Epson's EMP-TW1000 3LCD 1080p projector with HDMI 1.3

by Thomas Ricker, posted Oct 11th 2006 at 9:23AM

Epson just unleashed a new 3LCD projector in Japan under the EMP-TW1000 guise. Most notable is the ability to blast a Full HD (1080p) 1920x1080 resolution image across that 2.1x optical manual zoom lens and the inclusion of HDMI 1.3 to pump pixels at up to 340Mpixels/sec in support of 48-bit color depth and lossless audio streams. The TW1000 throws a maximum contrast ratio of 12,000:1 in a room of total darkness (read: not your home theater) off a 1200 lumen lamp while operating within 26dB worth of noise. The TW1000 should retail for around ¥350,000 or about $2,927 when these go on sale in Japan this December. No world on relese for the rest of world but they should ship closer to home under the same PowerLite branding we're already familiar with. A picture of the backside ports after the break.

[Via Impress]

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Tags: 1080p projector, 1080pProjector, 3lcd, emp-tw1000, epson, hdmi 1.3, Hdmi1.3

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Ebzy @ Oct 11th 2006 10:07AM

its not fair

i want one now and for that price but i stay in glorious frigging Eng-er-land

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Steve S @ Oct 11th 2006 12:15PM

My next "TV" is going to be a projector, and this looks like a nice one for the price. What do bulbs normally go for on these things and how many hours do younormally get out of them?

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andy @ Oct 11th 2006 12:51PM

200-300 per bulb.

Life varies WIDELY by mfg; 2000-6000hrs.

There are cheaper projectors that represent a better value. www.projectorcentral.com

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tekdemon @ Oct 11th 2006 1:37PM

Wow this is a great price for a 1080p projector...I'd be willing to bet that sooner or later 1080p is going to be super affordable...so much that it won't make any sense to buy anything else...woot

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Billy Quasmo @ Oct 11th 2006 3:00PM

I've gotta change my pants, because this LCD chip will most likely be used in Panasonic's new projector as well as Sanyo's new projector. These are generally priced way below Epson's price, 1080P will be awesome.

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Michael @ Jan 24th 2007 3:21PM

There is one for sale on Ebay right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:11&item=150084824553

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