Hitachi CP-RS55 LCD projector Review

Reviews of the Hitachi CP-RS55 LCD projector

7.0

CNET Review

April 5, 2005

The Good: Bright; small and lightweight; low price; quick warm-up and cool-down; handles colors well.

The Bad: Low contrast; large remote with limited capabilities; lacks carrying case and optical zoom.

The Bottom Line: Although not the brightest, lightest, or most feature-filled projector on the market, the Hitachi Performa CP-RS55 can lay claim to the best price tag, and it may well represent the best all-round value available.

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8.1

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 27, 2009

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 64/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 17240 other Projectors reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 81/100 = Very Good.

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5.0

pcmag.com

By Alfred Poor | June 1, 2005

Review Summary: The Hitachi Performa lowers the price bar, but many users will notice some of the compromises that were made along the way. Competing models around the same price offer more features and better quality.

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7.0

asia.cnet.com

By Rich Malloy | April 22, 2005

Review Summary: The CP-RS55 comes with a decent but spartan set of connectors and cables. The standard connectors (VGA, S-Video, composite video, and audio) are all present and accounted for, though the projector ships with only one VGA cable and an AC cable. The ...

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No Rating

digitaltrends.com

Review Summary: With a brightness of 1,500 ANSI lumens but weighing only 4.84 pounds, the new Hitachi Performa CP-RS55 projector features the high-end performance required for use in corporate, as well as small...

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Manufacturer: Hitachi America Ltd.

Part number: CP-RS55

General

Device Type LCD projector
Built-in Devices Speaker
Width 11.2 in
Depth 8 in
Height 2.9 in
Weight 4.9 lbs

Projector / Panel

Image Brightness 1500 ANSI lumens
Image Contrast Ratio 400:1
Image Size 2.5 ft - 25 ft
Projection Distance 5 ft - 24 ft
Digital Zoom Factor 1.2x
Resolution 800 x 600 (native) / 1280 x 1024 (resized)
Native Aspect Ratio 4:3
Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Max Sync Rate (V x H) 120 Hz x 91 KHz
Lamp Type UHB 165 Watt
Lamp Life Cycle 2000 hour(s)
Controls / Adjustments H-size, Gamma correction, Keystone correction
OSD Languages Dutch, French, German, Korean, Polish, English, Finnish, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Chinese (simplified)
Features Freeze frame

Projector Lens System

Lens Aperture F/1.65

Video Input

Analog video format PAL, NTSC, PAL-D, PAL-H, PAL-I, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM, PAL 60, PAL-B/G, NTSC 4.43
Analog video signal RGB, S-Video, Composite video
Digital video input format HDTV

Audio Output

Type Speaker(s) - Integrated
Sound output mode Mono
Sound Output Mode:Output Power / Channel 1 Watt
Speaker(s) 1 x Mixed channel

Input Device

Type Remote control - External

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces 1 x S-video input, 1 x Composite video input - RCA, 1 x VGA input - 15 pin D-Sub (DB-15), 1 x Serial RS-232C - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) ( Management ), 1 x Audio line-in