People all too often confuse “high-resolution” with “detail-oriented”. Unfortunately, however, Mitsubishi is not referring to those details. The Mitsubishi HL2750U Projector features a hardly respectable SXGA+ (resolution of 1,400 x 1,050), so you can forget about this device handling your much loved Blu-ray films in full HD glory. The 3,100 ANSI lumens of brightness should be enough for brightly or mildly lit rooms.

This 10.8 pound beamer touts a lamp life of about 5,000 hours, various lens options, digital horizontal and vertical keystone correction, Ethernet/RS-232c ports, as well as array of video inputs. You have the choice to play it nice with optional OL-XL2550 lenses for personalized installations. This allows you to go for long throw distances when the need arises. It can throw images ranging from 40 inches to 300 inches in size. Read the rest of this entry »

projectors, which is due to replace the current 400W (pictured) when it launches. Both short throw, widescreen 3LCD projectors share the same 1280×800 native resolution, filling out the 16:10 aspect ratio of most modern notebooks. Changes from the older model center on a shorter-throw lens that lets the 410W create a 60-inch, 16:10 image from just two feet away. To improve its usefuleness in small classrooms, the projector also gets a wall-mounting option. Epson on Monday announced it will soon add the PowerLite 410W projector to its line-up of classroomEpson also upped the brightness of the 410W, now rated at 2,000 lumens versus the current model’s 1,800 lumens. Otherwise, the 410W uses Epson’s E-TORL lamp technology that is rated at up to 4,000 hours of battery life in economy mode, with replacement bulbs costing significantly less than the competitors’.

A 10-watt speaker and closed captioning decoder are built-in for the students’ benefit, while an Ethernet port and LAN connection let IT staff control and monitor it remotely. Increasing installation options is a 1.35 digital zoom and a 15-degree vertical keystone correction for squaring off-center images. Added versatility comes from eight background color modes that allow color-correct images to be displayed on surfaces that are white or black or six other colors.

Shipping to stores late in April, the Epson PowerLite 410W will be priced at $1,299.