The Hitachi CP-X401 LCD projector features 3000 powerful lumens and 7 watts of built-in ... more
audio, eliminating the need for external speakers, while the Audio Pass Through function allows audio to play while the projector is in standby mode. The CPX401 mai...
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Advantages: reasonable price, reasonable sound, portable, built-in amplification & speakers, USB port Disadvantages: no music rest supplied, a few dodgy-sounding notes around D4
was so confident that CP300 would suit me that I didn't even bother playing it before buying it. Later, when the instrument arrived, I was not disappointed in any way.
Just bear in mind that, unless you have one, apart from the music rest for CP300 a suitably robust stand will be required on which to sit the instrument. I use a Quiklok 'X' type stand. But Yamaha does a special stand costing about £150 - also available as 'an accessory'.
*As far as I know Technics stopped making electronic pianos a few years back.
UPDATE ON ABOVE REVIEW - 8TH APRIL 2009
Now on to my second CP-300. The first one - reviewed above - developed an odd resonance on the note 'D' that lies a major ninth above middle C. In fact, the two notes on either side of this 'D' are affected i.e. the C and C# and the D# and E. Yamaha reckons it could be ...
jasonford 31.12.2008 (09.04.2009)
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about £30. You probably have to order it direct from Yamaha if it is not available at the music stores. Another accessory that you would have to purchase is a stand specially made by Yamaha to sit the instrument. It costs £150. However, you could use other suitable stands. I use a Quiklok X type stand.
Yamaha CP300 piano is a worthwhile purchase. ...
totox 30.03.2009
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Advantages: Definately none Disadvantages: No reimbursement
We purchased a Hitachi 28" Pure Flat Screen TV in the January 2003 sales. A bargain reduced from £600 to £389.
Unfortunately by February 2004 we had a problem with it. A grey screen with wavey diagonal lines and it kept turning itself off after about 5 seconds.
Anyway - stupid like we didnt take the extended guarantee - which i would advise everyone to do - if you can afford it obviously.
The TV was taken away by a local engineer and basically needed some extensive welding and it cost us £170 and we were left without the TV for 3 weeks.
Well we werent happy as you can imagine so we tried to contact Hitachi.
We telephoned our local Miller Brothers store who supplied it and they only had a fax number for Hitachi - nothing else !!!
So I searched the web and found a few addresses and forward the original reciept ...
freaklikeme 16.03.2004
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Freeze frame, integrated de-interlacer (progressive scan), 3:2 pull down compensation
Projector lens system
Lens Aperture
F/1.6-1.8
Zoom Type
Manual
Zoom Factor
1.2x
Keystone Correction Type
Digital
Keystone Correction Direction
Vertical
Vertical Keystone Correction
-30 / +30
Audio output
Type
Speaker(s) - integrated
Sound Output Mode
Mono
Output Power / Channel
7 Watt
Speaker(s)
1 x mixed channel
Manufacturer's product description
The Hitachi CP-X401 boasts 3,000 lumens but weighs a very light 7.7 pounds. The CP-X401 features 7 watts of built-in audio, eliminating the need for external speakers, while the Audio Pass Through function allows audio to play while the projector is in Standby mode. The projector maintains a low noise rating of 29 dB in Whisper mode. The CP-X401 features a hybrid filter, which lasts for 2,000 hours before replacement, on the side of the chassis. Additionally, the lamp door is located on the top of the projector for easy replacement if the projector is ceiling-mounted. The CP-X401 also offers longer lamp life. The CP-X401 brings a new level of customizability to educators, offering Hitachi's proprietary My Buttons functionality, allowing two buttons on the projector to be programmed to executive any projector command. The projector also offers Input Source Naming, allowing users to rename input sources to fit their needs. An improved remote control now features a My Source / Doc Camera button, allowing users to directly choose an input source, or document camera. The remote control also features volume buttons. The CP-X401 features Automatic Vertical Keystone, which detects the angle of the projector and corrects the image. The projector also offers Whiteboard mode, providing adequate clarity while limiting brightness for use with whiteboards. Day Time mode allows users to clearly see the images in a bright environment, while Blackboard mode offers better color balance when displaying an image on a colored background. The CP-X401 also features a Transition Detector, which requires a password to operate the projector when it is moved from a fixed position. The CP-X401 offers PIN Lock and MyScreen Lock functions, as well as a security bar that enables the use of a heavy chain to prevent theft.
