Epson Now Shipping MovieMate 25 Projector-DVD/Music Player Combo

Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America Inc. today announced it is now shipping its MovieMate 25 Projector-DVD/Music Player Combo to select dealers in the U.S. and Canada, with an estimated street price of $1,199 (U.S.). The product also is currently available through Epson's Web site at www.epsonstore.com.

The Epson MovieMate 25 Projector-DVD/Music Player Combo is one of Epson's newest and most unique solutions for home entertainment and is ideally suited for any family's home. This multi-entertainment device features a high-quality 480p resolution 3LCD 16:9 widescreen projector with a built-in, multi-format DVD player and self-amplified speakers. Users of all levels can create an exciting, big screen experience in their home and other locations (i.e. outdoors, parties, RVs, etc.) quickly and easily, without the hassles of connecting various audio/video components. The product's 1,200 ANSI lumens brightness rating makes it ideal for evening and daytime use. It even comes with an 80-inch, pull-up, floor-standing, 16:9-wide screen that is portable and easy to store in its integrated compact carrying case.

The Epson MovieMate 25 not only enables customers to simply plug in a power cord to instantly project DVD movies, but can also display CD-R/RW videos, JPEG digital photos, WMA video files and more. The product even excels as a standalone music player for listening to traditional audio CDs, CDs with MP3 files, or as a stereo speaker system for external MP3 players. The MovieMate 25's built-in, self-amplified JVC stereo speakers (10-watt x 2) and external 40-watt subwoofer (also included) produce clear, room-filling sound that is ideal for music and/or movies with Dolby Digital/DTS coding.

In addition to viewing and listening to several forms of entertainment using the product's built-in DVD/CD drive, users can take advantage of the MovieMate 25's audio and video inputs. The ports are easy to access and make connectivity possible with several other audio/video devices such as video game consoles, cable/satellite television tuners, digital cameras for viewing photos, watching home videos from a camcorder, and more.

"The Epson MovieMate 25 truly is the ultimate combo projector and is suited perfectly for users of all technical levels, including those who may have absolutely no experience using a projector," said Jodi Maugham, product manager, Home Entertainment Division, Epson America. "Not only does it give you all of the key technologies you need to create an immersive, big screen experience quickly and easily using just one solution, but it's also a very attractive product that blends nicely into virtually any home's decor."

About Epson 3LCD -- "A Better Way to See"
Epson 3LCD technology utilizes one LCD chip each for red, green and blue to form a continuous image with smooth, rapid motion video that is free of artifacts. It works without a moving color wheel and offers accurate color registration, assuring detailed video and data images that are crisp and rainbow-free. Epson 3LCD produces the best possible viewing experience with more detail and accurate colors.

SOURCE Epson America Inc.