The Epson LS100 Is An Expensive Projector, But It’s Features Make It Worth The Price

Projectors are not new, but during the long years of their existence, one of the things that have always plagued them involved projection interruptions. Basically, most projectors are placed at the back of the room, which leads to some major shadow actions whenever viewers get up for a drink. With the Epson LS100, customers finally have a solution to this problem, albeit a noticeably expensive one.

The LS100 is a whopping $3,000 piece of hardware, which is considerably more expensive than its rivals such as the $2,000 4K projector by Optoma or the $1,500 laser projector by Xiaomi. However, it also comes with a considerable number of advantages to justify the price tag. For starters, it sports a system that Epson calls ultra-short-throw, which allows high-quality projection several inches from the wall, CNET reports.

Placing the project just below the screen or a blank façade ensures that viewers can still enjoy high-quality videos without having to worry about interruptions whenever they have to go somewhere. What’s more, the screen being projected is still a good 120 inches of HD imagery, so it doesn’t ruin that cinema feel that some customers might be going for.

According to Rodrigo Catalan, an Epson America senior product manager, the projector is intended for customers who want bigger screens more than anything else. Forget 4K resolution, what’s important is that it fills the whole surface of the wall.

"The Home Cinema LS100 Digital Laser Display is designed to allow people to enjoy life-size images in Full HD up to 10 feet diagonal with the lights on and the shades open – all at a fraction of the cost of a 120-inch traditional flat panel display," Catalan said.

Aside from its size, however, the LS100 also boasts a brightness of 4,000 lumens, Engadget reports. This means that viewers can enjoy watching without having to turn off their lights, which is a necessity with other projectors.