Product Description
From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer The Epson MovieMate™ 72 is a portable, high definition projector, DVD and music player combo that delivers 720p, big-screen entertainment wherever you want – whether in the living room, at your neighbor’s or even outdoors. Integrating a portable, high-quality projector, a DVD/CD player and stereo speakers all in one simple unit, Epson MovieMate 72 lets you take home entertainment virtually anywhere. Just plug Epson MovieMate 72 into an electrical outlet and you can watch a DVD, play a video game or view your favorite photos. Its progressive scan DVD player enhances standard DVDs so you can view them in true hi def 720p resolution. Besides being easy to use, the MovieMate 72 is fully featured to also connect a variety of video, audio and computer devices, including hi-def HDMI. MovieMate 72 works with any blank wall or screen and projects DVD movies up to eight times larger than they would appear on a 40-inch widescreen TV. In fact, it displays an 80-inch, widescreen image from just 6.5 feet away, or a 120-inch image from just 10 feet away.
Incredibly versatile: Just plug—load—and play! Innovative swivel base lets you load DVDs from the front or rear.
Everything You Need. MovieMate 72 sets up easily — all you need is an electrical outlet. There are no additional cables or equipment required. Wherever you entertain, MovieMate 72 is sure to amaze any audience with large, vibrant 720p images, made possible by its 3-chip, 3LCD technology. MovieMate 72 is incredibly versatile too. While designed to view DVD movies, Epson MovieMate 72 can also be connected to a variety of other video, audio and computer devices. It’s compatible with Apple® iPod,® Nintendo® Wii,™ Sony® Playstation® 3,Microsoft® Xbox 360® and computers.
Take the show on the road.Enjoy MovieMate 72 just about anywhere – it can be moved from room to room, taken on vacation, to parties, or back to school! Try it outside for a backyard theater experience. Experience all the action with great built-in sound from four 5 watt Dolby® Digital speakers with DTS® Digital Surround. The MovieMate 72 projects both traditional 4:3 and 16:9 widescreen formats. Swivel its innovative base for convenient DVD loading front or rear. For even easier placement of MovieMate 72, you can shift the lens up or down without distorting the image so you don’t need to place the projector exactly opposite the middle of the projection surface. More Fun Ways to Use MovieMate 72 While designed for watching DVD movies almost anywhere, you can also connect a variety of other devices to MovieMate 72 for even more entertainment options. You may want to experience the best seats out of the house and set up a backyard theater. There are inflatable and portable screens on the market to project onto, but even the wall of the garage can work!
The best seats in (or out of) the house.
Incredibly versatile for connecting to a variety of electronic equipmentMovieMate 72 is so versatile; try these other applications and multiply the fun!
- Videogames: Enjoy a much more immersive experience when videogames are super-sized. Connect a Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 videogame console and play larger-than-life videogames.
- Photo slideshows: Remember the old carousel slide projector and family viewing of vacation slides? Seeing loved ones on the big screen created something magical. For an updated version of this, use a photo CD or flash/thumb drive to run a looping slideshow of photos. You can even play a background soundtrack with music files stored on the same drive.
- Apple iPod™: Project videos and play songs from your favorite playlists.
- External high definition video sources: View images from an HD cable or satellite TV receiver, HD DVR or HD camcorder using the HDMI video connection.
- PC or Mac: Display content stored on a computer.
You’ll see bright natural colors that pop off the screen using 3-chip 3LCD technology and 1200 lumens of color and white light output. The 140 W Ultra High Efficiency E-TORL® lamp projects light more efficiently, maximizing brightness throughout the lamp’s life.Features/Benefits
- Projects a 16:9 widescreen 80-inch image from only 6 ½ feet away or a 120-inch image from just 10 feet away
- Built-in progressive scan DVD/CD player with resolution of 720p
- 1200 lumens of color light output and white light output [brightness]
- Four 5W speakers with DTS Digital Surround and Dolby Digital
- Compatible witih Apple® iPod® Nintendo® Wii™ Sony® PS3™ and Microsoft® Xbox 360™
- Connector ports for composite video; audio L/R; computer VGA; USB; S-video; HDMI; sub-woofer; stereo headphone jack; and optical audio out
- Native 720p (1280 x 720) resolution
- Aspect Ratio: Native 16:9 widescreen (4:3 resize); compatible with 4:3 and 2.35:1 video formats
- 140 W UHE (Ultra High Efficiency) E-TORL lamp with up to 3000 hours of lamp life
- 3LCD technology with a 3-chip optical engine for bright, natural colors
- 5 Color Modes [user-selectable]: Dynamic, Livingroom, Theater, Theater Black and Game
- Zoom ratio: Optical 1.5x
- Two-year limited warranty; 90 days limited lamp warranty
- Two years of toll-free, priority technical support plus Extra CareSM; Home Service
Light output varies depending on modes [color and white light output]. Lamp life results vary depending upon mode selected; environmental conditions and usage. Lamp brightness decreases over time.
