Epson has launched a new range of home cinema projectors and HCC, part of the TechRadar network, was first in line for a hands-on trial at its Paris based European headquarters.

Part of the Seiko group, the brand has enjoyed a leading market share in projectors worldwide, but it still has a bit to prove – in the last quarter it was pipped to the post by Optoma in the UK for sales of home cinema projectors, and competition continues to be tough.

Still, Epson has long been an innovator. It did the original development work on the use of three LCD panels in combination – which with startling originality it describes as 3LCD technology – and which is rivaled only by DLP for overall market share.

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