Epson EMP-TW520 projector
This may be the cheapest beamer around but it still holds its own against its posher rivals.
Images from a Hi-Def Jarhead trailer look extremely rich and cinematic with strong blacks and bright, vivid colours – not quite in the same league as the Sanyo and Panasonic in the same price range, but still impressive. Fed with DVDs and lower quality TV it also produces some solid-looking pictures.
Set-up is good thanks to the user-friendly lens shift controls, and although the fan is a bit noisier than its rivals when running in the high lamp mode, this is balanced by the fact that it produces noticeably brighter pictures.
While the Epson’s image quality doesn’t quite reach the dizzy heights of the Sanyo PLV-Z4 or Panasonic PT-AE900, it still puts in a very passable performance considering its relatively low price.
