Epson’s New Portable Laser Projector Doubles As a Streaming Box

When a projector works extra time as a portable streaming corner , any room can be made into your own personal picture theater .

That ’s what Epson hope to commit off with itsEpiqVision Mini EF12Streaming Laser Projector , a 5 - pound miniature picture box that produces a full - HD HDR picture of up to 150 column inch — which likely outflank the prominent television screen door in the average person ’s dwelling . Specifically targeted to streamers , the Mini EF12 has Android TV and Google Assistant baked straight into the box , supporting most streaming apps and casting with build - in Chromecast .

Now , projectors are generally significantly improve with the improver of freestanding speakers , as the profound quality produced by on - unit speakers seldom cut it on their own . One of Epson ’s big merchandising points for this television receiver on - the - go gadget is that it pack a “ custom - designed audiophile verbalizer system ” from Yamaha that can touch even soundbar - quality auditory sensation . That is … quite a title , particularly given the projector ’s wee size . However , Epson does seem to think that the quality is full enough that you ’ll desire to also use it as a standalone Bluetooth speaker unit , which seems promising .

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The gadget does have a number of feature to help with orientation and picture quality , include scene - ground coloring material correction and icon skew and center correction . The latter will help correct the throw of the word picture in relation to where the boxful itself is set , a utilitarian tool for a projector that ’s meant to be moved quite a bit . The Mini EF12 will retail for $ 1,000 .

The company also today announced the $ 800EpiqVision Mini EF11 LaserProjector — which produces a full - HD image of up to 150″ and can be connected to a separate streaming corner through its HDMI port , no Yamaha or Android TV included — and theEpiqVision Ultra LS300Smart Streaming Laser Projector , a premium ultra - unforesightful - throw projector that Epson says can grow a picture of up to 3600 lm . Starting at $ 2,000 , the Ultra can be buy with a screen size up to 100 column inch for $ 3,000 or 120 column inch for $ 4,000 . As with the Mini EF12 , the Ultra add up with build - in Android television and features an on - whole Yamaha verbalizer system .

All three model will begin shipping in November .

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