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Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 Home Theater Projector

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 MSRP: $1,599.99

Overview

A versatile home theater projector, the Epson® PowerLite® Home Cinema 400 ensures a true cinematic experience, with advanced video processing and maximum installation flexibility. Now you can view movies the way filmmakers intended you to see them, with incredible color and detail.

In designing the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400, Epson blended engineering ingenuity with the world of theater and art. Top-of-the-line technologies are hard at work in this projector, so you can enjoy the ultimate movie experience. Color settings are optimized for the ITU709 color standard, ensuring the most accurate HD quality available. And, with six specialized color modes, you get optimum performance, whatever the setting or situation. In addition, innovative Epson 3LCD technology offers the best possible image quality, even in dark areas of the picture. With one LCD panel each for red, green and blue, it's truly a better way to see.

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 delivers a premium home theater solution. With HDMI connectors, you'll enjoy true HD digital viewing. And, with Epson cinema filters, sharpness and gamma adjustments and many other advanced features, you're sure to see the home theater experience in a whole new light.

It's all possible with this high performance projector, the ideal fit for any home theater setting.

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 is the next best choice to the top-of-the-line Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800. Designed for professional home theater and the AV enthusiast, The PowerLite Home Cinema 400 provides maximum placement flexibility and has many of the same features as the Pro Cinema 800. With advanced video processing, the PowerLite Cinema 400 is an ideal solution for those looking for a premium HD solution with some cost savings.

Features

• 720p native resolution, 16:9 wide-panel, and HDMI for True High Definition viewing
• Up to 1500 ANSI lumens and 5000:1 Contrast ratio
• Epson 3LCD Technology
• 10 bit color processing
• Dynamic Eye Iris
• Epson Cinema Filter
• Super White technology
• Noise Shaped Video
• Advanced Horizontal and Vertical Sharpness Adjustment
• Customized Gamma Adjustment
• 6-axis Color Adjustment
• Auto Aspect Ratio
• White pearlescent / matte finish

Specifications

Projection Method

• Front / rear / ceiling mount

LCD

• Size: 0.7" wide MLA
• Driving method: Poly-silicon TFT Active Matrix
• Pixel number: 1280 x 720 pixels
• Native resolution: 720p
• Aspect ratio: 16:9
• Pixel arrangement: Stripe
• Refresh rate: 50Hz or 60Hz (based on input signal)

Projection Lens

• Type: Manual zoom / focus
• F-number: 2.1 – 2.8
• Focal length: 21.4 – 31.7mm
• Zoom ratio: 1 – 1.5

Lamp

• 170W UHE (Ultra High Efficiency) Lamp / E-TORL
  
• Lamp Life: 3000H¹ (Color Mode: Theatre Black 1/ Theatre Black 2), 1700H¹ (Color Mode: Dynamic / Living room / sRGB / Natural / Theatre)

Optical System

• Dichroic Mirror Separation and Prism Combine Method

Screen Size (Projected Distance) - 16:9 Image

• 16:9
  
• Wide: 30" to 300" (2.9' – 30')
• Tele: 30" to 300" (4.4' – 44.8')
• 4:3
  
• Wide: 30" to 300" (3.5' – 36.8'))
• Tele: 30" to 300" (5.3' – 54.8')

Lens Shift Range

• Vertical: 100% max (upward and downward)
• Horizontal: 50% max (left and right)

Brightness

• Up to 1500 ANSI lm (Color mode: Dynamic)

Contrast Ratio

• Up to 5000:1 (Color Mode: Dynamic, Auto Iris On)

Brightness Uniformity (Typical)

• 85%

Color Reproduction

• 10 bit (10 bit input, 10 bit output)

Color Modes

• Dynamic, Living Room, sRGB, Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black 1, Theatre Black 2

Effective Scanning Frequency Range (Analog)

• Pixel clock: 13.5MHz to 110MHz
• Horizontal: 15KHz to 92KHz
• Vertical: 50Hz to 85Hz

Adjustment Function

• Projector Remote: Keystone (Vertical) / Brightnes / Contrast / Tint / Saturation / Input Signal and more
• Tilt angle: 0° to 2.1°
  
