Epson EX7220 Wireless WXGA 3LCD Projector, 3000 Color Lumens, 3000 White Lumens (V11H550020) | Best Product 2014

Epson EX7220 Wireless WXGA 3LCD Projector, 3000 Color Lumens, 3000 White Lumens (V11H550020)

CUSTOMER REVIEW



Vine Customer Review of Free Product (What's this?) The Epson EX7220 isn't a perfect projector, but it makes a strong case for itself in both business and home theater categories.



BUILD



The case is very generic, with a similar size and shape to most modern projectors in this price range. That size is not like a palmtop, but portable enough to transport between rooms at work. A case is included for this purpose. The plastic is pretty strong and could take minor abuse. The wireless dongle is external and might break off if knocked into.



PICTURE



You may have noticed that this projector has both a white brightness, as typical projectors do, and a color brightness. This is because Epson is understandably proud of the latter. A high color brightness means more vivid colors, and more contrast between colors. The result is a bold image that looks more lifelike and detailed. It makes boring business stuff like charts look great, and helps with skin tones in movies, which projectors are often terrible with.



That white brightness is pretty good too. While dark scenes in movies will still look muddy with the lights on, standard text and charts are still easy to read. I've even had an open window facing the screen and had no issues.



Motion is surprisingly good, without noticeable blurring during action scenes in movies.



There is one obvious shortcoming: WXGA. The resolution of this projector, at 1280x800, is highly superior to lower end 800x600 projectors and reasonable for the price, but the pixels are still pretty large when displayed on my 92" screen. If you are watching a movie or otherwise running in 16:9 (the projector accepts 1080p input), further resolution is lost as black bars are on the top and bottom of the screen. For PowerPoints, be careful to set the resolution on your PC or Mac to 1280x800 and the projector aspect ratio to "native." This will get you the full resolution of the projector, apart from...



Keystoning for both horizontal and vertical offsets are available and easy to use. The slider for horizontal is great. There are no optical solutions, so the more keystoning you use, the lower your effective resolution.



NOISE & HEAT



The noise from the projector is not too offensive, but it is not whisper quiet at all. I don't find it to be a problem. The exhaust port feels like a hair dryer on low, and will heat up a small room after a while. There is no way around this with a traditional bulb based projector. In short, this is a 200 W space heater.



REMOTE



The remote is not special, with a mess of buttons and not backlit, but it does the job well enough. The great thing is that it does not require pointing at the projector. Pointing at the screen worked fine for me.



WIFI



Miracast is the modern standard for streaming video, and is built into Windows 8 and some Android phones. Unfortunately, Epson uses its own proprietary standard that requires downloading an application. In Windows 8, I was able to get it running pretty easily, mirroring my screen to the projector. The Epson standard seems to lack the throughput to stream video, causing lag and choppiness when I tried. So, I think this would mainly be useful for PowerPoints or web surfing without video. Audio streamed without a hitch.



SUMMARY



The Epson EX7220 is in many ways a standard WXGA projector, but its color brightness is exceptional. It is a good choice for both business and fun.