Product Details
- Brand: Epson
- Model: V11H478120
- Platform: Windows
- Original language:
English - Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 2.10" h x
8.30" w x
11.50" l,
3.70 pounds
Features
- 2600 Lumens Color Brightness
- 2600 Lumens White Brightness
- WXGA 720p Widescreen resolution (1280 x 800)
- Wireless connectivity, plus iProjection app; HDMI connectivity; Apple Mac compatible
- Portable / Ultraportable design 3.7 lbs
Epson PowerLite 1761W Projector (Ultraportable WXGA 720p Widescreen 3LCD, 2600 lumens color brightness, 2600 lumens white brightness, HDMI, wireless, app compatible, rapid setup)
Product Description
Brilliant Widescreen Performance in a Slim Ultraportable.Its sleek, lightweight design, widescreen WXGA resolution and 2600 lumens color/white light output make it easy for the Epson PowerLite 1761W to deliver brilliant widescreen presentations. Offering value, convenience and performance, the PowerLite 1761W features native WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution — a must-have for delivering HD video content. Weighing just 3.7 lb and just 1.7" tall, the PowerLite 1761W is ready to travel when you are. Connecting is simple, on a Mac® or PC, with USB Plug ‘n Play instant setup. Take advantage of wireless 802.11 b/g/n LAN card capabilities and present wirelessly from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. You can even use a USB memory device and deliver your presentation PC-free or connect via HDMI. Automatic vertical keystone correction makes setup easy. The PowerLite 1761W is also equipped with a long life lamp that lasts up to 5000 hours. So you get amazing performance, ease of use and brilliant output — all from one ultra-thin projector.
Customer Reviews
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Loaded with flexibility in a compact package.
By terpfan1980
Epson's PowerLite 1761W Projector brings a nice feature list to the table that is headed up with wireless projection abilities from most portable devices via the iProjection app on portable devices (iDevices and Android tablets and phones) and via typical PCs or Mac computers with the required application installed. On top of that, add the respectable 2600 lumens of color and white brightness that puts the performance in the projector brightness category in the upper half of the price/brightness scale.Typically, projectors delivering 2000 to 3000 lumens would be considered good for rooms that aren't going to be completely darkened, while projectors delivering under 2000 lumens would require a completely darkened room for acceptable viewing. The 3000 to 4500 lumen range would be considered very good and would normally work well even in rooms for some ambient light or without the artificial light turned down, but of course that performance typically comes at much higher prices. Projectors capable of delivering 4500 lumens or more would be the upper end range and would normally be priced accordingly.This projector should probably be considered a short throw projector as the projected image size from this projector is large sized, even at shorter projector to screen distances. The actual specs, as reported in the documentation, are these:* 50 inch screen/image size from a Projection distance of 44 to 53 inches (112 to 135 cm) (approx. 3.5 to 4.5 feet)* 80 inch screen/image size from a Projection distance of 71 to 85 inches (181 to 217 cm) (approx. 5 to 6 feet)* 100 inches from a distance of 89 to 107 inches (226 to 271 cm) (approx. 7.5 to 9 feet)* 150 inches from a distance of 134 to 161 inches (340 to 408 cm) (approx. 11 to 13.5 feet)If an intended buyer is dealing with smaller potential screen sizes, knowing these distance ranges may help determine whether or not this projector, despite other features that might be useful (such as the wireless projection capability), would make for a good purchase.In researching this projector, I would openly acknowledge reading other reviews from various sources on the internet. I take seriously the responsibility of a reviewer or author of any sort not to steal others works (plagiarism) and I don't borrow content from other reviews, though I may find inspiration within those reviews for making sure I cover some important items within this review.One comment that I did see within a couple of other reviews was a back and forth "discussion" between reviewers on another site about the wireless capability of this projector. One reviewer found the installation and setup process for the wireless feature to be more work than they had expected and perhaps more difficult than they felt they should have to go through. With that possible red flag raised, I was curious to see how well the included instructions covered installing the wireless module and further, how well the instructions covered the wireless configuration. I found that the instructions were crystal clear and easy to follow though I would acknowledge that it seemed to be somewhat silly not to have installed the wireless module at the factory. I'm sure that Epson had a good reason not to do that, perhaps with the thought pattern being that by not installing the module at the factory and letting the user perform that task the user could easily note