Epson PowerLite 1775W

Throw (5.52)

The Epson PowerLite 1775W has a 1.2x lens, which definitely gives it some flexibility when setting it up. Even so, the throw is relatively short, so don’t count on being able to place the projector way in the back of the room if you’re using anything but a very large projector.

	Epson 1775W Required Distance for Screen Size
	64-inch screen	80-inch screen	100-inch screen	120-inch screen	140-inch screen
Wide Angle	3ft 9in	4ft 8in	5ft 11in	7ft 1in	8ft 3in
Telephoto	4ft 2in	5ft 3in	6ft 7in	7ft 11in	9ft 3in

Screen Brightness

As you move the projector farther away from the screen, the relative brightness is going to diminish. (There, we just explained physics for you. Hope you appreciate it.) Fortunately, the Epson PowerLite 1775W is bright enough that in a dark room, you can accommodate quite a big screen, which requires more distance.

	Epson 1775W Projector brightness
64-inch screen	2243 lux
80-inch screen	1436 lux
100-inch screen	919 lux
120-inch screen	638 lux
140-inch screen	469 lux

Ambient light is another issue. Even very good projectors will fail you in a sunny room. For best results, you’ll have to keep the room lighting to well under 100 lux – no more than a small table lamp.

	Epson 1775W Screen Visibility for Screen Size and Room Brightness
	64-inch screen	80-inch screen	100-inch screen	120-inch screen	140-inch screen
Darkened Room	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dimly Lit Room	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moderate Lighting	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bright Lighting	Yes	No	No	No	No

	Ambient Light Performance Comparisons
	Epson 1775W	Optoma HD20	Canon LV-8310	Epson Home Cinema 705HD
Darkened Room (10 lux)
Dimly Lit Room (15 lux)
Moderate Lighting (500 lux)
Bright Lighting (1500 lux)

Screen Materials

If you need to project onto something other than a dedicated projection screen, there are some limited options, but nothing’s foolproof. If it’s a blackboard, the Epson PowerLite 1775W has a dedicated mode just for that. There’s also a mode for whiteboard, but it’s hard to see why that would be challenging. The real trick is projecting onto a colored surface, like a painted wall. There are no simple color correction features.

Optical Issues (7.00)

The Epson PowerLite 1775W has a great manual focus that allows for very sensitive adjustments, using buttons on the projector or on the remote. There’s also an auto-focus tool that works fairly well. (At least it was better than the auto keystone feature.).

Image Sharpness

Video Processing (1.00)

There’s just one video processing feature on the Epson PowerLite 1775W. We’re not counting basic functions like keystone correction, color, contrast, and the like.

Setting	Claimed Function	Our Impression
Noise Reduction	Reduces flickering in analog images in two levels.	Minor improvement to noise.

Formats (10.00)

The Epson PowerLite 1775W has a native resolution of 1200 × 800 (WXGA). It can handle most computer and all NTSC video resolutions, but we noticed some issues with 1080p video.

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