• Keystone correction: Vertical: -15 to +15 degrees
  
• Epson Cinema filter: Controlled automatically with color mode (ON:Theatre / Theatre Black 1/ Theatre Black 2/ Natural / s-RGB, OFF: Living room / Dynamic)
• Auto Iris controlled automatically adjusting to video source (available in all color modes; user selectable ON/OFF on OSD)
• Epson Super White controlled automatically adjusting to video source (Available at Natural / Theatre / Theatre Black 1/ Theatre Black 2; User selectable ON/OFF on OSD)
• Customized Gamma Curve Adjustment: 9 points, adjustable
• Six-Axis Color Adjustment: Hue and saturation for each of RGBCMY
• Advanced Sharpness Adjustments: High-band Enhancement / Low-band Enhancement / H-Sharpness / V-Sharpness
• Manual Focus
• Manual Zoom

Video I/O

• Component Input
  Input signal
  • Video standard: 480i / 480p / 575p / 720p / 1080i
  • Video signal: Component Video (Analog Y level 0.7V 75 ohm / Cr Cb level ±0.35V 75 ohm / sync.negative 0.3V or 3-state± 0.3V on Y)
  • Input
    • RCA x 3 (Red / Green / Blue)
• Composite / S-Input
  Input signal
  • Video standard: NTSC / NTSC4.43 / PAL / M-PAL / N-PAL / PAL60 / SECAM
  • Video signal: Composite Video (1.0Vpp / sync.negative, 75ohm) / S-Video (Luminous 0.714Vpp, Chrominous 0.286Vpp, 75 ohm)
  • Input Terminal
    • S-Video: Mini DIN 4pin
    • Video: RCA (Yellow) x 1
• SCART Input
  Input signal
  • Video standard: 625i / 525i
  • Video signal: RGB video(0.7Vp-p 75 ohm) ,Sync:CVBS(1.0Vpp / Sync.negative, 75ohm)

RGB

• Analog RGB I/O
  Display performance
  • Native: 720p
  • Resize: 1280 x 1024 / 1280 x 768 / 1360 x 768 / 1024 x 768 / 800 x 600 / 640 x 480 / 480i / 1080i
• Input signal
  
  • Signal type: Separate Signal
  • Video signal: Analog (0.7V p-p,75 ohm / Mac0.714Vp-p,75ohm)
  • Sync. signal: Separate (positive and negative, bi-polarity 2-5Vpp) Composite (positive and negative,bi-polarity 2-5Vpp) / Sync-on-green (negative,0.3Vpp)
• Input Terminal
  • Video: Mini D-sub 15pin x 1 Blue-molding

HDMI

• Input signal
  
• Video Standard 575p / 720p / 1080i
• Video Signal TMDS
• Input Terminal: Video HDMI x 1

Control I/O

• Serial I/O
  • I/O terminal: Mini D-sub 9 pin
  • I/O signal: RS-232c

Lock Function

• Control Panel Operation Lock , Power Button Child Lock

Operating Temperature

• 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
• Cool-down period: Approx. 30 seconds
• Start-up period: Approx. 10 seconds
• Operating Altitude 7500 ft.

Power Supply Voltage

• 100-240 VAC ±10%, 50/60Hz, 2.7 to 1.2A

Power Consumption

• 120V
  • Lamp ON: 245W (Lamp high), 200W (lamp low)
  • Standby: 4W

Dimensions

• 12.2"D x 16"W x 4.9"H (excludes lens and feet)

Weight

• Approx. 11.5 lb / 5.2kg

Fan Noise

• Dynamic color mode: 32dB
• Theatre Black modes: 28dB

Remote Control Infrared Receiver Range and Directivity

• 30 feet range; Right/Left : -30 to +30 degrees; Upper/Lower : -30 to +30 degrees

Warranty

• 2 year parts and labor limited warranty, 90-day lamp warranty, Epson HomeService Program and Epson PrivateLine dedicated toll-free support (U.S. and Canada only)

Accessories in the Box

• Power cord: 3m, Remote control: Stick type, Battery: AA x 2, D/SCART Adaptor Cable (EEB only), User's manual, Warranty Instructions, PrivateLine card / PrivateLine card holder, Notices Included in the User's Guide: FCC Compliance Statement, Declaration of Conformity, Important Safety Information, and Remote Control Information