Power projection: Boardroom-worthy projectors reviewed

Hitachi CP-X1250W
The Hitachi CP-X1250W is the largest and brightest unit we tested -- many of the other projectors offer less than half of the brightness offered by this one.

This model is a serious boardroom projector. It's very bright -- rated at a whopping 4500 lumens -- providing excellent performance, even in well-lit rooms. The high lumens count means your audience can take notes and read documents without having to work in the dark.

This projector also features the most connectors out of all the products in this review. The lineup includes DVI, BNC, VGA, Component, Composite, S-Video, RCA, and a mini jack Audio as well as network.

The Hitachi uses a motorised focus and 1.5x zoom and has a lens shift feature which lets you move the picture vertically on the screen. More impressive is that you have a choice of four different lenses allowing you to position the projector to suit your environment. Hitachi claims you can project onto a 100-inch screen from 2.3m to 14.8m depending on the lens.

There are a lot of buttons on the projector but they are not confusing. The remote looks almost identical to the Mitsubishi remote and the menu features a broad range of adjustments.

It has the shortest shutdown time of all the products in this review, which is especially impressive considering its size. Speaking of size, it does comes with a carry handle but with such a large projector you're most likely not going to want to lug it around.

This projector scored highly in image quality -- the brightness was excellent with colours appearing rich and the text nice and sharp. There isn't much to say about this projector that is bad. To nit-pick, there was a slight flyscreen effect that was more noticeable than on some of the other LCD-based projectors we reviewed. Also, the evenness across the screen was a little varied but because this projector was so bright you couldn't really pick it without knowing where to look.

The Hitachi recorded a very low temperature but it unfortunately was the loudest of the group. Overall, it's a fantastic projector but you'll have to dig deep into your pocket because its going to set you back almost AU$10,000.

Product Hitachi CP-X1250W
Price AU$9,999
Vendor Hitachi Australia
Phone 1800 448 2244
Web www.hitachi.com.au
 
Interoperability ½
Connectors with the lot.
Futureproofing
Excellent features. Is the brightest out of the products we tested.
ROI
Excellent picture with a high price tag.
Service ½
2 years; lamp: 12 months or 500 hours.
Rating
Hitachi CP-X1250W

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Talkback 1 comments

    Hitachi LCD projector CP-X1250W Neville Higgins -- 16/05/06 (in reply to #120134433)

    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

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