Epson has settled a lawsuit with projector brand Yaber over misleading brightness claims on several projector models. As part of the settlement, Yaber has agreed to significantly correct its advertised White Brightness specifications, including reducing the Yaber E1 from a claimed 18,000 lumens to an accurate 140 lumens. Other affected models, such as the K3, L2s, V12, and T2, have also had their brightness ratings revised downward to reflect real-world performance.
Going forward, Yaber will measure and publish projector brightness using ISO 21118, the globally accepted standard for White Brightness. Epson emphasized that consistent use of international standards protects buyers and allows fair comparison across brands, especially in online marketplaces. The move reinforces the importance of transparent specifications for IT buyers and consumers evaluating projection technology.
Epson today announced it has reached a settlement with Yaber for a lawsuit highlighting deceptive advertising practices surrounding several of the company’s projector models. Under the settlement terms, Yaber will correct previously misstated White Brightness specifications worldwide for the below projectors to accurately reflect White brightness claims as follows:
- Yaber E1 from 18,000 Lumens down to 140 Lumens
- Yaber K3 from 1,600 Lumens down to 990 Lumens
- Yaber L2s from 700 Lumens down to 430 Lumens
- Yaber V12 from 800 Lumens down to 400 Lumens
- Yaber T2 from 450 Lumens down to 290 Lumens
Moving forward, Yaber will use ISO 21118, the internationally recognized standard for measuring a projector’s White Brightness. White Brightness measured in Lumens using ISO 21118 is a critically important specification relied on by consumers when making a projector buying decision.
“When projector brands use the same, internationally developed and published standards, it protects consumers and establishes trust within the industry,” said Mike Isgrig, vice president, consumer sales and marketing, Epson America. “Yaber’s commitment to use internationally published and accepted standards (such as ISO 21118 for White Brightness) moving forward for their entire product line will provide accurate White Brightness information for consumers.”
The initial complaint against Yaber was made as part of Epson’s ongoing efforts to ensure the implementation of internationally recognized and accepted brightness standards are used by brands to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. The corrected specifications are now accurate White Brightness claims, benefiting consumers, the retail channel, and the larger industry. