections are located on an inset section on the back left of the projector-the side that actually faces the screen, and they include a trio of HDMI inputs (one with MHL support for connecting a compatible smartphone or tablet), two USB type-A inputs, and one USB type-B input. (Fan noise in the Normal Light Source mode, which runs laser brightness at full power, is notably louder.)Ī full set of control buttons is provided on the projector’s right side as you face it. Fan noise when the projector’s Quiet Light Source mode is selected is very low-another factor that will help it blend in with a living room space. It may not have the same elegant design as Sony’s UST projector, but the Epson’s relatively compact black case (measuring roughly 19 x 7 x 17 inches, WxHxD) has an understated look that should let it blend in with most environments. Unlike many other current 1080p-res projectors, including other models from Epson, the LS100 doesn’t do 3D. They put the contrast ratio at 2,500,000:1, which may well be the highest contrast ratio claim I’ve seen, short of infinite. ![]() The company’s specs cite brightness for both the white and color components of projected images at 4,000 lumens. While most projectors require a lamp replacement after a few thousand hours, Epson claims up to 20,000 hours as the lifespan for the LS100’s light engine. One benefit to a laser light engine is rapid startup: After hitting the projector’s power-on button, it takes only about 5 seconds for a picture to pop up onscreen. Does it represent the same bargain as the Sony? Let’s look. The LS100 costs $3,000 and can beam images up to 130 inches. Epson’s new entry on the UST scene is the LS100, a 1080presolution, three-chip LCD projector that, similar to the Sony, uses a laser light engine. Even at that price, the Sony, which is capable of beaming images as large as 120 inches, comes off as a bargain per-inch compared with TVs like Samsung’s twenty-grand 88-inch QN-88Q9F. One example is Sony’s VPL-VZ1000ES projector, a $25,000, 4K-resolution, ultrashort-throw model I recently reviewed in these pages (October 2017 also available at ). They beam light upwards and are designed to be mounted only a few inches away from the screen, an arrangement permitting clean installations that not only are free of ceiling mounts or long wiring runs but also avoid the problem of onscreen shadows when someone traverses a projector’s beam.Īnother display category that UST projectors are taking a bite out of is ultra-large flat-screen TVs. The reason is that, unlike regular projectors, which require careful lighting control to perform their best, UST models can operate in well-lit environments. Ultra-short-throw (UST) projectors are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to regular front-projection systems. ![]()
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