Epson Brightlink 1485Fi Business/Education Projector Review-Special Features 2

Epson Brightlink 1485Fi Business/Education Projector Review - Special Features 2: 3 LCD, Aspect Ratio,Auto Image Adjust, Improved Cable Management, PC Free Functionality

The Epson Brightlink 1485Fi is a 3LCD projector rated at 5,000 lumens which is more than enough to produce a good quality picture on screens up to 120”.

As with all Epson 3LCD projectors, The Brightlink 1485Fi produces as many color lumens as it does white lumens, which ensures bright, vibrant color, critical for good picture quality.

3LCD projectors are an incredibly large part of the current projector market. They make up well more than half of all projectors manufactured in 2020. 3LCD dominates just about all categories of projectors, except the extreme high-end (3 chip DLP) and the incredibly small Pico projectors.
The Brightlink 1485Fi features a solid-state optical design with no moving parts (unlike DLP). The panels (or chips, as they are also called) have been all transmissive LCD panels. That is, light passes through the panels. Most recently, Epson started manufacturing an “R” series, but until I read more about their design, they sound more like LCoS than LCD, so the “R” series may or may not fit into the traditional 3LCD definition.

The Brightlink 1485Fi Interactive Laser Display, the latest in Epson's line of award-winning displays for modern classrooms. With a massive 100" wide display and unique split screen capabilities, the 1485Fi offers nearly two times the display size of standard 75-inch panels.

The Brightlink 1485Fi can also support a massive 16:6 display at over nine feet wide. This is nearly two times the display area of a 75-inch flat panel, and because Brightlink displays can be used on a typical whiteboard, you don't lose valuable classroom or meeting room whiteboard space when the display is not in use. The whiteboard is still available when you shut off the Brightlink. Try doing that with a flat panel.

After you’ve done the initial setup of the Epson 1485Fi, and you find yourself needing to further improve the image alignment, Epson has provided a really handy built-in tool that can help you quickly and easily get the alignment done. I’m talking about Epson’s Auto Image Adjust feature.

Automatic screen adjustment on the 1485Fi is as simple as pressing the Menu button and selecting the Installation option where you will have the option to start the Auto Screen Adjustment feature. Epson provides four magnetic dots along with the accessories for the projector. These very important accessories can be easily overlooked or confused for something else, so be careful. Once Auto Adjustment is selected, four yellow boxes will appear in the corners of your screen or whiteboard. Simply place one of the four included calibration markers in each of the projected yellow boxes. Make sure the markers form a level rectangle and press Enter to finish the process. After a few seconds, the image will automatically adjust to fit your screen and you can remove the markers.

The included outboard HDBaseT transmitter box allows easy transmission of audio/video content over long distances via a single CAT-6 Cable, simplifying installations. This means no tangle of wires running from various sources up to the projector. Equipped with two HDMI, and USB-A/B inputs, the HD-Base-T transmitter also allows simple source-switching as well as Power ON/OFF functionality for projectors. You can easily plug in external sources without having to get to the 1485Fi back panel.

The outboard transmitter box allows users to power the projector on and off, switch HDMI sources and send audio/video content over a single CAT-6 cable.