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Essential Home Cinema PL1520i vs Home H6531BD

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Essential Home Cinema PL1520i
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Home H6531BD
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Essential Home Cinema PL1520i
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Home H6531BD
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Choose the Essential Home Cinema PL1520i if
  • Brighter screen outdoors (4,000 vs 3,500 nits peak)
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Choose the Home H6531BD if
  • Lighter in the hand (2,600 vs 4,500 g)
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At a glance

Key differences

Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
Why pick theEssential Home Cinema PL1520i1 win
+14%Brighter screen outdoors4,000 vs 3,500 nits peak
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Why pick theHome H6531BD1 win
−1,900 gLighter in the hand2,600 vs 4,500 g
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Display3 differences
Brightness
4000 ANSI lumens
3500 ANSI lumens
Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
1080p (1920x1080)
Contrast ratio (typical)
2000000:1
10000:1
Projector brightness
4000 ANSI lumens
3500 ANSI lumens
Projector native resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
1080p (1920x1080)
Camera1 difference
Aperture range (F-F)
2.5 - 2.93
2 - 2.05
Battery & charging1 difference
Power consumption (typical)
250 W
270 W
Design3 differences
Weight
4500 g
2600 g
Number of colours
1.073 billion colours
1.07 billion colours
Placement
Desktop, Ceiling
Ceiling
Connectivity3 differences
HDMI ports quantity
2
2
Supported aspect ratios
4:3
4:3, 16:9
Supported graphics resolutions
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080 (HD 1080), 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
USB 2.0 ports quantity
1
1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
1
2
General4 differences
Focal length range
15.98 - 21.42 mm
15.85 - 17.44 mm
Keystone correction, vertical
-30 - 30°
-40 - 40°
Lamps quantity
1 lamp(s)
1 lamp(s)
Operating temperature (T-T)
0 - 40 °C
0 - 40 °C
RMS rated power
10 W
3 W
Throw ratio
1.21 to 1.59 (1905 mm@2000 mm)
1.5 - 1.65
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