Epson's 3LCD HD home cinema projector

The £800 EMP-TW680 will project a 60-inch display from 1.8m

Epson's EMP-TW680 projector was one of the company's new models to take a bow at IFA 2007 in Berlin. Aimed at home cinema enthusiasts, the 1280 x 720 resolution is paired with an impressive 1600 ANSI lumens of brightness and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.

The £800 EMP-TW680 will project a 60-inch display from 1.8m, while there is also impressive adjustment capability; the lens can be shifted 96 per cent up and down, as well as 47 per cent left and right. There's also a choice of seven colour modes such as Dynamic mode for light rooms or Theatre Black for a darker environment.

Full specification:

  • Epson 3LCD technology for brighter images, more accurate colour reproduction and finer grey scaling
  • Clarity of images with Dynamic Iris technology and contrast ratio of 10,000:1
  • Brightness of 1600 ANSI lumens
  • Cinema Filter technology for enhanced picture quality
  • Connect to a range of input sources, using HDMI version 1.2, video, YUV S-Video, RGB, and SCART
  • Seven different colour modes to suit your environment; Dynamic, Living Room, sRGB, Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black 1 and Theatre Black 2
  • Easy image positioning using vertical and horizontal lens shift and Optical zoom 1.5x
  • 10-bit colour processing
  • Native 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Auto aspect ratio
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