Epson claims 1080p PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 is first under $2k, is badly mistaken

Look, we aren't kvetching about yet another 1080p projector for under two grand, but Epson's getting a tad carried away by claiming that its PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 is the first 1080p PJ under $2k. Sanyo's $1,995 PLV-Z700 notwithstanding, this 3LCD beamer is still a pretty good value, offering up a 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution, 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and Epson's exclusive Dynamic Iris system, which allows light to be controlled precisely on a frame-by-frame basis. Additionally, the E-TORL lamp delivers 1,800 lumens to light up even a mildly lit room, and the 22dB operation should keep most folks sufficiently pleased with noise output. As for ports, you'll find two HDMI 1.3a sockets, an S-Video / composite jack and a VGA connector. Check it this November for $1,999.

[nathan.wong @ Sep 4th 2008 12:14PM]

Seeing that the Epson 1080UB is one of THE best projectors under $3k I'm hoping that this model is just as good or better.

[JazJon @ Sep 4th 2008 12:59PM]

Finally a 1080p with more lumens. I told myself I'd never buy anything below 2000 lumens for brightness, but 1800 is close enough probably. Time to upgrade my 720p? I might wait to see if Phlatlight models come out though.

[Jon @ Sep 4th 2008 1:58PM]

Finally a 1080p with more lumens. I told myself I'd never buy
anything below 2000 lumens for brightness, but 1800 is close enough probably. Time to upgrade my 720p? Show I wait to see if newer Phlatlight models come out?

[alan @ Oct 16th 2008 5:23PM]

yeah it's on htmarket.com web site right now

http://www.htmarket.com/v11h291120.html