Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
With SVGA resolution and high-aperture Epson 3LCD technology, the travel-friendly Epson PowerLite S5 helps you achieve powerful presentations, at your office or on the road. The smart choice for any business, it even includes an energy-efficient E-TORL lamp that lasts up to 4000 hours.Get right to it with a 5-second startup (Instant On). Then, take control of your presentation with the convenient A/V Mute Slide. Just slide it over to instantly shut off images and sound. After you've completed your presentation, shut down quickly using the Instant Off function, and head off to your next important meeting.
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Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 musicbydonna January 8, 2009
Donna Jones (McComb, MS United States)
Great little projector. I don't know how well it would work in a large auditorium, but it's great for home movie nights and family/church type slideshows. THRILLED with the price!
This is an excellent product! January 6, 2009
S. Taff (The Shore, NJ)
I purchased this projector as a gift for my fiancee, since we are both teachers and love using powerpoint. Over Christmas we decided to open it and watch some movies on it. The quality was excellent. We hooked up some speakers and a sub-woofer and are now debating not even bringing it to schools (Hey kids, let's do overheads!) I had been nervous that there were other "more hi-tech" versions around but I figured it was only going to be used for powerpoints, but it's definitely a good home theater projector as well. We watched Dark Knight, Heroes, and even played Rock Band for Wii. The built in speakers worked well for the wii since we can't hook up the speakers (or haven't figured it out yet). They were definitely loud enough to rock out, even over the banging of the drums. An excellent buy and well worth the money. Only wish I could purchase an extended warranty on the thing. I know how much replacement bulbs cost, but these seem to be the cheaper end of the spectrum. Definitely worth the money, and I'm considering buying one for myself!
Good Projector January 6, 2009
Y. Morris (USA)
Nice picture for the price. I use it to connect to Directv, Playstation, and Dvd Player. The projector itself isn't the prettiest thing to look at but it does produce a nice picture. You need to buy a VGA to Component and I use a splitter since there is only one VGA(computer) input. Overall this is a good entry level projector considering it's low resolution 800x600. Bulbs are inexpensive and can be changed without having to unmount the projector from the ceiling.
For The Price, You Can't Ask For Better! December 18, 2008
Tushster (Chicago, IL)
I just recently purchased this projector. At first, I was a little skeptical because most reviewers use this product for business-related purposes. I did a little bit more research, and it seemed that this projector would still serve the purpose I was looking for.
I live in a studio, so my place is pretty small. The reason for getting a projector is because I love watching movies and TV on a big screen (especially sports). The screen is approximately 100", and every detail is amazingly sharp! The projector has all sorts of video inputs (VGA, S-Video, Composite), so I use this projector for everything. I hook up my laptop to it, my DirecTV HD receiver, as well as my Xbox 360. This projector can support HD up to 1080i, but unfortunately the projector downscales HD to 800 x 600 (which is the projector's native resolution). Still, on a screen that big, who can tell the difference? I certainly can't!
This projector doesn't have component or HDMI inputs, so you'll need to purchase a cable which is a component-to-VGA cable/adapter. You can easily pick one up for $15 at a local audio/video store, and it definitely serves the purpose. That's how I managed to hook up my DirecTV HD receiver to my projector and it looks pretty darn good!
The internal speaker this projector has is certainly no good. You're better off buying a set of external speakers and hooking it up. Unfortunately, there are no audio outputs from the projector, so you'll have to hook up your speakers directly through the device you're getting your video signal from. If you can manage that, it's totally worth it!
This projector was a great investment, as it serves every purpose I was looking for. Movies look fantastic, HD channels look sharp and my Xbox 360 games look brilliant and vastly colorful. Since I don't use it for business purposes, I can't really comment on how good it would be during a meeting, but I'm sure it will do the job.
If you're looking for a decent priced projector, this may be exactly what you're looking for!
Has already paid for itself in my opinion! September 16, 2008
CAL44 (Clarks Summit, PA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Needed a projector to present a slide show at my daughters graduation dinner, looked at renting one and at $100 a pop decided to take a chance on this. Easy set up and great projection! Have already used it for another slide show for my parents anniversary party and also to project movies on the side of the house for outdoor movie night! My husband needs it this week for an office dinner presentation so in a short 5 months we have already used it enough times to justify it's purchase vs. a rental. (Used my amazon dollars from my credit card so the price couldn't have been any better!) Honestly, I'm not a business user but I couldn't imagine what else you could want in a projector. I'm thrilled we purchased this product!
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