Compare Prices : Epson EMP-TW1000 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Most people are likely to associate the Epson brand with printers and scanners, rather than home cinema gear. Yet, and this may come as a surprise, the company is actually the bone fide world number one in projectors: supply and manufacture

Pros: Beautiful colour, Impressive detail, Flexible configuration

Cons: Disappointing black level, No HD aspect-ratio selection

Verdict: Despite its Full HD billing, pictures could be better. But you'll still struggle to beat it at this price

Review summary: The EMP-TW1000 is a Full HD unit, with a native 16:9 resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels

Pros: Beautiful colour, Impressive detail, Flexible configuration

Cons: Disappointing black level, No HD aspect-ratio selection

Verdict: The black-level limitations can perhaps be overlooked with this in mind, especially when the feature-set, input flexibility, excellent colour fidelity and potential for true-to-life detail are also factored in. This unit should definitely be on the ...

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Review summary: epson emp-tw1000 review: It may lack luxury functions, extended connectivity and the inky blacks of pricier models, but this is well offset by beautiful HD pictures, extended lens shift and ultra-short throw capabilities.

Pros: Vivid colours, Judder-free, 3D-like HD visuals, Wide zoom and lens shift, 24Hz 1080p, Affordable

Cons: Slightly soft standard-definition pictures, Manual lens adjustments, Single HDMI

Verdict: It may lack luxury functions, extended connectivity and the inky blacks of pricier models, but this is well offset by beautiful HD pictures, extended lens shift and ultra-short throw capabilities.

Review summary: It looks as though 1080P projectors have been a bit like your local buses, you know you wait for what seems an age for them to arrive and then three turn up at once. ThatÂ's certainly been the case these last two months within the AVForums review room ...

Verdict: Above Average

Review summary: Already known for its burgeoning line-up of beamers, in the growing community of 1080p front projectors Epson is a new kid on the block. Epson may be fresh faced, but it has also come up with one of the cheapest of all the Full HD models out there

Pros: Great value for money, Pleasing HD images

Cons: Too much picture noise, Little shadow detail

Verdict: Not perfect but good value for money for anyone investing in next-generation discs