Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 660 review

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Rating 5 5

Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 660 comparison chart

Overall
Sony VPLHW45ES
7.3
Epson Home Cinema 660
5.6
6
4

Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 660 review

Sony VPLHW45ES
vs
Epson Home Cinema 660

In this review, we will talk about Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 660 comparison. Based on our rating, VPLHW45ES has a total rating of 7.3 out of 10 versus 5.6 for Home Cinema 660.

Advantages Sony VPLHW45ES over Epson Home Cinema 660

  • Lower noise level, 35 dB vs 37 dB
  • 3D support
  • More HDMI connectors: 2 vs 1

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 660 over Sony VPLHW45ES

  • Bigger projection screen size: 30-350 inch vs 40-300 inch
  • Better brightness: 3300 vs 1800 lumens
  • Lower power consumption, 296 W vs 310 W
  • Integrated speakers

Common features and specifications

  • Equal lamp life (normal mode): 4000 hours
  • Equal USB ports quantity: 1
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Product

Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 660

Model

VPLHW45ES
Home Cinema 660

Brand

Sony
Epson

Reviews

92
162

Resolution

Native resolution

1920 x 1080
800 x 600

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
800 x 600

Resolution abbreviation

Full HD
SVGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

40-300
30-350

Projection distance, m/ft

2.4 - 9.6/6.5 - 29.5
1.1 - 4.1/3.2 - 13.1

Aspect ratio

16:9
4:3

Brightness, lumens

1800
3300

Contrast ratio

120000:1
15000:1

Throw ratio range

1.36:1 - 2.16:1
1.45:1 - 1.96:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

SXRD
3LCD

Noise level, dBA

35
37

Power consumption, W

310
296

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

password protection
password protection

Projection method

front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop
front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop

Wireless connection

Additional features

has not
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

225
210

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4000
4000

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

6000
6000

Connectivity

HDMI

2
1

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
0

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
0

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

MHL

RS-232

1
0

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
1

USB (service)

0
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

has not
2

Sound type

has not
mono

Lens

F-number

2.0 - 3.17
1.44

Focal length, mm

22.5 - 47.2
16.7

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 71, horizontal +/- 25
vertical +/- 30, horizontal +/- 30

Zoom ratio

1.6x
1.35x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

40
30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

30

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
5/41

Max, C/F

40/104
35/95

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

40.6 x 17.7 x 46.2/16 x 7 x 18.2
52 x 19.3 x 44.9/20.5 x 7.6 x 17.7

Weight, kg/pounds

9.07/20.1
2.4/5.3

Other

Release year

2016
2017
Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 660
Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 660

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.3
  • 5.6
  • 7.3Sony VPLHW45ES
  • 5.6Epson Home Cinema 660

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