EPSON Intros Newest Pre-Packaged Home Theaters Using 6100 and 6500 1080p Projectors

May 17, 2009 - HomeAV News, rAVe [PUBS],

Earlier this month, Epson updated its Ensemble HDTM Home Cinema “System” by adding their latest 3LCD 1080p front projectors, the PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 and Home Cinema 6500 UB. Still the only projector manufacturer offering a complete home theater package, the Ensemble HD Home Cinema System is a fully-integrated, home entertainment solution with a motorized 100-inch screen, integrated surround sound, AV controller with built-in DVD player, universal remote and aimed at either do-it-yourselfers or entry-level integrators.

So, why mention it here? rAVe has learned that, although EPSON’s pre-packaged theater concept was slow to take off initially, it’s doing very well now and two MAJOR projector manufacturers have plans to emulate it. So, YOU need to be prepared. We can either let this one, too, fall exclusively to the low-end integrator or retailer (currently it’s sold through places such as Visualapex and Projector People) or we can embrace it as a launching pad to integrating tons of other stuff in the home.

Look, in all seriousness, the home theater market is not what it used to be. The days of high-end income earners adding dedicated theaters to use merely 10 percent of the time are running out quickly – in addition to the fact that having a home theater is, in many places, considered snobbery now. We may not like to hear it, but it’s true. We see way more multi-purpose rooms (like the game rooms of the 80’s) being integrated than theaters now. And, the days of the average rich guy spending even $15,000 on a projector are running out – just ask Runco.

You should even consider emulating this concept and pre-packaging rooms this way. Sure, some of you out there ARE doing this, but not most. But, trust me when I tell you, if you had seen some of the future projectors coming out of China and Japan using very inexpensive LED lighting and aimed squarely at our market – and for less than $600 for 1080p – then you’d take this warning more seriously.

Believe it.

If you want to at least look at what Projector People is selling for EPSON, visit here.

EPSON Intros Newest Pre-Packaged Home Theaters Using 6100 and 6500 1080p Projectors

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