The Toshiba TDP-ET20U is advertised as both a home theater and business projector. However, its specifications do not match this dual role expectation. With it’s sleek, black piano finish casing, the Toshiba TDP-ET20U looks more like a home theater projector than a business projector. An attractive feature for the home theater purchaser will most likely be the in-built DVD player.
The Toshiba TDP-ET20U has numerous features which make it ideal for the role of a quickly set up, instant home theater projector for watching a sporting event or movie with friends including:
- Optimized for WVGA (480P – 854 x 480) resolution the most common video broadcast source (will accept video inputs up to 1080i and scale them back)
- Inbuilt DVD player
- Inbuilt audio system and speakers
- Super close projection – providing setup flexibility by being able to project up to a 100-inch screen image from just 3.9 feet
- Digital Keystone Correction (Vertical +/- 40° and Horizontal +/- 30°) – providing further setup flexibility
- 5.1-channel Dolby Pro Logic support
While the TDP-ET20U has some features for business including a computer input (one RGB 15-pin), it has more detractions including:
- Brightness of 1100 ANSI lumens which is only suitable for projecting in reduced ambient light settings such as for home theater
- A hefty weight of 10.6 lbs which is several pounds above what would be considered a portable weight for business applications
- A native resolution below that of most business projectors (XGA)
Connections
Interestingly the Toshiba TDP-ET20U has all the input and output connectors on the front which implies it really is designed for quick setup and put away rather than for a permanent installation. As well as the PC input mentioned above, there is one video input for composite, one S-video, three component video (3 x RCA) and one HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) – not the latest version 1.3.
The DVD player can play a wide variety of disk formats, including DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW,DVD-R,CD-DA, VCD,SVCD,ISO9600 (MP3,Divx), CD-R and CD-RW.
The Toshiba TDP-ET20U has a fairly standard 2 year warranty including parts and labor and 90 days or 500 hours, whichever comes first, on the lamp.
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Toshiba TDP-ET20U Projector Product Specification
| Projector Type |
Multimedia DVD |
| Display Technolgy: Shape |
0.55″ DMD DLP |
| Projector Lens: Standard Lens |
Off set 130-degree |
| Projector Lens: F/f (mm) |
F = 2.5 – 2.7, f = 7.56mm manual focus |
| Projection Format |
16:9 switchable to 4:3 |
| Light Source |
230W |
| Brightness |
1100 lumens |
| Native Resolution |
Real Wide Panel 854 x 480 (480p) |
| Color Reproduction |
Full 16.7 Million Colors |
| Contrast Ratio |
2000:1 |
| Projection Screen Size (Diagonal) |
38″ -134″ |
| Projection Distance |
1.6 ft – 6.2 ft |
| Projection Placement |
Front, Rear |
| Compatible Scanning Frequency: Horizontal (kHz) |
15 – 82kHz |
| Compatible Scanning Frequency: Vertical (Hz) |
15 – 85Hz |
| Input Terminal: RGB |
1 x D-sub 15 |
| Input Terminal: Video |
1 x RCA for composite video, 1x S-Video |
| Input Terminal: Component Video |
3x RCA jack |
| Input Terminal: RGB Audio |
1x stereo mini-jack |
| Input Terminal: HDMI |
1x HDMI |
| Input Terminal: Coaxial Audio In |
1 x Coaxial Audio-in |
| Input Signal Format: Video |
NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
| Input Signal Format: HDTV |
720p, 1080i |
| Input Signal Format: Component Video |
480p/480i/576p/576i |
| Input Signal Format: RGB |
XGA (compressed), SXGA (compressed), WVGA (native), SVGA (compressed) |
| Output Terminal: Audio |
1 x Coaxial Audio-out |
| Other Terminal |
RS-232: 1x DB9 |
| Digital Keystone Correction |
Vertical +/- 40°, Horizontal +/- 30° |
| Internal Speaker |
Integrated 5.1 channel Dolby® digital surround |
| Noise Level |
35dB (32dB in eco mode) |
| Projector External Dimensions (WxHxD) |
12.7″ x 13.5 x 6.1″ |
| Projector Weight |
10.6 lbs. |
| Power Consumption |
340W |
| AC:100-240V, 50/60Hz |
| Service Replacement Lamp |
TLPL-ET10 |
| Box Contents |
Power cord, RGB cable, CD-ROM, User’s Manual, Remote Control with Batteries |
| RoHS Compliance |
Yes |
| Projector Warranty |
Lamp: 90 day Standard Limited Warranty or 500 hours, whichever comes first, Projector: 2-Years Parts and Labor Standard Limited Warranty |
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