Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector - V11H331020

Comments about Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector:

I purchased this projector as a Christmas Gift for myself in 2009 and after 3 years it's still going strong. I only had 1 minor issue with it. After owning it for about 2 or 3 months, the front leveling leg stopped operating correctly. I called Epson and the person I spoke to was very friendly and advised me to ship it back for a replacement. I was told to keep my present Projector until the replacement arrived. Once the replacement arrived (which was shipped next day air) it included a postage paid shipping tag for FedEx. I have never come close of dealing with a company that stands behind their product half as well as Epson does, and a two year warranty at that!!!! When the day comes where this Projector needs replaced I will look no further than Epson. I have recommended many friends to purchase an Epson Projector if they want to get the most out of their Money. Thank you once again for your excellent service.

Comments about Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector:

I've had this projector for nearly 2 years now, and I think only now will I have to think about getting a new bulb. Granted I don't have a TV subscription and use only for streaming sports, movies and gaming, it still seems to have lasted quite some time. I love this projector. Highly recommended especially for your first one. Pros: Great color, size, easy to set up, multiple inputs, settings that help control how the screen is set up so you have placement options. Relatively small, pretty lightweight. Cons: after 1.5 yrs the fan was a bit louder than before. Newer units may have more connectivity options, but this one has enough! When the unit is tilted severely, the sharpness of the picture varies from top to bottom a little, but nearly unnoticeable. Enjoy!

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Used for home movies a d xbox360. Great picutr quality. More than i expected

Comments about Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector:

My first experience with the projector was puzzling. I have one lap top with Windows XP and another one with Windows 7 operating system. I followed the manual but to no avail. Thanks to your friendly and capable tech support everything is now in a working order.

Comments about Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector:

It looks really great. Crisp bright high definition picture. This thing is a SPACE HEATER, it's not really an issue but it can get very HOT. After being powered on for about 1 minute it's fan kicks on and starts to pump out scorching air the entire time that it runs.
If you are like me and between getting a DLP and LCD projector, don't worry or fret over it. I honestly can't tell any difference in this projector vs all the other ones I have seen in my life (which are mostly DLP). If there is any picture difference at all, it is BETTER. I actually thought the projector was too bright when I had it in a small room (picture was about 60"), but it was an easy fix to go into the settings and turn the brightness down. I've only had one fluke with this projector so far in the 3 weeks that I've had it; I turned it on one day and the fan kicked in to super mode instantly and the lamp LED light was showing red on the top of the unit. Not sure what this meant, I never looked up the error in the owner's manual. I let it sit there for a few minutes and it never attempted to boot up, so I had to hard power it off and reboot it, then it worked fine. Should something be faulty in the projector or lamp later I will probably regret writing this review lol. But yes, overall great picture quality (very crisp and clear and bright when playing high definition content). I set up some sheets and made a huge screen with it (about 144" (8 ft tall)) and the 2500 lumens was plenty enough to light a screen that large for movie watching at night in a dark room. However, I wouldn't recommend using a screen that size with ambient light or during the day because it gets a little hazy. Still viewable, but not enjoyable; if that helps you get a better idea of what 2500 lumens will do for you. Only thing I wish it had was horizontal keystone. It is not always convenient to place the projector in front or behind the viewing screen. But stay away from keystone all together if you can. And projector that doesn't have lens shift uses digital keystone correction; which with every degree you tilt or transform the image it is distorted since you are combining what would normally be two or more pixels into one for image correction. You will notice quality degradement with keystone. I try to keep it directly in front halfway up, or with minimal keystoning.
10watt speaker gets louder than I thought. Definitely no bass to it, but it makes a nice little tweeter to add some surround behind you. Overall; would recommend, YES.

Comments about Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Projector:

I've had one for about 2 years now. It has survived a move from Alaska to Hawaii and sees a lot of use. Still on the original bulb too. Perfect device for my setup and use. The only thing the proector does that bugs me is this little beep noise when it's on. Every 2-3 seconds a low-volume beep comes from it. It doesn't come from the speaker, instead it seems to come from the device itself. Any volume level higher than talking drowns it out however.

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It looks fantastic; What you read about the product is everything the product delivers. Crystal clear 720p HD.

Service and delivery comments:

Service and Delivery was excellent. Abt.com answered all my questions very well and worked hard to get me the answers I needed. Delivery was predictable and accurate while shipping was consistantly up to date.

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I have been using the 705HD projector for about 2 months and it has performed beautifully. I use it to teach classes on canine care, behavior and training. I have used it to show power point slide presentations, CD videos and to show U-Tube videos. It is easy to set up and use. The projection image is clear and easily visible. Having this projector has made my classes more interesting and expanded the educational material that I can use utilize to teach a subject that is very dear to my heart, canine behavior. I can explain in great detail what the behavior looks like but being able to show the behavior using the 705HD projector is worth a thousand+ words. When I first bought the projector I was a bit apprehensive because I wasn’t sure if it would perform as I was hoping. Well, after 2 months of use I feel I made the right choice.

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I purchased the 705HD primarily for gaming and TV watching. Paired with my Xbox360, games went from good to amazing. The picture is bright and clear, colors were good right out of the box (i did alter them slightly). Sports on TV also look great. Even sports with lots of movement and action such as basketball and hockey play smoothly. The built in speakers sounded rather bad. Best way for me to describe them is talking in a tin can down a cave. However, I run all my audio sources to a receiver and floor speakers anyway, so the built in speakers were not much of an issue. Overall, this projector is very nice and can be had for a reasonable price. Great color and picture on my 94 inch screen. There are a few things to note for new projector buyers: No lens shift which limits mounting/ placement options. Only one HDMI which makes using multiple sources more difficult (An A/V receiver can fix this issue). Do your research on what you need and I'm sure you can find an Epson that will fill your needs like this 705HD did for me. I would recommend this product to a friend in a heartbeat.

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My family bought this projector for Christmas of 2009 and we absolutely love it! We have all of our entertainment devices hooked up to it including our DVD, HD Cable television, game console, and even my wife’s HTC â€" EVO phone has played through it via HDMI cable; It has become a true entertainment center. We’ve hosted BSU football parties at our house (Blue and Orange has never looked better), the kids love to play the Wii on the HUGE screen, and the money we’ve saved not having to go to the theater has paid for the projector many times over. The image is good enough to watch in a daylight lit room, yet really pops at night! The contrast ratio is a little low, yet for the price of the machine it doesn’t bother me. One downside is that although the lifespan of the bulb is rated for 4000-5000 hours, we have had two bulbs so far that have not gone past much more than 1000hrs. Though this has been disappointing, Epson has really come through on their customer service in replacing the bulb, twice, at no cost to me and receiving it within a week of calling customer support; great job Epson! What persuaded me to initially buy an Epson projector was the price for what you get, and the great online reviews. What keeps me as a customer is the phenomenal customer service Epson has provided thus far. I would (and already have) recommend this projector to anyone looking for one as a inexpensive yet effective way to setup a great home entertainment system.