Epson unveils flagship home theater projector for 2009

Philip Wong | Jun 08, 2009

Epson EH-TW5000
(Credit: Epson)

Epson is following up on its recent home theater projector launch with yet another new model. This time round, the Japanese company is launching its flagship EH-TW5000 which offers three key additional functions compared with the midrange EH-TW4000. For starters, the EH-TW5000 supports an optional anamorphic lens for ultra-widescreen movies. This removes the usual letterbox (a.k.a. black) bars which take up precious screen space. The end result is a truly cinematic experience.

To set up and calibrate the beamer, the company has equipped the EH-TW5000 with a Color Isolation function and Preset Color mode. The former allows the primary hues to be easily calibrated out-of-the-box, while the latter provides color settings tailored for US and European TV broadcasts as well as the Blu-ray standard. This 100Hz light cannon is now retailing in Singapore for S$6,888 (US$4,959.32). Regional launch details were not available.

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