Customer Reviews

PowerLite S6 Multimedia Projector (V11H283420)

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We have been using Epson PowerLite S5 for a while now, and it seems to be pretty good. We buy the new version S6 because it has USB support; however, the technical description did not bother point out the the USB display is for Window only while we use Mac. The product is still good, but we wish it has the support for Mac also.

Got it in 3 days with free shipping and a great discount from Amazon. (Recently the price has almost doubled.) Set it in front of our old 72" parabolic projector screen, plugged in the power and video cable (We use a separate amp and speakers for sound.) and we watched a movie. (The size of the picture can only be changed by moving the projector back and forth.) Total unpacking and setup time five minutes.

The S6 comes with a durable black nylon semi-soft carrying case with an outside pocket and shoulder strap. It is light enough for a child to carry it. The 'small-but-OK for this 67 yr. old to use' remote is intuitive and has different shaped buttons making it easy to use in low light.

During the movie (it was daytime) we were blinded by white scenes so I cranked down the brightness -6 and noticed the black level was as black as the part of the screen where there wasn't any image. We still thought it was pretty bright so I set the bulb to 'low'. (That also gives you 4,000 hrs. vrs 3,000 hrs. of bulb life.)

Put a beautiful VHS tape I made from a HDTV broadcast and the poor quality of VHS was immediately apparent; I never thought it was that bad with our 30" TV or the old projector. We cannot see pixels at normal viewing distances as one reviewer said. Keystone and focus can be changed to set the projector on a table or hang it from the ceiling (you invert the picture from the menu). We varied 'sharpness' and saw the same effect as with our 30" analog TV - grass and other 'grainy' surfaces look too coarse.

Even on an analog television critical viewer can see quality differences between cameras, during live shows particularly; and DVDs (not just remastered old movies) often differ greatly in quality. So we are quite happy with the S6; it provides a sharp, bright picture with the best contrast I've seen (at least in our setup).

During use two weeks ago one green 'pixel' stayed on. We have a nick in our aluminized screen and I'm always 'looking at the screen' instead of the movie and noticed it. Part way into the movie I forgot about it. The next time I thought to look for it it had gone; perhaps the projector 'fixes itself'. You can Google 'stuck pixel' to read about that.

The User's Guide is not friendly to Mac users. The iBook needs an adapter (a mini DVI), but this is not mentioned. I had to call the Philippines' support services and spend a lot of time to learn of this. The frustration of now having to find a Mac store to buy the adapter certainly lessened my excitement and pleasure in receiving my new product. On behalf of other Mac users, come on Epson, you can do better for us if you want our continued business! And to Amazon - you could do a better job of informing Mac users if this is a common problem with Epson and other suppliers.

Very user friendly menu options are very simple. Picture is not as sharp as the Samsung I replaced but it serves the purpose well playing dvds.. We use this in our gym for video classes. The almost non existent cool down period and short warm up period lends itself well to how it will be used in our facility. It is hung from the cieling. The lamp access is from the top of the projector, so changing the lamp will be very easy. The first projector we recieved did have a failed lamp. I was extremely happy with how simple the exchange process was with Amazon. They had a new Projector out to me the next business day and UPS picked up the defective one right from our facility. Almost no inconvenience on Amazons part at all.

Our non-profit organization bought 2 of these and it was like getting 2 for the price of 1. They are really easy to set up and use and we love the front sliding window that can close over the projector so you can turn it off temporarily while you are talking without having to be blinded by the projector.

We purchased this for use with church services at a nursing home. Setup was easy. The only thing I noticed was that when using full video (from DVD) that there is a slight jerk in the picture motion. The black and white display using PowerPoint is very bright in a well lit room. It is a good projector for the price.

The projector works good. The only problem was when while trying to watch movies off the internet. The picture was clipping. I don't know if my comuter is fast enough to keep up with streaming video. Regular DVDs worked fine. Maybe I need a upgraded video card.

I was a bit timid thinking about moving from an overhead projector to a multi-media projector. Best move I've made in a while. The material is much easier to read, it has as much flexibility as the overhead and allows better interface with the audience. I found the setup and use to be quick and easy. Love it.

this is a low end projector but gives a good image for its price. It's worth the price

I bought this to show pics at Campers on Mission rallys. Works just as well as some higher priced units.