Hitachi CP-X445 - Summary, Pros, Cons

Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Layout
Setup
Warranty
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.

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

Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Layout
Setup
Warranty
Summary, Pros, Cons