| Model | Hitachi CP-X1250W | Canon XEED SX50 | InFocus LP640 | Epson EMP-835 | Mitsubishi XD480U | Panasonic PT-LB20NTEA |
| Company | Hitachi | Canon | InFocus | Epson | Mitsubishi Electric | Panasonic |
| Phone number | 1800 448 2244 | 02 9805 2000 | IDT (distributor): 1300 666 099 |
1300 361 054 | 02 9684 7777 | 13 26 00 |
| Web | www.hitachi.com.au | www.canon.com.au | www.myinfocus.com | www.epson.com.au | www.mitsubishi electric.com.au |
www.panasonic. com.au |
| Projector warranty | 2 years | 2 years (extended warranty available) | 2 years parts and labour | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years |
| Lamp warranty | 12 months or 500 hours | 90 days | 90 days or 500 hours | 3 months or 500 hours | 90 days or 1200 hours | 3 months or 500 hours |
| RRP | AU$9,999 | AU$7,689 | AU$3,699 | AU$6,199 | AU$4,799 | AU$3,599 |
| Lamp RRP | AU$795 | AU$688 | AU$750 | AU$699 | AU$799 | AU$600 |
| Display type | LCD | LCOS | LCD | LCD | DLP | LCD |
| Native resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1400 x 1050 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 |
| Projection distance coverage | 1.2 ~ 23.2m (std lens) | 1.2 ~ 9.1m | 1.2 ~ > 7.5m | 60in from 18m ~ 2.9m | 1.3 ~ 10m | 1.1 ~ 10.7m |
| Screen size | 40in ~ 500in | 40in ~ 300in | 40in ~ > 300in | 30in ~ 300in | 40in ~ 300in | 33in ~ 300in |
| H-Sync range | 15KHz ~ 91KHz | 15KHz ~ 80KHz | 16KHz ~ 110KHz | 15KHz ~ 107KHz | 15KHz ~ 100KHz | 15KHz ~ 91KHz |
| V-Sync range | 50Hz ~ 120Hz | 50Hz ~ 100Hz | 50Hz ~ 85Hz | 50Hz ~ 120Hz | 50Hz ~ 120Hz | 50Hz ~ 85Hz |
| Brightness (ANSI Lumens) | 4500 | 2500 | 2200 | 3000 | 3000 | 2000 |
| Contrast ratio | 800:1 | 1000:1 | 400:1 | 600:1 | 2200:1 | 400:1 |
| Built-in speaker | 2 x 1W | 1W | 2W | 5W | 2W | 1W |
| Lamp watts | 310W UHB | 200W NSH | 170W UHP | 200W UHE | 250W (200W eco mode) | 155W UHM |
| Lamp life (hours) | 2000 | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 (3000 eco mode) | 2000 (5000 eco mode) | 2000 |
| Weight | 7.7kg | 3.9kg | 3.4kg | 4.7kg | 2.9kg | 2.2kg |
| Connections (ports) | DVI, BNC, RGB, S-Video, Component, Composite Video, Audio 3.5m and RCA, Serial Control, Remote Control, USB Mouse | DVI, RGB, S-Video, Composite Video, Audio 3.5mm, Service Port, USB | DVI, RGBx2, S-Video, Composite Video, Audio 3.5m and RCA, Serial, USB | RGBx3, S-Video, Composite Video, Audio 3.5m & RCA, Serial, USB | DVI, RGBx2, S-Video, Composite Video, Audio 3.5m & RCA, Serial, USB | RGBx2, S-Video, Composite Video, Audio RCA, Serial |
| Wireless connectivity | Optional | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Wired networking | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (external) | No |
| PC card slot | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Lamp doesn't last long enough for the price.
There isn't enough IR ports.All ok if you don't mount it but once mounted IR ports just not good enough