Toshiba TLP-ET1 Home Theater Front Projector

by Toshiba

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• Item Weight: 7.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000VMIOA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,486 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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Designed for families who don't have space for a dedicated home theater but still want high-quality entertainment, Toshiba's all-in-one, standalone TLP-ET1 front projector is highly portable and easy to set up. Capable of operating in TheaterWide, movie, and game modes, the ET1 offers great viewing flexibility while producing a native 16:9 format for true widescreen renderings of your favorite movies. The projector features an input capability of 480i, 576i/p, 720p, and 1080i.

Weighing just 7.6 pounds, this TLP-ET1 features built-in high-performance stereo speakers with 5 watts per channel and even simulated surround sound to create a sense of spaciousness around your presentations.

With just over an 8-foot throw distance for a 100-inch diagonal image, there's no need for the large dedicated room often associated with home theater projectors--the ET1 is ideal for smaller rooms. The ET1 combines high-quality Toshiba video circuitry with the latest Faroudja DCDi 12200 scaling chip for clean, sharp, and natural images.

User adjustments include manual focus, digital keystone correction, simulated surround sound, and more. The projector also features a full complement of A/V inputs for home-theater connectivity, including ColorStream component-video, RGB, composite-video, and S-video.

Product Description

Bring movies to life, fight life-size villains on your games console or enjoy the big match atmosphere in the comfort of your living room. The Toshiba ET1 Home Cinema Projector delivers stunning images up to 100 inches in size. It offers highly flexible c

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Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, just a few drawbacks, September 16, 2004

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Schpil (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba TLP-ET1 Home Theater Front Projector (Electronics)

Positive aspects:
1) real 16:9 mode is excellent with a 16:9 screen
2) great brightness, even in economy mode
3) great colours
4) scarcely any screendoor effect if the screen is 2.5 times the screen length away from you
5) barely noticeable noise in economy mode
6) excellent compatibility (component, composite, video, VGA, etc.)
7) very easy of use

Negative aspects:
1) component YUV necessary to get a sharp picture
2) contrast could be better
3) has to be put really close to the screen!

Problems
1) during big travelling shots the image can be jerky at times

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba TLP-ET1, June 14, 2004

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"ggrutle" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba TLP-ET1 Home Theater Front Projector (Electronics)

I've been using the Toshiba TLP-ET1 for about 3 months and love it. It is LCD, 480x858 pixels ( 1-to-1 mapping of DVD video ). The color is fantastic and the 700 lumens is very good for home theatre with an 80" screen. I keep my room dark and use the low power setting. The only negative point that I can see is that screen door effect is still slightly visible at 1 1/2 x screen width but my best seating is at 2x anyway. Contrast ratio - black level is respectable and this is coming for someone that has been using (still uses) a 36" Sony XBR television which has outstanding black levels. There are no visible artifacts of any kind and the internal DCDi processor even makes 480i signals look great (ie standard broadcast). The internal sound system is a bit of a joke and may make some people over look this other wise great projector. Because of the short lens throw, I am uable to use this on a coffee table in what is otherwise a rarely used formal living room. The screen gets put away for other entertaining and the PJ looks good enough to stay on the table. I put my DVD player (Denon 710) on the same table to minimize the Video cable length and run the digital audio to my Denon 3803 receiver by a single long coax cable.

It has excellent features and is very easy to use.

For the previous reviewer; I've been quoted $400(cnd) or a new bulb from my dealer so it should be $300(us) or less.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Home Projector, September 30, 2004

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Dad - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba TLP-ET1 Home Theater Front Projector (Electronics)

This may be an entry level project with a relatively low resolution compared to the more expensive projectors, but with the DCDi and quality colour and contrast it fills the 93" screen I have with great detail.

Setup is quick and easy as I have to keep it in the cupboard away from the children when not in use.

The pixel box effect can be reduced substantialy by setting the focus a little soft. I found that small text became even easier to read with the soft focus.

Unless you want to spend a lot more money, it's hard to go past this projector.