Epson's DVD-playing EH-DM2 projector reviewed, little love is shown

by Darren Murph, posted Jan 6th 2009 at 4:20AM

We understand that the DVD-packin' projector has a certain place in life, but even in that dark little cavern, Epson's EH-DM2 didn't do much to impress the panel over at TrustedReviews. The first thing that really got 'em worked up was the outright omission of an HDMI port, and of course, the subpar 854 x 480 resolution didn't win over anyone, either. Moving on to even harsher bashing, we find that there's no optical zoom whatsoever, so you best have limitless mounting options if you're looking for optimal quality. Even considering the native resolution, critics were definitely underwhelmed by the images output by the DM2, and their bottom line was this: "we wouldn't have been impressed by the PJ's performance -- even as a mega-budget, ultra-casual projector -- two years ago." Can you say "burn?"

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jason @ Jan 6th 2009 10:41AM

what people dont realize is that the bulk of inexpensive projectors out there are 800x600 at 4:3 screen ratio, and when someone watches a movie in the 16:9 format they only get 480 line of vertical lines any way. you end up wasting pixels on a black border. my take on this projector is that it is fine if you were looking at the above anyway.

what i recommend is that you must buy a projector that is at least hd 1280x720 at 16:9 to get your moneys worth. these can be purchased for well under a $1000. Benq w500 is a great model, $170 replacement bulbs, and initial cost of only $840.

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