Epson EH-TW4400 projector

 LCD has nearly replaced plasma TVs in the mass market by becoming technically better, and 3LCD projectors  are looking for do as is in home cinema projection. Many traditionalists favor DLP technology for its unbeatable cinematic treatment of video, especially high-def. But DLP has two problems. Firstly, it can cause many people (this reviewer included) to see rainbows over the screen, and secondly, it’s now got the EH-TW4400 to contend with.

recently, creator of 3LCD tech, which is also used by Panasonic and Sanyo, Epson back-number putting its invention to beneficial usage by releasing web of beamers that have slowly improved on some of the tech’s old problems; blur and contrast.

The EH-TW4400 a big and bulky projector available only in gloss white. It’s a quoted 130,000:1 contrast ratio. That might sound overblown and, frankly, hugely exaggerated, but behind the hyperbole the EH-TW4400 does deliver. Although good on bright, outdoor or animated footage, the EH-TW4400 also proves adept with murkier fare such Batman Begins and The Bourne Supremacy. Another reason to buy the EH-TW4400 is its frame insertion circuitry

The process of inserting frames of video – with the aim of banishing blur and jerky movements that regularly plague Blu-ray – is knocked off a harmful, yet intelligent way that leaves the final image looking spotless. That’s crucial becauseincessant flicker and distortion around moving parts of the picture ruin almost all other incarnations of frame insertion.

Ins and outs are generous, with some HDMI ports alongside Component video, a PC connection, S-Video and Composite video. There’s also a RS232 port and a Trigger, should you should Wish to sync it with your motorized silver screen. And that approximately sums-up where the EH-TW4400 is destined for, though anyone with a little of space and who dreams of pin-sharp, clean and involving high-def ought to consider Epson’s latest.