Epson Cinema 550

Background: Epson was one of the very first players in the LCD projector home theater marketplace, going back close to 5 years. Their early on Epson built TW100 was considered to be excellent for its day (it was also sold under the Yamaha brand). Since...

Excellent "Living Room" mode for dealing with rooms with ambient light, yet produces very good color, and contrast balance ; Good color in Theater Dark modes, but requires minor adjustment for best color accuracy ; Brightest projector in its class ;...

Noisier than several other competing projectors in it's non Theater Dark modes ; Image slightly soft on DVDs (480 resolution) ; Black levels are good, but others exceed the Epson's performance

Perhaps the best way to express it: The overall viewing experience using the Epson Cinema 550 was excellent