DENVER, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --(CEDIA Expo 2014, Booth #240)Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, today announced new additions to its award-winning lineup of Home Cinema projectors, the PowerLiteHome Cinema 3600e, Home Cinema 3500, and Home Cinema 3000. Featuring up to 2,500 lumens of color brightness and 2,500 lumens of white brightness2 with up to 70,000:1 contrast ratio, Epson's latest Home Cinema solutions bring an immersive 2D and 3D 1080p experience to today's living rooms. With wide vertical and horizontal lens shift, 1.6x zoom lens and a 26 percent smaller footprint than preceding models3, the Home Cinema 3000-Series projectors are designed for big-screen entertainment almost anywhere in a matter of minutes.

"These new projectors offer refined image quality while being among the brightest 1080p projectors we've ever produced, making them ideal for well-lit family rooms," said Jason Palmer, marketing manager, Epson America. "In addition, a unique compact design, simple lens shift and front-facing exhaust allow users to conceal the projector in a bookcase on the back wall and enjoy images up to 300 inches five, ten or even over thirty times the size of a 50-inch flat screen."

The models featured in the Home Cinema 3000-Series offer varied capabilities designed to make it easier than ever to enjoy content including high color and white brightness and built-in color modes for viewing in different environments. The Home Cinema 3500 and 3600e also include two built-in 10-watt stereo speakers allowing users the versatility to take the projector to a backyard for outdoor movie nights, a friend's house for video game tournaments or anywhere else the imagination allows.

Whether you are mounting to the ceiling or moving the projector from room to room, all three of the models feature Epson's dial-adjusted lens shift technology that enables positioning flexibility with an incredible range of up to + or 60 percent on the vertical axis and up to + or 24 percent on the horizontal axis. In addition, all three models are designed for installation on a ceiling or for easy set up on a table, or tucked inside a shelving space.

Epson projectors offer up to 3x Brighter Colors4 than competitive models. The Epson Home Cinema 3000 Series of 3LCD projectors ensure stunning images and Full HD 1080p with enhanced detail. Both the Home Cinema 3500 and Home Cinema 3600e add Super Resolution technology to deliver defined edges and rich image quality as well as all-new Detail Enhancement technology to refine surface detail for true-to-life images. The flagship Home Cinema 3600e adds a WirelessHD transmitter that connects up to five HDMI devices simultaneously, with one HDMI out connection and one optical port for switching between sources and MHL connectivity to display content from MHL-enabled tablets, smartphones and streaming sticks.

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VANCOUVER Housing affordability trends are such that, in Vancouver at least, a starter home no longer is a ticket to bigger and better digs as the years go by.

It used to be that homeowners would pay down mortgages and build equity, then be able to afford to move to a nicer house, perhaps in a more desirable neighbourhood.

Not any more.

Those pricier homes are simply unaffordable, even for owners of starter and mid-level homes.

So, by the time wannabe-buyers figure they can make the leap, they will increasingly find that the more expensive homes are out of reach.

Benjamin Tal, a deputy chief economist at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, outlined this new trend Monday in notes prepared for the International Housing and Home Warranty Conference in Vancouver.

The event, running to Wednesday, is being attended by 200 delegates who design, build, insure and provide warranties for both market and social housing.

Delegates are hearing about such things as how real estate practices have been changed by the Internet, new energy-saving innovations in home construction, and how shipping containers can be transformed into housing.

Tal explains: The value of bigger and pricier properties is rising notably faster than less-expensive properties widening the gap between starter home and dream house.

Regardless of what your starting point is, and by how much your property has appreciated, the desired move-up target is getting further and further out of reach.

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Your grill (and whats on it) may be the star of your next barbecue, but your house and deck could get less-than-rave reviews if their finishes have faded, notes Consumer Reports.

More manufacturers are promising greater longevity with long warranties that cover the cracking and dirt most homeowners gripe about. Paints that brush on without priming first and a stain you can roll over wet wood are time-savers, whether you hire a pro or do the job yourself. Roughly 25 percent of homeowners paint their own house, and 75 percent do the deck.

Ace Hardwares Royal Exteriors now rivals Home Depots Behr and Lowes Valspar, two of Consumer Reports top satin and semigloss paints. As with the Behr and Valspar, both Ace paints have a lifetime warranty and endured the equivalent of nine years outdoors without cracks. And at less than $30 per gallon, they cost up to $11 less. But the home center brands proved to be better at fending off dirt and mildew.

Home Depot is also facing tougher competition among the solid color deck stains that last longest and sell best at stores. Benjamin Moores Arborcoat Solid Deck and Siding, $46, looked better than Behrs Solid Color Waterproofing Wood Stain after two years of tests, and it fared just as well after three. But the Behr still wins in the war against dirt and mildew, and it costs almost $20 less.

But if you think youre fully covered by lifetime and other paint and stain warranties, think again. Outdoor testing shows that some paints and stains with similar warranties perform very differently.

Pick a paint based on your project. Flat and satin are what most people choose for siding, and semigloss adds sheen and contrast for trim. Among stains, solids hide the beauty of the grain in exchange for longer life; clear finishes show it all, but usually last no longer than a year. A smart compromise: Semitransparent stains, which show some of the grain and can still look good after two years.

Heres what else to keep in mind as you're shopping:

Consider the store. Most of the best paints and stains that Consumer Reports tested still come from Behr, making Home Depot your one-stop shopping destination if youre doing your house and deck. Its tests also found that the Glidden Premium Satin sold at Home Depot is generally a better bet than the Glidden Endurance Plus at Wal-Mart, though the Wal-Mart product is self-priming.

Plan around promos and sales. Youll also save year-round by buying 5-gallon containers instead of the usual gallon cans.

Protect yourself. For houses built before 1978, any painter you hire must be trained in lead-safe practices and certified by the Environmental Protection Agency. If your deck was built before 2004, it could have been made with chromated copper arsenate, which contains arsenic. Hire a pro who can safely contain and remove flaking finishes and potentially harmful sanding dust.

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Do-it-yourself work accounts for 37 percent of all home remodeling projects in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau.

The growing popularity of cable television channels with programming dedicated to home improvement including HGTV and the DIY Network, as well as the financial pressure of the economic downturn, may be inspiring home owners to take on home fixes and decorating challenges on their own.

However, it is important that homeowners consider the safety risks, time delays and hidden costs before attempting DIY home improvements.

Remodeling industry professionals report that about 30 percent of their work comes from fixing DIY debacles.

A homeowner should consider the worst case scenario of a DIY project and ask, "If this happens, would I be able to fix it?"

If the answer is no, a professional remodeler is the right choice.

Consumers are cautioned not to take on more than they are capable of doing both in terms of time and skill. There are relatively simple home projects that professional remodelers believe can be completed by DIYers such as hanging pictures, interior painting, caulking and changing door knobs and cabinet pulls. Homeowners with the correct tools and a higher skill level should be able to tackle some aesthetic work such as installing crown molding.

But here are some of the factors homeowners should consider before undertaking a DIY home improvement project:

DIY projects often take longer than expected, and trying to complete a project in the evenings or weekends could mean living with a home in disarray for weeks or months.

Hiring a professional means you will have a contract with a completion date and that the remodeler will bring in whatever help is necessary to get the job finished on time - and to deal with any unexpected issues that come up.

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