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Epson S5 2000 Lumen 3LCD Multimedia Projector
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Epson Releases yet again a bargain projector with Bang for your Buck!
(3 out of 5) by Fernando Jaramillo on Jul 23, 2007 (NJ)You can't go wrong folks! Epson the kings of the budget projector FOR UNDER 800 BUCKS have yet again come out with a powerlite S5 projector. Now i own a S3 for like a year or more and Epson has released a S4 and now a S5 both of which have only improved on lamp life and BRIGHTNESS. WHAT WOULD REALLY SWEETEN THE DEAL IS A HDMI PORT FOR TRUE HDTV PROJECTION...but i guess a hdmi port would hike up the price alot but the powerlite series just keeps getting better and you can't go wrong it's a LCD PROJECTOR WITH 3LCD TECHNOLOGY,,REMOTE,,TRAVEL CASE,,VGA CABLE,,AND amazing picture quialty and clarity...YOU'LL BE SO HAPPY IM WATCHING IT AS I WRITE THIS REVIEW AND am planing on buying this S5 soon if my lamp burns out..my past review is on amazon as well http://www.amazon.com/Epson-PowerLite-S3-LCD-Projector/dp/B0009I0634
Epson Powerlite S5
(5 out of 5) by Gonnie on Aug 1, 2009 (World)I received my Powerlite S5 directly from Epson on Wednesday (today is Friday). I have used it about 5 times and I absolutely love it! Some people say that this projector washes out the colors a little bit, but I must say that I disagree somewhat. At 2000 lumens, I find it to be wonderfully bright. Now I haven't tested any dark movies (I'm talking "Lord of the Rings" dark, but I will gladly update my review as soon as I try those types of movies. I did, however, watch "Defiance" and boy! I was surely blown away.) That covers the video usage portion of this review.
I had my projector setup in my living room temporarily because my Vantage Point CGUPM06-S Universal Front Projector Mount - Silver (purchased directly from Amazon.com) had not yet arrived. I received the mount just a few hours ago and have not yet been able to set it up yet, so I will update when I have it on the ceiling.
Now, as far as computer use goes for this projector, I had the lights in my living room turned on (all of them) and I could still see the projected image very well. And, when I turned the projector off, you could easily notice the room get darker. Not much darker, but a noticeable amount darker. I also ordered a RiteAV - SVGA Monitor Cable - 25 Ft., but that has not yet come, either. I will write a review for each of those items as well.
I also intend to put pictures of my setup under the customer images section, so be sure to look for those.
Setup of this projector is very straight forward and it comes with very detailed directions in case you get confused.
**UPDATE (August 9th, 2009): My projector is now up on the ceiling and it looks very nice up there. I had a little bit of trouble inverting the picture (in the Menu on the projector), but that was because I didn't do that first. My fault, no stars deducted.
**UPDATE (September 17th, 2009): One thing that is rather annoying (and I think this is with all Epson projectors) is that the hour counter DOES NOT start until it has hit 10 hours of use. Don't get freaked out if you check the hours after only a little bit of use, it most likely will start. This is obviously not very major at all, so the product will not lose stars.
I had my projector setup in my living room temporarily because my Vantage Point CGUPM06-S Universal Front Projector Mount - Silver (purchased directly from Amazon.com) had not yet arrived. I received the mount just a few hours ago and have not yet been able to set it up yet, so I will update when I have it on the ceiling.
Now, as far as computer use goes for this projector, I had the lights in my living room turned on (all of them) and I could still see the projected image very well. And, when I turned the projector off, you could easily notice the room get darker. Not much darker, but a noticeable amount darker. I also ordered a RiteAV - SVGA Monitor Cable - 25 Ft., but that has not yet come, either. I will write a review for each of those items as well.
I also intend to put pictures of my setup under the customer images section, so be sure to look for those.
Setup of this projector is very straight forward and it comes with very detailed directions in case you get confused.
**UPDATE (August 9th, 2009): My projector is now up on the ceiling and it looks very nice up there. I had a little bit of trouble inverting the picture (in the Menu on the projector), but that was because I didn't do that first. My fault, no stars deducted.
