Epson PowerLite 535W WXGA 3LCD Projector Review
If you're looking for a WXGA (1,280-by-800) projector with a short-throw lens, the Epson PowerLite 535W WXGA 3LCD Projector ($1,049) belongs on your short list. With a 3,400-lumen rating, it can throw a suitably large, bright image for a small to midsize room, and its short throw lets it project that image from close to the screen. Add in the 535W's ($1,046.80 at Amazon) excellent quality for data images and its highly watchable video, and it's an easy pick as our new Editors' Choice short-throw WXGA projector.
The 535W has a lot in common with the NEC Display Solutions NP-M352WS ($1,046.80 at Amazon) that it's replacing as our preferred pick for the category. The two models have similar brightness levels, size, weight, and throw distance for any given image size. The key difference between the two is that instead of being built around a DLP engine, like the NEC model, the 535W is built around an LCD engine. That gives it some inherent pluses and minuses, compared with the NEC mo...
The Epson PowerLite 535W WXGA 3LCD Projector delivers excellent quality for data images, watchable video, and a short-throw lens for big images from close to the screen.
Bright; Short-throw lens delivers a big image from close to the screen; Excellent quality for data images; Watchable video
Auto-iris takes several seconds to adjust with some images; No 3D support