HITACHI CP-X380
The Hitachi CP-X380 is a LCD projector that has a rating of 2000 ANSI lumens. Only the Sony was
rated as high as the Hitachi. It makes use of a very powerful 200-Watt UHB lamp that unfortunately doesn't last more than 1500 hours.
The Hitachi was the heaviest unit; it weighed a little over the 3kg cutoff we had set. Being a large projector it had plenty of space for a good selection of connectors. Not only did it have 3x RCA type video input jacks (YPbPr), it also had RCA type audio connectors and a second RGB connector. This would come in extremely handy especially if you were planning on using two PCs to do your presentation. Another plus for this projector is its ability to project an image from 15 metres away.
The Hitachi was the brightest projector according to our meter. It performed quite well in all our tests and it didn't display much variation in brightness across our test screen.
| Product: | Hitachi CP-X380 |
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| Price: | AU$7990 |
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| Vendor: | Hitachi |
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| Phone: | 1800 032 689 |
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| Web: | www.hitachi.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
½Features extra RGB connectors; YPbPr video input jacks. |
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| Futureproofing: |
Brightest projector of the lot. |
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| ROI: |
½High initial price and high running cost.. |
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| Service: |
2-year warranty. |
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| Rating: |
½Very good image quality but least portable. |
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