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Epson MovieMate 85HD

Based on 5 reviews

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Good:

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Pros

Highly portable, High brightness, Integrated speakers, Built-in DVD player.
Instant theater with 720p projector, integrated DVD player, and stereo audio system.
Brighter and cheaper than previous models.

Cons

Built-in optical drive.
No controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, or other common settings.
Needs a builtin Bluray drive; the fan gets loud on the projector’s brightest setting.

By ProjectorCentral on March 21, 2011

Listed at $899 with a native 1280 x 800 resolution, the 85HD projector houses a DVD player, a 20-watt audio system, and a 2,500-lumen projector in one integrated package, displays 720p widescreen movies without compression, and it handles all sorts of...

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By Macworld on March 11, 2011

The MovieMate 85HD has a lot to offer as a convenient, portable, all-in-one home entertainment media player. With its built-in DVD player, integrated speakers, and variety of connectors, this versatile projector can turn your backyard into an outdoor...

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By The Lobe and Mail on February 18, 2011

Digital projectors, once on the cusp of breaking into the consumer world in a big way, were a casualty of the flat screen war. Though capable of delivering literally wall-sized, high-definition images, their disadvantages – namely, that they...

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By PC Mag on February 15, 2011

The Epson MovieMate 85HD is a portable home theater in a box, complete with DVD player, sound system, and a 720p projector. Buy it...

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By Projectors at Projector Reviews on February 10, 2011

This MovieMate is a combo projector containing a bright projector, a standard DVD player, and a decent sound system. The reason the 85HD doesn't compete with other all-in-one projectors is that there really aren't any others - at least in the...

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By Maximum PC on December 26, 2010

Buying a projector to show movies on the side of your house on warm summer evenings is akin to owning a boat. It’s an absolute blast the first few times, but it soon devolves into a chore: Drag out the projector. Drag out the speakers. Drag out...

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By About.com on November 26, 2010

Manufacturer's SiteThe Epson MovieMate 85HD is one of a class of video projectors that include a built-in DVD player. The projector section utilizes 3LCD technology with 1280x800 (approx 720p) native resolution. All DVDs played in the...

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