What’s in the Box Epson MovieMate 72 Projector, AC power cord, glow-in-the-dark remote control plus batteries, Quick Guide, CD with User's Guide, component video adapter
cable and height adjustment riser.
Epson MovieMate 72 High-Definition Projector, DVD and music player combo
Customer Reviews
I was nervous about spending a thousand dollars on an item I didn't know much about, but now that I've had this projector for a month I consider it worth every penny.
The picture is great, and the projector offers every control and setting in an intuitive fashion. The only thing I don't understand is why it has the swivel base, that seems like a useless feature, but hey, one extra feature is better than one too few.
I've used the projector with game systems, my computer, and of course just in DVD mode. All were set up in less than a minute (the DVD in seconds). I think even grandma and grandpa could get this thing working without the instruction book.
I use it to play movies on my wall at home and the video and audio quality is great, and it's amazing to have a big screen right there in the living room or bedroom just by having moved some pictures around.
The only think I caution you on is to make sure you get the "US" version, there is an international version floating around that apparently has a 90 hour "demo" bulb rather than the standard 3000 hour bulb. Also the warranty is 90 days rather than a year.
UPDATE: I added a Sony 5.1 receiver and Polk Audio 10" powered subwoofer to the mix, along with a PS3 for bluray and gaming. Wow, bluray movies look phenomenal on this projector. Using HDMI makes the connection simple (one HDMI wire, one power cable). If my son has the Ps3 player in his room, we can still use the projector with the built in DVD player. In that case, I have another wire (yes, a third cable), an optical audio cable (Toslink), to bring sound FROM the projector TO the receiver, and thus still have 5.1 sound. I also got a nice rolling cart
Da-lite / Welt Projector Cart with Telescoping Center Column Ajdusts from 33" - 49-1/2". so we can move the projector out of the way when not using it, or move it to another room to watch there).
This projector is a great start (or used as-is) for a fun HD home theater system. I currently have an Epson Home 10 (848x480 (DVD) resolution), with a Panasonic HTIB 5-disc DVD changer with speakers and subwoofer (but it has no 5.1 audio inputs so I can't really use it with this projector). I have a manual 120" (10') diagonal pull-down screen. Anyway, I want you to know what I was comparing to.
The video quality from DVD's from this projector are just stunning compared to the Standard Def (SD) image from the Home 10 projector (which wasn't too shabby). We haven't even tried blu-ray yet, but the built-in DVD puts out an amazing picture. Even at 10' in size, it looked like an HD image. The family was amazed.
The biggest worry I had was the sound, so let's discuss that.
The sound is perfectly adequate. I was worried about it, but the best way I can describe it is it sounds better than a good TV. I had 5.1 audio, in the same room, so I have a good standard to compare it to. But I actually like having the sound come from a close source, rather than the far-flung speakers. It's different but very enjoyable. I'm not in a hurry to replace the 5.1 audio system, the sound from this unit is good enough to hold us for a while. (I will probably add a subwoofer as the second "upgrade" after a blu-ray player).
The wife really likes the fact that there is just one wire (power). It's so convenient to use. You can move it to bedroom, living room, outdoors. My only gripe is there is no handle. It should have one because you'll want to move it to different rooms.
Specs:
Video input: It has HDMI input, and a VGA input (and comes with VGA to female component cables if your device is component (the 3 rca cables), s-video and composite. That should cover everything. (the pictures obviously indicate no component, but that is solved with the included vga to component cable).
Audio input: It has RCA left/right audio input, plus audio from the HDMI port.
Audio Output: there is a headphone jack that you can use to output left/right audio, plus an optical digital output for 5.1 output, plus there is a dedicated subwoofer output which probably helps alot with the onboard sound.
The remote has glow-in-the-dark buttons. It has a "coffee-break" button which pauses the DVD and gradually lights up the screen with white light to help you find your way back to the popcorn popper.
In summary, this is a great device. It's simple, throws an amazing HD picture, includes a slot-loading DVD player, has HDMI inputs to add a blu-ray player (or PS3 or Xbox 360), has digital audio out to add 5.1 sound. We have been using a projector for years, and go through a lot of Netflix movies. But now that we've seen the beautiful picture from this projector, we have that "first-time" excitement again, and can't wait for dinner to end so we can have "movie night" every night.
If you are thinking about home theater or projectors, I highly recommend the MovieMate72. It's a great solution. Start with this projector, be blown away by the amazing upscaled picture, add a PS3 or other blu ray player, then later add a receiver with 5.1 speakers. The exciting thing is, 3 minutes after opening the box you are enjoying a 10' picture from your existing DVDs. Nothing beats it for simplicity.
P.S. I don't think we'll EVER turn on the Epson Home 10 again, because this projector is such an improvement in picture quality.