**UPDATE (September 17th, 2009): One thing that is rather annoying (and I think this is with all Epson projectors) is that the hour counter DOES NOT start until it has hit 10 hours of use. Don't get freaked out if you check the hours after only a little bit of use, it most likely will start. This is obviously not very major at all, so the product will not lose stars.
For The Price, You Can't Ask For Better!
(5 out of 5) by Tushster on Dec 18, 2008 (Chicago, IL)I just recently purchased this projector. At first, I was a little skeptical because most reviewers use this product for business-related purposes. I did a little bit more research, and it seemed that this projector would still serve the purpose I was looking for.
I live in a studio, so my place is pretty small. The reason for getting a projector is because I love watching movies and TV on a big screen (especially sports). The screen is approximately 100", and every detail is amazingly sharp! The projector has all sorts of video inputs (VGA, S-Video, Composite), so I use this projector for everything. I hook up my laptop to it, my DirecTV HD receiver, as well as my Xbox 360. This projector can support HD up to 1080i, but unfortunately the projector downscales HD to 800 x 600 (which is the projector's native resolution). Still, on a screen that big, who can tell the difference? I certainly can't!
This projector doesn't have component or HDMI inputs, so you'll need to purchase a cable which is a component-to-VGA cable/adapter. You can easily pick one up for $15 at a local audio/video store, and it definitely serves the purpose. That's how I managed to hook up my DirecTV HD receiver to my projector and it looks pretty darn good!
The internal speaker this projector has is certainly no good. You're better off buying a set of external speakers and hooking it up. Unfortunately, there are no audio outputs from the projector, so you'll have to hook up your speakers directly through the device you're getting your video signal from. If you can manage that, it's totally worth it!
This projector was a great investment, as it serves every purpose I was looking for. Movies look fantastic, HD channels look sharp and my Xbox 360 games look brilliant and vastly colorful. Since I don't use it for business purposes, I can't really comment on how good it would be during a meeting, but I'm sure it will do the job.
If you're looking for a decent priced projector, this may be exactly what you're looking for!
I live in a studio, so my place is pretty small. The reason for getting a projector is because I love watching movies and TV on a big screen (especially sports). The screen is approximately 100", and every detail is amazingly sharp! The projector has all sorts of video inputs (VGA, S-Video, Composite), so I use this projector for everything. I hook up my laptop to it, my DirecTV HD receiver, as well as my Xbox 360. This projector can support HD up to 1080i, but unfortunately the projector downscales HD to 800 x 600 (which is the projector's native resolution). Still, on a screen that big, who can tell the difference? I certainly can't!
This projector doesn't have component or HDMI inputs, so you'll need to purchase a cable which is a component-to-VGA cable/adapter. You can easily pick one up for $15 at a local audio/video store, and it definitely serves the purpose. That's how I managed to hook up my DirecTV HD receiver to my projector and it looks pretty darn good!
The internal speaker this projector has is certainly no good. You're better off buying a set of external speakers and hooking it up. Unfortunately, there are no audio outputs from the projector, so you'll have to hook up your speakers directly through the device you're getting your video signal from. If you can manage that, it's totally worth it!
This projector was a great investment, as it serves every purpose I was looking for. Movies look fantastic, HD channels look sharp and my Xbox 360 games look brilliant and vastly colorful. Since I don't use it for business purposes, I can't really comment on how good it would be during a meeting, but I'm sure it will do the job.
If you're looking for a decent priced projector, this may be exactly what you're looking for!
10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Excelent multimedia projector
(5 out of 5) by Daniel Montserrat on Jul 30, 2007BEST DEAL IN TOWN, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR, BUY THIS NEW UPDATED EPSON S5
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
cine en casa
(5 out of 5) by David O. Camargo on Sep 15, 2008 (york, uk)Super para ver películas en casa... muuuuuuy económico y de gran calidad. Muy fácil de usar y con un montón de opciones fáciles de manejar para mejorar la imagen según la actividad (juegos, presentaciones, películas).