Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 400

Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 400

A versatile home theater projector, the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 ensures a true cinematic experience, with advanced video processing and maximum installation flexibility. Now you can view movies the way filmmakers intended you to see them, with incredible color and detail.In designing the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400, Epson blended engineering ingenuity with the world of theater and art. Top-of-the-line technologies are hard at work in this projector, so you can enjoy the ultimate movie experience. Color settings are optimized for the ITU709 color standard, ensuring the most accurate HD quality available. And, with six specialized color modes, you get optimum performance, whatever the setting or situation. In addition, innovative Epson 3LCD technology offers the best possible image quality, even in dark areas of the picture. With one LCD panel each for red, green and blue, it’s truly a better way to see.The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 delivers a premium home theater solution. With HDMI connectors, you’ll enjoy true HD digital viewing. And, with Epson cinema filters, sharpness and gamma adjustments and many other advanced features, you’re sure to see the home theater experience in a whole new light.It’s all possible with this high performance projector, the ideal fit for any home theater setting.The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 is the next best choice to the top-of-the-line Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800. Designed for professional home theater and the AV enthusiast, the PowerLite Home Cinema 400 provides maximum placement flexibility and has many of the same features as the Pro Cinema 800. With advanced video processing, the PowerLite Cinema 400 is an ideal solution for those looking for a premium HD solution with some cost savings.

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5 Stars My first Projector! now in HD!
This review is probably more a complementary one to my already published HD Universe list-mainia piece. OK lets walk down the path again of what i wanted to do:

1. i made my decision on the DVD Wars format

2. I bought a high end Pioneer 24fps Bluray player

3. I am not planning on a big surround system except for a yamaha single closure system (which i wil connect directly to pioneer optical output)

4. The final piece was the actual eye candy!

I was doing allot of digging around with LCD vs Plasma vs SXRD vs LCOS from JVC and honestly when my brother in law pointed me in this direction, it was like a big slap on the face!!! when i saw this Powerlite in action i was instantly blown away.

I was made aware that in fact for me the cinematic true experience was in the size of the screen in addition to the actual Pixels being projected! i very much dumped the idea of a traditional windscreen box to watch my movies and opted for this gorgeous projector.

It was especially sweet because the store that carried this had no idea of what HD means! it was in a stock pile marked down in price too. i had no choice but to run home and grab my apple tv (loaded with some HD material) and test this puppy with HDMI hookup.

The contents were amazing and since apple TV shoots maximum at 720p, it was a match made in heaven. I didn’t really cared for 1080p vs 720p anymore. All that mattered now was 103′ diagonal view of actual 1 megapixel movie being projected on my white wall! Best part is all that eye candy from a Bluray 24fps player with digital optical for audio.

guys all i can say this piece is the ultimate in any HD mega setup.

5 Stars Epson Powerlight Projector
Great Product. It’s hi-def picture is incredible. It’s a little bulky, but its projected picture is wll worth it. It’s so bright, no screen is needed. Just a painted wall works fine. And it was delivered a week AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

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Sony Bravia XBR KDL 52XBR6 52 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

Sony Bravia XBR KDL 52XBR6 52 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

Performance takes center stage with the KDL-52XBR6 BRAVIA® XBR® LCD flat panel HDTV. Chock full of features including HD 1080p resolution and Motionflow 120Hz technology that provide smooth, natural images. Plus, BRAVIA Engine fully digital video processing enhances overall image detail making every scene sharp, vibrant and life-like. You’ll notice deeper blacks with Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE), while 24p True Cinema capability helps deliver the cinematic experience when used with 24p output devices, such as a Blu-ray Disc player. There are also numerous inputs including four HDMI connections, two HD component connections, Digital Media Port and a PC input that offer you a wide range of connectivity options. And with the gorgeous piano gloss black finish, you’ll be wondering if the view is nicer with the TV on or off. DMex functionality expands your HDTV’s capabilities by letting you connect optional BRAVIA Link modules, including the BRAVIA Internet Video Link, BRAVIA DVD Link, BRAVIA Wireless Link and BRAVIA Input Link (all sold separately) Live Color Creation technology with WCG-CCFL backlight uses advanced chroma signal processing to widen color fidelity Unit Dimensions (Approx.) – 49 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 13 5/8 in (1256.9 x 874 x 346mm) with pedestal; 49 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 4 7/8 in (1256.9 x 830.5 x 121.8mm) without pedestal

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars wait for better price
good product,service very good.If i were you I will wait for better price.I have got mine for at least 3 weeks and the price went down 300 dollars less.Amazon doesnt care about priceproteccion.I am not going to deal with them again.

4 Stars Beware of Mura
At the moment, this is the top-of-the-line Sony flagship in LCD television. Consequently, as you might expect, the color, image, and performance are superb. The picture is honestly nothing short of spectacular.

It was a great disappointment, however, to discover that “mura” (also called black clouding), an irregularity in the LCD panel that keeps it from going dark evenly during playback of a very dark scene or during a dip-to-black in the program material, is STILL an issue with the XBR6 family. I found posts about this problem as far back as the XBR2.

Simply said, “mura” (the japanese word for “unevenness”) is a quality control issue. Some sets have it, some don’t. The larger the panel is, the harder it is to build it perfectly, and the nature of LCD backlighting makes it difficult to build a large, LCD screen that renders a pure black screen evenly without clouding. But not impossible. Other manufacturers with fewer accolades about their onscreen images don’t seem to have the problem.

Amazon is shipping my 2nd unit even as I write this…so we will see whether my first was just a bad panel, or whether Sony Customer Service’s comment that “mura is just typical of this unit and technology” is accurate.

But, this is Sony, after all…and it’s their best-of-the-best product in the family. You don’t expect “good enough” from Sony; if they want to be the unit against which all others are judged, you should expect “perfect”.

5 Stars Sony Bravia XBR6 KDL-52
I purchased this set through Amazon and was pleasantly surprised with the quik non-high pressure service. The unit arrived earlier then promised and was unpacked and turned on and checked by the delivery crew. The TV, once connected to Direct HD, Performed Sony Bravia XBR KDL-52XBR6 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV better then I could have imagined. All togeather the purchase, delivery and performace..excellent.

5 Stars Fabulous Sony LCD TV
I couldn’t be happier with any other TV than I am with my Sony Bravia XBR KDL- 52 inch LCD HDTV. The blackest blacks, incredibly true colors, no reflections even in daylight, intuitive remote. Just automatically adjusts itself to the proper picture size. Glorious picture, and the sound is good also. I only have to keep it on 35 out of 100 on the volume. I have it with DirectTV, and I think this really makes a positive difference. Pricey, but worth it. Do not hesitate to buy.

5 Stars Outstanding HD TV
I’ve had TV for approximately one month and love it. Outstanding picture and very good sound. Was easy to install (on pole mounted TV stand), and setup was straight forward assuming you follow the on-screen options and prompts. With a 52 inch screen, you don’t want to sit too close (need 10-12 feet for best view). View from side angles very good, and contrast and brightness excellent under different light conditions. Very pleased to date.

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