Overview
Hitachi CP-EX250 LCD Business Projector is a brilliant LCD projector for business as well as home use. Its 2700 ANSI lumens lamp lets you project clear images or videos in a medium lit room with an XGA resolution of 1024 x 768. It has a contrast ratio of 2000:1 with a manual focus and zoom dial. The lamp only consumes 251 Watts of energy and has an expected life of 5000 hours, so it is comparatively cheaper to run it for a long time. It also offers some basic functions like freeze that lets you stop the projection at some point in spite of the continuous inflow of signals, magnifying which allows you to digitally enlarge the image in your projection in order to notice some detail, auto signal search relives you from the hassle of selecting the right input port from the menu instead of this automatically searches for the port from which the projector is receiving signals and the auto eco mode puts the projector into a low powered state when it stops receiving any signals from an external source. All in all, Hitachi CP-EX250 LCD Business Projector serves your needs for a decent projection system without compromising on any aspects of it.
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Power saving Mode
Hitachi CP-EX250 LCD Business Projector features a low power mode that reduces the brightness of the projected images or videos but increases the longevity of the lamp to 6000 hours while decreasing power consumption. The power saving mode is apt for use in a dark room where external lighting conditions do not affect the quality of the projection. It also features an auto eco mode that puts the projector into a low powered state when it stops receiving any signals from an external source which ultimately helps you to reduce power consumption and extend the life of your projector.
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Connectivity Options
Hitachi CP-EX250 LCD Business Projector gives you a wide range of connectivity options which include two VGA input ports, one component RCA video input port along with a set of RCA input and output ports for stereo audio connections. The projector also houses an HDCP compatible HDMI input port that lets you project images or videos of different resolution and refresh rates such as 525i(480i), 525p(480p), 625i(576i), 1125i(1080i@50/60), 750p(720p@50/60), 1125p(1080p@50/60). It even houses an in built 1 Watt mono speaker that is perfect for making presentations in a small conference room.
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Lamp save Mode
The 2700 ANSI lumens lamp of Hitachi CP-EX250 consumes a total of 251 watts on peak capacity and is said to have a life expectancy of 6000 hours under normal mode and 5000 hours under bright mode. The auto eco mode in this projector puts it into a low powered state when it stops receiving any signals from an external source thereby further extending the life expectancy of the lamp.
Lamp Replacement
LCD projectors have a particular life expectancy after which you need to replace the lamp inside the projector for it to work efficiently and project excellent quality images or videos. Replacing a lamp in Hitachi CP-EX250 is fairly simple, all you need to do is open the screw on the side of the projector to slide the top tray that reveals the lamp housing compartment then unscrew it from the housing and disconnect the cables from the projector motherboard in order to safely remove the lamp. After this, connect the power cable of the new lamp to the motherboard and screw it into its position to slide in the top tray.
Picture Quality
Hitachi CP-EX250 LCD Business Projector provides decent picture quality with an XGA resolution of 1024 x 768 and a contrast ratio of 2000:1 with a white light output of 2700 ANSI lumens.
