For anyone who wants a big screen at home but doesn’t want to hang a massive , but not a giant set that dominates their wall, it could be the perfect product.
Epson has revealed a new ‘short throw’ laser projector the firm says is as good as an LCD screen – and can be placed just inches from the wall.
The new projector – called the Home Cinema LS100 Laser Display – can cast a giant 130-inch display onto a wall from just a few inches away with screen-like quality, and goes on sale for $3,000 this fall.
The new projector – called the Home Cinema LS100 Laser Display – can cast a giant 130-inch display onto a wall from just a few inches away with screen-like quality
‘The Home Cinema LS100 Digital Laser Display is designed to allow people to enjoy life-size images in Full HD up to 10 feet diagonal with the lights on and the shades open – all at a fraction of the cost of a 120-inch traditional flat panel display,’ said Rodrigo Catalan, senior product manager, Projectors, Epson America.
‘With the Home Cinema LS100, families don’t have to worry about the limitations of traditional home projection systems, such as shadows when walking in front of the projected image.’
The firm announced the new consumer-friendly projector at the CEDIA tradeshow in San Diego, California.
The LS100 is still an ultra-short throw device, which means it can sit just inches from the wall it’s projecting onto.
With the new device’s ‘no shadow’ projection, 4,000 lumens of equal color and white brightness, and a contrast ratio up to 2,500,000:1 that delivers deep blacks, it delivers the picture quality of a screen rather than a projector.
Additionally, 100 percent color brightness delivers high quality image performance in a variety of lighting conditions.
Epson says you can still see deep blacks even while watching with the shades open.
And if you use a high-quality ambient light-rejecting projector screen with it, Epson says the quality of the image is practically indistinguishable from a standard LCD TV.
The LS100 is still an ultra-short throw device, which means it can sit just inches from the wall it’s projecting onto. Additionally, 100 percent color brightness delivers high quality image performance in a variety of lighting conditions
With three HDMI ports, it’s easy to connect the LS100 to cable boxes as well as streaming devices like Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, and Chromecast,
It also has an advanced 3LCD technology that casts a picture with 1920×1200 resolution and ensures no color wheels, no white segments, and no rainbow effect.
But while it isn’t 4K, it does take 4K signals, which means it will cast a better signal if fed a 1080 pixel signal compared to a 720 pixel signal, for example.
Offering up to a 10-foot diagonal, the projector can be adjusted and has the ability to make whatever you’re watching life-size.
The LS100 also features Instant OFF, which cools off the device or turns it on to maximum brightness in only five seconds.
And because it’s light source uses a laser and is lamp-free, it will last for about 20,000 hours of viewing, which is a lot longer than others projector.
A 65-inch TV is considered to be large. The above shows how that compares to the giant 130-inch display of Epson’s new LS100 projector
If you use it for four hours a day, for example, it will last you for 20 years.
Beginning this fall, the new projector will be available for $3,000 via Amazon, CEDIA, and Magnolia.
While the price seems hefty, it’s not compared to other devices on the market.
The same price will only get you a quality TV around the size of 75 inches.
Any quality TV larger than that will cost $4,000 to upwards of $10,000.
Then there’s Sony’s ultra-short throw projector, which, with 4K, would have better resolution, but costs $25,000.
Over the last few months, other projectors have hit the market as well.
Optoma unveiled its first first 4K projector under $2,000.
Chinese firm Xiaomi released a projector it says brings theater-quality to the home for $1,500.
Epson is the market leader in home projectors with 53 percent market share in the US.
The LS100 is still an ultra-short throw device, which means it can sit just inches from the wall it’s projecting onto. Epson announced the new consumer-friendly projector at the CEDIA tradeshow in San Diego, California