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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally satisfied with the purchase, February 25, 2008
This review is from: Epson MovieMate 72 High-Definition Projector, DVD and music player combo (V11H257220) (Electronics)
I was nervous about spending a thousand dollars on an item I didn't know much about, but now that I've had this projector for a month I consider it worth every penny.
The picture is great, and the projector offers every control and setting in an intuitive fashion. The only thing I don't understand is why it has the swivel base, that seems like a useless feature, but hey, one extra feature is better than one too few.
I've used the projector with game systems, my computer, and of course just in DVD mode. All were set up in less than a minute (the DVD in seconds). I think even grandma and grandpa could get this thing working without the instruction book.
I use it to play movies on my wall at home and the video and audio quality is great, and it's amazing to have a big screen right there in the living room or bedroom just by having moved some pictures around.
The only think I caution you on is to make sure you get the "US" version, there is an international version floating around that apparently has a 90 hour "demo" bulb rather than the standard 3000 hour bulb. Also the warranty is 90 days rather than a year.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific all-in-one, joy-to-use, high quality 720p upconverting projector, January 4, 2008
This review is from: Epson MovieMate 72 High-Definition Projector, DVD and music player combo (V11H257220) (Electronics)
This is a wonderful all-in-one projector. Wonderfully intuitive controls, fantastic sound (especially with an Epson subwoofer), tremendous picture quality with upconverting DVD player. At first use, the image seems a bit dark (lamp is rated up to 1200+ lumens), but then we figured out the brightness control on the remote, and it is more than adequate (with 4 levels) for most situations. The enclosed CD .pdf manual answered all our questions once we got beyond the no-brainer quick start guide. I did not print out this extensive manual, but can find what I need to know quickly on my computer on those rare occasions when it is not obvious from the wonderful design of this projector
We got this for use in our church, for both movies for family and youth gatherings, and also for documentaries and educational situations. Ease of use, portability, and wonderful close to HD quality from upconverted DVDs make this a wonderful improvement to our old TV style video presentations. If one were to show an image to an entire church gathering (100+ people) then a brighter projector might be in order, but you will lose the ease and simplicity of this great design! And while the sound is superb, in such a case one might wish to use the church sound system for great reach.
This projector is a wonderful way to get high quality theatre presentations without a lot of wires and hookups. I would heartily recommend it for families at home, or small to medium sized groups in organizations. I would recommend the Epson subwoofer (or similar) for that added "oomph" with newer films, and a screen for the brightest of presentations, though a white wall would be fine in a pinch! Highly recommended!
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect start to an HD home theater, January 8, 2009
This review is from: Epson MovieMate 72 High-Definition Projector, DVD and music player combo (V11H257220) (Electronics)
UPDATE: I added a Sony 5.1 receiver and Polk Audio 10" powered subwoofer to the mix, along with a PS3 for bluray and gaming. Wow, bluray movies look phenomenal on this projector. Using HDMI makes the connection simple (one HDMI wire, one power cable). If my son has the Ps3 player in his room, we can still use the projector with the built in DVD player. In that case, I have another wire (yes, a third cable), an optical audio cable (Toslink), to bring sound FROM the projector TO the receiver, and thus still have 5.1 sound. I also got a nice rolling cart
Da-lite / Welt Projector Cart with Telescoping Center Column Ajdusts from 33" - 49-1/2". so we can move the projector out of the way when not using it, or move it to another room to watch there).
This projector is a great start (or used as-is) for a fun HD home theater system. I currently have an Epson Home 10 (848x480 (DVD) resolution), with a Panasonic HTIB 5-disc DVD changer with speakers and subwoofer (but it has no 5.1 audio inputs so I can't really use it with this projector). I have a manual 120" (10') diagonal pull-down screen. Anyway, I want you to know what I was comparing to.
The video quality from DVD's from this projector are just stunning compared to the Standard Def (SD) image from the Home 10 projector (which wasn't too shabby). We haven't even tried blu-ray yet, but the built-in DVD puts out an amazing picture. Even at 10' in size, it looked like an HD image. The family was amazed.
The biggest worry I had was the sound, so let's discuss that.
The sound is perfectly adequate. I was worried about it, but the best way I can describe it is it sounds better than a good TV. I had 5.1 audio, in the same room, so I have a good standard to compare it to. But I actually like having the sound come from a close source, rather than the far-flung speakers. It's different but very enjoyable. I'm not in a hurry to replace the 5.1 audio system, the sound from this unit is good enough to hold us for a while. (I will probably add a subwoofer as the second "upgrade" after a blu-ray player).
The wife really likes the fact that there is just one wire (power). It's so convenient to use. You can move it to bedroom, living room, outdoors. My only gripe is there is no handle. It should have one because you'll want to move it to different rooms.
Specs:
Video input: It has HDMI input, and a VGA input (and comes with VGA to female component cables if your device is component (the 3 rca cables), s-video and composite. That should cover everything. (the pictures obviously indicate no component, but that is solved with the included vga to component cable).
Audio input: It has RCA left/right audio input, plus audio from the HDMI port.
Audio Output: there is a headphone jack that you can use to output left/right audio, plus an optical digital output for 5.1 output, plus there is a dedicated subwoofer output which probably helps alot with the onboard sound.
The remote has glow-in-the-dark buttons. It has a "coffee-break" button which pauses the DVD and gradually lights up the screen with white light to help you find your way back to the popcorn popper.
In summary, this is a great device. It's simple, throws an amazing HD picture, includes a slot-loading DVD player, has HDMI inputs to add a blu-ray player (or PS3 or Xbox 360), has digital audio out to add 5.1 sound. We have been using a projector for years, and go through a lot of Netflix movies. But now that we've seen the beautiful picture from this projector, we have that "first-time" excitement again, and can't wait for dinner to end so we can have "movie night" every night.
If you are thinking about home theater or projectors, I highly recommend the MovieMate72. It's a great solution. Start with this projector, be blown away by the amazing upscaled picture, add a PS3 or other blu ray player, then later add a receiver with 5.1 speakers. The exciting thing is, 3 minutes after opening the box you are enjoying a 10' picture from your existing DVDs. Nothing beats it for simplicity.
P.S. I don't think we'll EVER turn on the Epson Home 10 again, because this projector is such an improvement in picture quality.
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