Toshiba ET20 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons

Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Warranty
Summary, Pros, Cons

Like all "all-in-one" projector systems, the ET20 inherently has compromises built in. The real strength though of the ET20 lies in its small, very portable size, easy setup, and the fact that it sits much closer to your screen or wall than any of the competition.

This makes it ideal for setting up temporarily, taking it on vacation, or to a friends, or whatever other mischief you can come up with.

The overall picture quality is very enjoyable to watch, but the lack of the ability to accurately set the color to match the standard color profile for movie watching, definitely says that this projector is not for purists. It's just a generally good all-in-one solution for TV, movies, games, etc.

Instead, I think of it as a really fun projector. It looks good on movies, even better on TV/HDTV, and looked downright impressive with my PS3 hooked up to it. There is a PC input, but as a serious projector for projecting PC information, it is to low a resolution, but fine for computer games, graphics, etc. Just avoid spreadsheets. A business projector it's not.

Toshiba ET20 Pros

• Bright - lots of lumens for use in family rooms, etc., without having to fully darken the room.
• Very good warranty
• Cool looking unit
• Sits very close to the screen
• Feels like excellent build quality
• Excellent selection of inputs
• Internal DVD player works very well, producing clean image
• Supports HD resolutions
• Four preset modes for image quality
• Built in sub-woofer
• Most portable of all the all-in-one projectors since the others have outboard subwoofer options.
• User friendly
• Parental controls

Toshiba ET20 Cons

• Lack of color temperature controls, and the projector's preset modes are all too "cool" for ideal movie watching.
• Remote control has button crowding, especially the DVD transport controls

Toshiba ET20 Typical Capabilities

• Manual
• Price/Performance

Toshiba TDP-ET20 Summary

Fun product. The kids will love it. This is a bonus room hit, just picture your kids - or you, spending even more time - watching TV, playing video games, watching movies, on a screen or wall that dwarfs the largest plasma displays or big screen TVs.

And it's easy to setup, and easy to take with you, easy to use. Very, very cool!

And want even cooler, pair it with the Gemmy inflatable screen, set it all up outdoors in the evenings and have a real blast!

Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Warranty
Summary, Pros, Cons