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The EB-X6 serves quite well as a medium for enjoying movies at home, despite its 4:3 native aspect ratio.
Seeing the big picture – that’s what projectors are all about! But it is important to bear in mind that, generally speaking, they are designed with different functions in mind: some are designed for the home theatre; some are intended for boardrooms or conference rooms; and others are designed to be portable. This particular model is an example of the latter – it even ships with a padded carry case with a handle and shoulder strap. Nevertheless, it is surprisingly versatile. It serves quite well as a medium for enjoying movies at home, despite its 4:3 native aspect ratio.
The unit is quite compact and light, and is designed to sit on a desktop or conference table, by projecting upwards natively. A keystone correction function is, of course, available. Unfortunately, this is digital rather than optical, meaning that if you adjust from the default orientation, you end up with jagged vertical lines and with a trapezoidal ’shadow’ surrounding the image. Still, this doesn’t compromise the visuals too much. Brightness and contrast are good. Bear in mind that no projector, no matter how good, can project darkness, so if you intend to use this in your lounge, you will need to ensure that the room is suitably darkened.
In its role as a portable presentation projector, this model truly shines. It is easy to set up and adjust, and has a variety of inputs to suit any laptop, including VGA, AV, and S-video. It also has integrated speakers, so no additional speakers have to be lugged around. Bear in mind that these speakers are not designed for high fidelity (though they reproduce voice very well), and therefore aren’t very loud and can’t do much in the way of bass.
For presentations, this is perfectly adequate, but in the lounge, you’d want to connect your source’s audio to your home theatre system. A nice touch for certain applications is the presence of a VGA pass-through. This means that you could, for instance, be sitting facing your audience with the projected image on a wall behind you and a monitor in front of you, so you can see what you’re doing. More interestingly, though, is the fact that you can also daisy chain these projectors, displaying on two or three walls at the same time, if you are addressing a large group. You could also, conceivably, set up two of these units
To project on the same area (careful fine-tuning and lining up will be required) if you decide you want to deliver more brightness (and happen to have two of these somewhat pricey devices lying around!).
Seeing the big picture – that’s what projectors are all about! But it is important to bear in mind that, generally speaking, they are designed with different functions in mind: some are designed for the home theatre; some are intended for boardrooms or conference rooms; and others are designed to be portable. This particular model is an example of the latter – it even ships with a padded carry case with a handle and shoulder strap. Nevertheless, it is surprisingly versatile. It serves quite well as a medium for enjoying movies at home, despite its 4:3 native aspect ratio.
The unit is quite compact and light, and is designed to sit on a desktop or conference table, by projecting upwards natively. A keystone correction function is, of course, available. Unfortunately, this is digital rather than optical, meaning that if you adjust from the default orientation, you end up with jagged vertical lines and with a trapezoidal ’shadow’ surrounding the image. Still, this doesn’t compromise the visuals too much. Brightness and contrast are good. Bear in mind that no projector, no matter how good, can project darkness, so if you intend to use this in your lounge, you will need to ensure that the room is suitably darkened.
In its role as a portable presentation projector, this model truly shines. It is easy to set up and adjust, and has a variety of inputs to suit any laptop, including VGA, AV, and S-video. It also has integrated speakers, so no additional speakers have to be lugged around. Bear in mind that these speakers are not designed for high fidelity (though they reproduce voice very well), and therefore aren’t very loud and can’t do much in the way of bass.
For presentations, this is perfectly adequate, but in the lounge, you’d want to connect your source’s audio to your home theatre system. A nice touch for certain applications is the presence of a VGA pass-through. This means that you could, for instance, be sitting facing your audience with the projected image on a wall behind you and a monitor in front of you, so you can see what you’re doing. More interestingly, though, is the fact that you can also daisy chain these projectors, displaying on two or three walls at the same time, if you are addressing a large group. You could also, conceivably, set up two of these units
To project on the same area (careful fine-tuning and lining up will be required) if you decide you want to deliver more brightness (and happen to have two of these somewhat pricey devices lying around!).