Epson Home Cinema 730HD vs Epson PowerLite 680 review

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Rating 5 5

Epson Home Cinema 730HD vs Epson PowerLite 680 comparison chart

Overall
Epson Home Cinema 730HD
6
Epson PowerLite 680
6.6
4
4

Epson Home Cinema 730HD vs Epson PowerLite 680 review

Epson Home Cinema 730HD
vs
Epson PowerLite 680

The Epson Home Cinema 730HD vs Epson PowerLite 680 comparison shows that these projectors have some important differences and common features. Based on our rating, Home Cinema 730HD has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 6.6 for PowerLite 680.

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 730HD over Epson PowerLite 680

  • Bigger projection screen size: 33-318 inch vs 55-100 inch
  • Lower power consumption, 283 W vs 373 W

Advantages Epson PowerLite 680 over Epson Home Cinema 730HD

  • Better brightness: 3500 vs 3000 lumens
  • Lower noise level, 35 dB vs 37 dB
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 5000 vs 4000 hours
  • More HDMI connectors: 3 vs 1

Common features and specifications

  • Equal USB ports quantity: 1
  • Integrated speakers
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Product

Epson Home Cinema 730HD
Epson PowerLite 680

Model

Home Cinema 730HD
PowerLite 680

Brand

Epson
Epson

Reviews

402
3

Resolution

Native resolution

1280 x 800
1024 x 768

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1600 x 1200

Resolution abbreviation

WXGA
XGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

33-318
55-100

Projection distance, m/ft

1.4 - 4.8/3.2 - 13.1
0.3 - 0.8/1 - 1.8

Aspect ratio

16:10
4:3

Brightness, lumens

3000
3500

Contrast ratio

12000:1
14000:1

Throw ratio range

1.3:1 - 1.56:1
0.32:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

3LCD
3LCD

Noise level, dBA

37
35

Power consumption, W

283
373

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

password protection
kensington lock, 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

200
250

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4000
5000

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

5000
10000

Connectivity

HDMI

1
3

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
1

Audio output (3.5mm)

0
1

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

MHL

RS-232

0
1

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
1

USB (service)

1
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

2
16

Sound type

mono
mono

Lens

F-number

1.58 - 1.72
1.6

Focal length, mm

16.9 - 20.28
3.7

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 30, horizontal +/- 30

Zoom ratio

1.2x
1.3x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

30
3

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

30
3

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
5/41

Max, C/F

35/95
40/104

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

23.3 x 7.8 x 29.7/9.2 x 3.1 x 11.7
35.5 x 17.7 x 38.1/14.5 x 7.4 x 15.8

Weight, kg/pounds

2.4/5.3
5.4/12.6

Other

Release year

2013
2016
Epson Home Cinema 730HD
Epson PowerLite 680
Epson Home Cinema 730HD
Epson PowerLite 680

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 6.6
  • 6Epson Home Cinema 730HD
  • 6.6Epson PowerLite 680

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