The Epson PowerLite L265F is a 1080p, 3-chip 3LCD professional projector with a solid-state laser light source that sells for an MSRP of $1,535. The PowerLite L265F could easily fit in a conference room, restaurant, corporate lobby, or lecture hall but is primarily designed to meet the specific requirements of the digital signage product channel. The L265F can be mounted at any angle in a 360-degree radius and can project an image as large as 310 inches diagonally.

The L265F is a relatively small professional projector rated to generate 4,600 ANSI lumens of brightness with a light source life of 20,000 hours and a dynamic contrast ratio of 2,500,000:1.

Epson has designed the PowerLite L265F to encourage engagement and empower creativity for various education, corporate, and signage applications. To achieve this, the PowerLite L265F offers wireless connectivity with casting capability for convenient content sharing and includes free downloadable Epson Projector Content Manager software for dynamic digital signage design.
The L265F began selling in June of 2023 at authorized Epson projection dealers and distributors.

Epson sees the 2023 EpiqVision and PowerLite series projectors as being able to meet the needs of their customers, drastically evolving meeting, education, and promotional spaces.

"Today's displays need to be large and wide enough to accommodate all aspects of viewing, sharing, and interactivity for better in-person and remote participant engagement." —Remi Del Mar, senior product manager, Epson America, Inc.  

The PowerLite L265F is designed to deliver a larger displayed image and make collaboration and engagement seamless. Out-of-the-box, the projector is super bright due to the 4,600-lumen laser diode in a sealed light source. This projector produces enough light to project a highly visible image with excellent color, even in rooms and spaces with large amounts of ambient light. Meeting rooms and classrooms can leave some light on, allowing people to see each other and use the projector as a tool for collaboration because they don't need to sit in the dark.

Four thousand six hundred lumens of brightness allow the projector to display a huge image up to 310 inches diagonally. That is 16 times larger than a 75-inch flat-panel display. At 310 inches, there won't be a bad seat in the house. The L265F can display a contrast ratio of 2,500,000:1, which helps improve visibility anywhere in your room or space by highlighting the difference between the darkest and brightest parts of the projected image.

Compared to lamp-based light sources, the projector laser light source is incredibly reliable and virtually maintenance-free. Epson lists its estimated lifetime as 20,000 hours in NORMAL light output mode and 30,000 hours when the projector is set to the ECO mode in its brightest picture preset mode.

The Epson PowerLite L265F uses Epson's proprietary 3-chip 1080p 3LCD technology. I won't go into detail, but click the link if you want more information. I want to mention why I think Epson used 1,080p chips instead of WUXGA or 4K. A big reason for this is cost. The explanation is all in the name. 3LCD means there are three LCD imagers compared to a single DLP chip, the largest competitive imager used in projectors.

It's also necessary to look at how the projector is being used. 1080p resolution is good enough to show PowerPoints, spreadsheets, and other common business content.

Using a 1080p imager can improve the performance of other hardware on the projector. Brightness, color performance, and contrast all benefit from using a 1080p imager compared to a higher resolution WUXGA or 4K sensor. Also, Epson can allocate resources to more relevant features, like increasing the brightness to 4,600 lumens, which is far more important than 4K resolution. 1080p projectors are compatible with a wide range of content sources and devices.

The reality is that Epson does offer a range of projector models with varying specifications to cater to the different needs of its customers. Epson makes WUXGA and 4K projectors for customers who require higher resolution for specialized tasks or are willing to invest more in their projection equipment. The choice ultimately depends on the specific requirements and budget of the customer or organization.

Epson has created various software solutions to help you get the most out of your PowerLite L265F. These tools are designed to make setting up and using the projector straightforward while assisting users to get the most out of the L265F features.

iProjection is a software application developed by Epson that allows users to wirelessly project content from a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer onto compatible Epson projectors, including the L265F. iProjection makes it easy for participants to share presentations, images, videos, and other content wirelessly during meetings, presentations, or classroom settings, eliminating the need to use cables or other physical adapters. This collaboration tool eliminates a potential point of failure while allowing participants to share content locally and remotely from any connected location worldwide.

The Epson Projector Professional Tool (EPPT) is a tool that helps make Epson projectors work better and easier, especially when you have many of them. It helps control and manage them over a network so they project images and videos correctly without any hassle.

Epson EPPT benefits users by providing advanced control and management features for Epson projectors over a network. It simplifies tasks like adjusting focus, image alignment, and other settings, making it easier to ensure the best possible projection quality without physically accessing each projector individually. It's a tool that helps professionals manage and optimize multiple projectors more efficiently.

The PowerLite L265F joins its counterparts, the L260F and the L210F, in providing outstanding picture quality and ease of use, making this projector one of the best of its class for both picture quality and ease of use.