Epson HC1080UB Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour

In addition there are two indicators, power, and temperature/lamp.

Moving to the back of the Epson HC1080UB, you'll find the input panel. It is pretty typical, organized into two rows From the left, a 12 volt trigger for working with properly equipped motorized screens, a SCART port, and below it, a composite video (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). There is a single component video input (3 color coded RCA jacks), and below them, both S-video input and an RS-232c for "command and control" of the projector from a computer or room control system. Back to the top row, there is an analog PC input (which can double as a 2nd component video input, and lastly a pair ofHDMI connectors - one more than the older HC1080.

I'd still like to see 3 HDMI inputs, but two seems to be about the standard, with only a couple of projectors sporting three.

Also found on the back of the Home Cinema 1080UB, is the rear infra-red sensor, the power receptacle, and a hard power switch (which must be on, for the top power button or the remote control to turn the projector on).

The Home Cinema 1080UB, like other Home Cinema series projectors, has a pearl white finish with a silver lens barrel. Overall, physically, it is a very attractive, and compact, projector.

The remote control will be covered on our General Performance page. Now, though, it is time for the really fun stuff - Image Quality.