Epson S5 2000 Lumen 3LCD Multimedia Projector

I bought this projector for my Quaker Meeting to use for presentations and the education program. We needed something that was drop dead easy to run, long life bulb and moderately priced. The Epson S5 is all of those things. It worked like a charm right out of the box (I have printed out selected pages from the manual and put them in the bag). I wish it were a bit sharper and brighter, but for our purposes it is great!

I have only had the opportunity to use the projector once for my class so far, although I have run various tests at home both with the power point, and a little video. The projector seems very versatile and pretty straight forward to operate. I don't have any experience with projectors so that's probably saying a lot. I seemed to notice that the projected image was seen best when using a setting as close as possible to the native resolution of the projector. This just took a one time adjustment to my laptop, which has a wider screen resolution than the projector, when the projector is not in use, the laptop defaults automatically to its native resolution. One thing you will probably need if you are going to be using this for power point with a laptop is a USB cable (not included) to progress through the slides with the remote. This projector was really all I needed and the price through Amazon was the best I could find.

The projector was easy to set up and works fine with my Macbook (OS X 10.5.2) and Keynote. It does however need an adapter for the cable and a USB cable for the remote control, which are not included. The resolution is 800 x 600. This projector is a small, lightweight item suitable for family and small rooms, not suitable for professional large group presentations.

If you're budget conscious, this projector does a nice job for smaller classroom settings. I like how the projector shuts down quickly without cooling down first. It would have been better if there were 2 adjustable front support legs on both the left and right. There is just one in the center, but it seems to work fine. I had to buy an inexpensive remote that was compatible with my Dell laptop, but no big deal. I'm still very happy with the good quality and the value of this purchase.

After weeks of researching different brands and types of multimedia projectors, I purchased the Epson S5 3LCD. Very pleased with all the features. Epson S5 was easy to set up. The picture is clear and the colors are true. It does well in a small room and equally as well in larger venues. Lightweight and comes with a handy carry case. I'm using a laptop to drive clips and power point, a DVD player for an occassional movie and it connects to handycam for instant playback. This one is versatile. Bulb life is longer than other brands. I highly recommend the Epson S5 2000 3CD.