Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 1450 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 1450 comparison chart

Overall
Sony VPLHW45ES
7.3
Epson Home Cinema 1450
7
6
5

Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 1450 review

Sony VPLHW45ES
vs
Epson Home Cinema 1450

Sony VPLHW45ES vs Epson Home Cinema 1450 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, VPLHW45ES has a total rating of 7.3 out of 10 versus 7 for Home Cinema 1450.

Advantages Sony VPLHW45ES over Epson Home Cinema 1450

  • Bigger projection screen size: 40-300 inch vs 45-260 inch
  • Lower noise level, 35 dB vs 37 dB
  • Lower power consumption, 310 W vs 429 W
  • 3D support

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 1450 over Sony VPLHW45ES

  • Better brightness: 4200 vs 1800 lumens
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 5000 vs 4000 hours
  • Integrated speakers

Common features and specifications

  • Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 2
  • Equal USB ports quantity: 1
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Product

Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 1450

Model

VPLHW45ES
Home Cinema 1450

Brand

Sony
Epson

Reviews

92
47

Resolution

Native resolution

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200

Resolution abbreviation

Full HD
WUXGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

40-300
45-260

Projection distance, m/ft

2.4 - 9.6/6.5 - 29.5
1.6 - 8.3/3.2 - 26.2

Aspect ratio

16:9
16:10

Brightness, lumens

1800
4200

Contrast ratio

120000:1
15000:1

Throw ratio range

1.36:1 - 2.16:1
1.57:1 - 2.58:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

SXRD
3LCD

Noise level, dBA

35
37

Power consumption, W

310
429

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

225
300

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4000
5000

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

6000
10000

Connectivity

HDMI

2
2

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

1
0

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
0

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
1

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

MHL

RS-232

1
1

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
1

USB (service)

0
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

has not
16

Sound type

has not
mono

Lens

F-number

2.0 - 3.17
1.5 - 2.0

Focal length, mm

22.5 - 47.2
23.0 - 38.4

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 71, horizontal +/- 25

Zoom ratio

1.6x
1.6x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

40
30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

20

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
5/41

Max, C/F

40/104
40/104

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
35.5 x 10.1 x 27.9/14.8 x 4.9 x 11.5

Weight, kg/pounds

9.07/20.1
4.5/10.1

Other

Release year

2016
2017
Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 1450
Sony VPLHW45ES
Epson Home Cinema 1450

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.3
  • 7
  • 7.3Sony VPLHW45ES
  • 7Epson Home Cinema 1450

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