Auckland 25 September: 

Epson, the projector market leader globally, has released the newest of its fun, light-hearted, and simple to use single plug all-in-one widescreen home theatre and games projectors for go anywhere large screen entertainment.

The Epson EMP-DM1, with integrated DVD/CD player and speakers, is a light, versatile and portable widescreen multifunction projector.

With its simple power on and play operation - no audio and video connections needed - the EMP-DM1 makes child's play of viewing favourite movies or photos or listening to music any where and any time.

For widescreen viewing and playing of games, cable and broadcast TV, and internet, the EMP-DM1 has component and composite video and audio input, and a USB2.0 plug for plug and play devices.

With two 8W virtual surround speakers integrated with the DVD/CD player, you can be cheering with the crowd at the big sporting event or concert, or sitting back enjoying the action and rich audio of your favourite movie within seconds of switching on the EMP-DM1.

Accepted audio and video formats for the DVD/CD player include DVD video and audio (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM and DVD-VR), VCD, SVCD, audio CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX, DivX Ultra and via the USB port: JPEG, WMA/MP3, and DivX.

For added versatility with sound, video and image files, the EMP-DM1 will accept input from a laptop computer or PC, video and still digital cameras, external DVD and video players, games consoles, multimedia players such as an iPod, multi-card readers (via the USB slot), and USB drives.

The EMP-DM1 has XGA resolution of 480p in a native widescreen format (480 x 854), and lamp brightness of 1000 ANSI lumens, making it a great companion for those who like big image widescreen sports, concerts, games and movies.

The EMP-DM1 has an RRP of $1,199.