LCD and DLP technologies dominate today's projector market, and the two have drawn a line in the projector industry. In 2016, the total market share of LCD and DLP projectors was about 99%, and only a very small number of LCoS projectors could get a share of the high-end home market. The first to apply LCD technology to projectors was Epson. Since Sony no longer supplies LCD panels, Epson has become the only supplier of LCD panels at present.
 
In the global projector market, Epson has ranked first for 17 consecutive years, with a stable share of about 30%. In recent years, various manufacturers have launched 4K home phones, but Epson has not yet developed corresponding products. Therefore, in the category of home machines, manufacturers such as Epson and Sony have some gaps. However, in the field of business and education, Epson, who is deeply involved in it, still has a strong dominance.
 
Epson's mainstream projectors are equipped with wireless functions, which can realize wireless screen projection and other functions. However, most models of wireless network cards are not standard and need to be purchased separately. The price competition in the business projector market is fierce, and the optional wireless network card is the sales model of the vast majority of wireless projectors on the market. On the other hand, the wireless connection process between the projector and the computer is not simple, and users are more familiar with VGA cable and HDMI cable connection, and manufacturers generally do not come standard with wireless network cards.
 
It is almost impossible for business activities to be carried out in a low-light environment, so business projectors need to be bright enough. Compared with it, home projectors have stricter requirements for color and resolution. Generally speaking, smaller conference rooms also need a projector with at least 3000 lumens of brightness, while medium and large conference rooms need 4000~6000 lumens. As a business and education projector giant, Epson has a complete product line at all brightness levels.
 
High-end business machines can better illustrate the strength of manufacturers, but in terms of today's market conditions, cost-effective models that are a few thousand yuan smaller are the majority of the market. Epson's CB-S05 is a representative of entry-level business jets, with a resolution of only SVGA (800x600), a brightness of 3200 lumens, and the lowest price is only about 2000 yuan.
 
Due to the great price advantage, the requirements for projectors for business meetings are not high, so whether it is Epson or other big brands, SVGA (800x600) The sales of the basic model are very high. If it is only used for PPT presentations of small meetings, then such parameters are enough to use, but in terms of the ability to express small text and fine pictures, the SVGA model is still relatively lacking. Therefore, SVGA projectors are gradually fading out of the projector market. Although all e-commerce companies have spared no effort to promote XGA models, and titles such as "hot sale" and "machine king" have been used in such cost-effective models, but in fact, there are not many 800x600 models of various brands.
 
A projector with a resolution of XGA (1024x768) balances price and performance, firmly holding the position of the most mainstream projectors. With the popularity of widescreens, WXGA (1280x800) has become a similar choice. However, since the latter has more pixels and is not produced on a scale that is as large as 1024x768, the price is much higher. The 16:10 WXGA projector is closer to the golden ratio and is widely considered to have the best look and feel, and may surpass the XGA to become the mainstream in the future. However, at present, whether it is the projection screen or the projector itself, 4:3 is more common. Of course, projectors are usually compatible with a variety of resolutions, but switching the aspect ratio will compress the image, and the picture quality is different.
 
XGA and WXGA projectors of the same series as CB-S05Although the price is slightly higher, it is clearer and more mainstream. XGA (1024x768) CB-X05E, the price is around 3000 yuan. The price of widescreen CB-W05 and CB-W42 is 4500~5000 yuan. In addition to the optional wireless module,Several projectors supportUdisk direct reading,But this function only supports JPEG and other static picture formats,PPT must be converted into a picture format before it can be projected directly,The actual operation process is still more。
 
Epson also has some special products. For example, the portable business projector CB-17XX series, including CB-1780W, CB-1785W, CB-1795F three projectors, the minimum thickness is less than 5cm, the size is similar to A4 paper, and the weight is only about 1.8kg. 3LCD projector is more difficult to make small than DLP projector,In the case of ensuring more than 3000 lumens of brightness,Epson can do this degree is really not easy。 CB-535W of short throw series can project a 100-inch large screen at a distance of about 1 meter, this kind of projector with a very low projection ratio is mostly used for teaching, due to the short path of the projected light, the teacher is not easy to block the projection picture, and can also avoid being directly illuminated by the projection light. Of course, in the business way, short-throw projection is also very suitable for some places with limited space.
 
The prices of the projectors mentioned above are relatively close to the people,It is also the mainstream of the current business aircraft,But the real strength of the manufacturer is the high-end business machine,Even if the market share of this type of model is not high,Generally, it is only hoisted in medium and large conference rooms。
 
CB-2042 is a 1024x768 projector, which is moderately positioned in Epson high-brightness products, with a brightness of 4400 lumens, suitable for medium-sized conference rooms with about 30 people. 1.6Zoom is a common feature of Epson's series of business projectors,Under the same projection distance,There is sufficient room for adjustment of the size of the picture,It is a lot easier to install and use。 In contrast, although basically all projectors currently have a zoom function, the zoom factor of entry-level models is only 1.1~1.3x. CB-2042 can project two screens at the same time, can be directly connected to the computer through a USB cable, easy to use is good, the price is about 8000 yuan, and the price of widescreen CB-2142W is about 10,000 yuan.
 
On higher-end models, the brightness of projectors such as CB-2055, CB-2155W, and CB-2255U that support gesture page turning and comes with a network card are all above 5000 lumens, which is more suitable for large conference rooms with dozens of people. The CB-L500 and CB-L610 series of laser light sources already belong to the category of engineering projectors.