the MAC address in advance and have that information for configuring the security of the wireless network (MAC address filtering as an example).In those same inspirational reviews, I had noticed that one reviewer seemed to have the impression that in configuring this projector for wireless access that they were no longer able to use the internet on the device they configured to project from. Apparently the reviewer in that case didn't understand the difference between Ad-hoc and Infrastructure network modes, both of which are supported by this projector. In Ad-hoc network mode, this projector and the device that would be wireless projecting to it would be operating on their own isolated network. In that case the device that would be doing the projecting would no longer have access to any other network and therefore wouldn't be able to access the internet (or corporate or home networks) at all. In Infrastructure mode this projector becomes just another device on an established wireless network. In Infrastructure mode all of the devices would have full access to the network (internet, corporate, home, whatever was configured).The network configuration, even in an advanced environment, is still easily configured via the projector's remote control and built-in menu for the projector. That configuration would require a little knowledge of the wireless network configuration (the appropriate addresses if DHCP isn't being used, the network passwords if necessary, etc.) in the intended environment, but it really isn't difficult to set up on this projector.iProjection Application notes:Thanks to Epson's iProjection application, which is free to download and install via the appropriate application market places, projecting wirelessly from iDevices (phones, tablets, etc.) or Android devices (again phones, tablets, whatever devices the application would install on) is incredibly easy. The technology is similar to the fruity company's AirPlay technology, though in the context of the iProjection application the feature set is much more limited. When using the iProjection application (at least at the time this review was written and submitted) a user of the application would be restricted to specific document types, photos, or internet (browsing) projection. You can't, for example, toggle the projection on and wirelessly output videos from on a tablet. ONLY PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS and WEB BROWSING may be wirelessly projected via iProjection on phone/tablet devices.PC users running the required application on their PC are not restricted in that way. On my Media Center PC I was able to output video and audio from the Media Center application along with the other content that was displayed on my PC's desktop.Output quality and input ports on this projector:Image output from this projector is a very respectable 1280 x 800 pixels 16:10 ratio widescreen native resolution (which leads to the image sizes mentioned above). 720p high definition projection is easily achieved simply by connecting to the output of an HD cable or satellite tuner box. For those so inclined, a high def gaming console (such as the Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 3) can also easily be connected to this projector via the HDMI port.PCs or Macintosh computers can also be connected via the older style 15 pin analog video (VGA type) port.PC users could also quickly make use of a USB connection to connect this projector to their PC, meaning that this projector is incredibly flexible and should be useful in just about any configuration a user might imagine.The Epson 1761W is incredibly thin, light weight, and astonishingly portable. The included carrying bag/case is deceptively roomy but also small and easy to carry around in a very comfortable manner. Obviously Epson has put a lot of thought into the design of this device and to the design of the accessories and they should be commended for just plain getting it right.Thinking back on the other materials I read about this projector, I recall another comment/complaint that this projector doesn't offer an "audio out" connector. It does have a built-in speaker that sounded reasonably good when playing back audio from my TiVo Premiere XL (directly connected via HDMI cable) as well as when I used the PC application to connect to the projector wirelessly. Thanks to this projector's support of wireless n as well as 802.11 b and g, I was able to use the higher wireless speeds and never suffered any lag or poor performance that might be encountered with slower wireless networks. THIS PROJECTOR DOES NOT HAVE AN AUDIO OUT port though, and anyone that requires such a configuration will have to look elsewhere.Sluggish performance via iProjection?One note on wireless projection performance. When I used the iProjection application on my third generation iPad device I found the network browsing displays a little sluggish in updating on the projected image. That was possibly slowed by a connection that was syncing that pad back to my PC, updating content on the pad device, but the performance was slowed noticably enough for me to take note of and think of mentioning here. Honestly, I think that problem was simply my pad device as I