http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/epson-introduces-powerlite-83-and-822-multimedia-projectors/ Engadget HD Comments for Epson introduces PowerLite 83+ and 822+ multimedia projectors http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/epson-introduces-powerlite-83-and-822-multimedia-projectors/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/epson-introduces-powerlite-83-and-822-multimedia-projectors/http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/hubProjectors.jsp
the term "multimedia projectors" refers to three types of projectors, "educational", "business" and "home theater". The better procedure would be for a story to have in the headline, or at least in the story, whether the unit is for home theater use.

These two projectors are not for "home theater" as they do not have 16:9 native aspect ratio, nor do they have any hdmi or component video imputs.
www.aboutprojectors.com/Epson-PowerLite-83+-projector.html has the description of the 83+ and they have the 882+ at
www.aboutprojectors.com/Epson-PowerLite-822+-projector.html
Usually I find that the word "educational" or "business" indicates that a projector may not be used very well for home theater (multimedia type) use.]]>Feb 20th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/epson-introduces-powerlite-83-and-822-multimedia-projectors/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/epson-introduces-powerlite-83-and-822-multimedia-projectors/
If it can't display an HD resolution (ie: 720p) then it does not belong here. This projector is designed for a 4:3 aspect ratio...so while it has more than 720 pixels on the vertical axis, letterboxing 16:9 content takes you down to a real resolution of 1024x576. That's not HD.

Man...this is a projector -- the whole point is to make a big screen with it if you're using it in a home theater. There's already enough discussion about needing 1080p vs. 720p for screens around 50" or larger. How big of a screen do you think 576p will support before the pixels are ugly-visible during a movie?

This might be a decent home theater projector for some folks with limited needs/wants...but the HD enthusiast will balk at a blown-up 576p image. A projector that can't do at least 720p widescreen has no place on EngadgetHD.]]>Feb 20th 2008 6:32PM