Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB projector, with a 75K:1 contrast ratio and 1,600 lumens, is a prime example of what I love about tech: Everything’s cheaper even as it becomes more powerful.
Last year, Epson brought the price of 1080p projectors down to US$2,700 and today it’s dropping it again, to US$2,000 (officially US$1,999) for the all-new Powerlite Home Cinema 6100. We’re not saying it’s going to be as high-performance as Sony’s or Panasonic’s new US$3,500 projectors, but damn if that’s not the right price to build yourself a “budget” home theatre. Epson is also launching its Pro Cinema 7100 and 7500 UB 1080p projectors with some seriously high contrast ratios, but they’ll come at a much higher—and as yet unspecified—price. More info below.
