Epson MovieMate 85HD

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Highly portable, High brightness, Integrated speakers, Built-in DVD player.
Instant theater with 720p projector, integrated DVD player, and stereo audio system.
Brighter and cheaper than previous models.

Cons:

Built-in optical drive.
No controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, or other common settings.

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Last revision on September 25, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Highly portable, High brightness, Integrated speakers, Built-in DVD player
Instant theater with 720p projector, integrated DVD player, and stereo audio system
Brighter and cheaper than previous models

Reviewers Didn't Like

Built-in optical drive
No controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, or other common settings
Needs a builtin Bluray drive; the fan gets loud on the projector’s brightest setting

Expert reviews and ratings

Listed at $899 with a native 1280 x 800 resolution, the 85HD projector houses a DVD player, a 20-watt audio system, and a 2,500-lumen projector in one integrated package, displays 720p widescreen movies without compression, and it handles all sorts of...

By ProjectorCentral on March 21, 2011

The MovieMate 85HD has a lot to offer as a convenient, portable, all-in-one home entertainment media player. With its built-in DVD player, integrated speakers, and variety of connectors, this versatile projector can turn your backyard into an outdoor...

By Macworld on March 11, 2011

The Epson MovieMate 85HD is a portable home theater in a box, complete with DVD player, sound system, and a 720p projector. Buy it...

By PC Mag on February 15, 2011

Buying a projector to show movies on the side of your house on warm summer evenings is akin to owning a boat. It’s an absolute blast the first few times, but it soon devolves into a chore: Drag out the projector. Drag out the speakers. Drag out...

By Maximum PC on December 26, 2010

Manufacturer's SiteThe Epson MovieMate 85HD is one of a class of video projectors that include a built-in DVD player. The projector section utilizes 3LCD technology with 1280x800 (approx 720p) native resolution. All DVDs played in the...

By About.com on November 26, 2010

Digital projectors, once on the cusp of breaking into the consumer world in a big way, were a casualty of the flat screen war. Though capable of delivering literally wall-sized, high-definition images, their disadvantages – namely, that they...

By The Lobe and Mail on February 18, 2011

This MovieMate is a combo projector containing a bright projector, a standard DVD player, and a decent sound system. The reason the 85HD doesn't compete with other all-in-one projectors is that there really aren't any others - at least in the...

By Projectors at Projector Reviews on February 10, 2011