All of the other modes-Bright Cinema, Cinema, Natural, and Vivid-deliver much more neutral color, with only a little difference from one mode to the next. However it's far less obvious than in many projectors, and most people will consider it more than acceptable when they need the high brightness. The brightest, Dynamic, shows a slight green bias, which is expected for the brightest mode in any projector. The EF12 offers a choice of six picture modes. There's even a setting to correct for loss of sync between video and sound when using Bluetooth or ARC. If you prefer to use an external audio system, you can connect it using the 3.5mm audio output, HDMI ARC, or Bluetooth. The dual 5-watt stereo Yamaha speakers and audio processing options deliver enough volume to fill a large family room along with surprisingly good sound quality for such a small projector. The audio features are another strong point. The remote control includes dedicated buttons for streaming and smart features. All I had to do was plug in the adapter and network cable.
Epson also says that the EF12 will not work with all adapters, but it worked swimmingly with the one I happened to have on hand.
At this writing, Epson says it's considering how to best add that information.
It also gives the option of connecting by Ethernet, but there's no mention on screen, in the quick start guide, or in the user manual that you need to buy a USB-to-Ethernet adapter to do that. By default, the setup assumes you'll want to connect by Wi-Fi. The first time you turn the projector on, you'll have to run through a setup routine, with instructions projected on the screen. You can also adjust the focus manually, but I was never able to do better than the auto feature. The EF12 auto-focused in my tests every time I moved it even a little, consistently delivering sharp focus. Beyond that, physical setup is limited strictly to connecting cables. In my tests, the distance from the screen for a 90-inch diagonal image was 6 feet, 2 inches. There's no zoom, so you need to move the projector to adjust image size. This little projector is easy to put wherever you want it.
Or install it permanently, including in a ceiling mount. You can easily move it from room to room. All this is packed into a matte black near-cube that measures just 5.3 by 6.9 by-6.9 inches (HWD) and weighs only 4.7 pounds. It's paired with a three-chip LCD (3LCD) design, which ensures that you won't see any rainbow artifacts and that color images will be as bright as you would expect from the lumen rating, which isn't always true for single-chip projectors. The EF12's light source is rated at 20,000 hours of projecting at full power. One of the advantages lasers have over lamps is that most are meant to last the life of the projector, eliminating the cost of replacement lamps. Overall, the EpiqVision Mini EF12 has a polished feel, and it's impressive enough to earn an Editors' Choice nod for streaming projectors. Color accuracy is excellent and the stereo speakers are impressive for the size. But the EF12 offers integrated Android TV instead of a bundled dongle, adds support for 4K UHD (3,820-by-2,160) input for downconverting, and adds HDR support for both HDR10 and HLG. Both are smaller than typical for laser projectors, both are designed for streaming, and neither supports 3D.
It has a higher resolution, at 1080p (1920-by-1080), and lower brightness, at 1,000 lumens. The Epson EpiqVision Mini EF12 Smart Streaming Laser Projector is a more refined version of the Epson EF-100. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.
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