wound up having to restart the iPad later to resolve another issue.Sending output from my Galaxy S III phone over to the projector was fast enough when I was browsing through photos and such, but I didn't opt to try network browsing on that device.On other note here though, when I used the network browsing on my iPad I noticed that the iPad wasn't showing me the bookmarks that I would normally have on that device. It seemed that the browser session that was used was one that was isolated away from the built-in browser, though again that might simply have been a one-time issue with my iPad.Some other possible options:I've had the pleasure of reviewing a few other Epson projectors, including the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector. It was also very nice, with output sizes smaller and more compact than the widescreen output of this projector. Another Epson projector that I used and really liked was the EX7210 Projector Epson EX7210 Projector (Portable WXGA 720p Widescreen 3LCD, 2800 lumens color brightness, 2800 lumens white brightness, HDMI, rapid setup). That particular projector offers greater brightness ratings (2800 lumens versus the 2600 lumens for the 1761W) and again is not an ultra widescreen projector. It does typically sell at lower prices than either the 1761W reviewed here or the PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD, so if you are on a budget and don't need the flexibility that the 1761W offers with it's wireless projection capabilities, you might want to look hard at the EX7210.Buy it or not?Personally I would rate the 1761W a must buy. It is an incredibly flexible projector and should work in just about any configuration a user could imagine.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.Incredibly compact, powerful and portable multimedia projector
By Nuknuk
Epson's Powerlite 1761W projector is amazingly slim and light, it is called ultra-portable and categorized as a corporate projector. I have the Epson Ex7210 which is three times as big as the ultra-portable Powerlite. Despite the size, it is only slightly less in lumen output, 2600 compared to the 2700 of the EX7210 (a difference that is hardly discernible).The ultra-portable Powerlite series have 4 flavors:1751 - 2600 lumens, XGA resolution (1024x768)1761w - 2600 lumens, WXGA resolution (1280x800), wireless1771w - 3000 lumens, wireless1776w - 3000 lumens, wireless, auto keystone, auto screen fitQuick spec:Aspect Ratio - 16:10 (supports 4:3 and 16:9)Lamp life - 4,000 hoursContrast Ratio - Up to 2000:1Built-in Speaker -: 1 W monoPower Consumption - Normal mode is 293 W, ECO mode is 212 WWireless:The first thing you would need to do is attach the white USB dongle that came with the unit (dongle is an option and not included in the previous model 1761 [without the w]). Next download the app from Epson website to your laptop or desktop (either Mac or Windows). A little configuration will be needed but you only need to do it once. I chose the Quickselect for an easy connect - this is if you only need to configure it to a single PC. If you need to connect the projector to multiple PCs, you would need the manual configuration. Do not lose the user guide and keep it in the bag for future use. Lastly, make sure to press the LAN button on your remote to see the images on the projector screen. This is very convenient for doing presentation on the go; one less cable to attach. This is a great way to show PowerPoint presentation, and so as your images, spreadsheets and charts.Unfortunately, there are issues with streaming videos. Videos will play but choppy, like watching it in 15 frames a second. No problem with the audio, but you will need direct cable connection to make video play smoothly. So, always bring an HDMI cable with you. By the way, a PC cable is included but not an HDMI cable.I have been using it with my Roku, AppleTV and Macbook Pro via DVI to HDMI adapter. With the downloaded software, it is streaming wireless contents from iMac to the projector.Fan noise:By switching to ECO mode (dimmer but less fan noise), fan noise reduced from 40db to 30 db. I was a bit bothered by the fan noise on regular mode.Lamp:The Epson ELPLP65 Replacement Lamp - DP9608 costs 177$ (at the time this review was written) at Amazon.The black case with an Epson logo that came with it has multi-compartment and is padded for protection. It is a much better case than my EX7210.Includes limited 2-year Epson Road service Program. Epson will pay shipping both ways.Cons:- no audio output for home theater- no Airplay
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.Great business projector
By Daniel Campos
Great projector for business. Fits into my laptop's bag and is very light. We bought this one for the wireless function, and it's pretty straightforward to place the projector on the table and then just plug electricity. The laptop connects via ad-hoc networking and using this little app (we're using Macs) you pick the projector from a list and it does screen mirroring. The widescreen aspect is great. Also, it seems to me that it's almost a short throw projector. Even placing it 3-5 feet from the wall makes a huge image.
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