Hitachi CP-X445 - Summary, Pros, Cons

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Art Feierman

Hitachi CP-X445 - Summary, Pros, Cons

Overall the performance of the Hitachi CP-X445 is very impressive. A crisp bright image is this Hitachi's hallmark. From an overall standpoint, it is a well done blend of pure performance, a relatively small package, and a user friendly design.

There are a number of projectors that come to mind which represent direct competition, including the less expensive Panasonic L735u, and the equally expensive Epson Powerlite 830p, so this is not a truly unique product, but Hitachi has created a well thought out machine, that will serve the bulk of users that seek a 3000+ lumen, extremely well.

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Don't forget the great warranty. I'm big on warranty coverage, reliability and ease of use. Of course I can't guess at this projector's long term reliability (although Hitachi claims they are the best!), but the warranty, and ease of use, are way better than most.

Pros

Plenty of brightness
Well laid out menus
Vivid, accurate colors for business presentations
Laser pointer on remote
Particularly good compression technology
Locking onto different resolution sources is very quick
Great warranty
Customizable logo screen

Cons

Zoom lens range is limited
Remote lacks separate buttons for each source
Remote not backlit
A little more expensive than some other projectors with similar power

Typical

Pricing is very average for the feature set, there are less expensive projectors with similar brightness and a similar number (if somewhat different) features.
Overall, an average remote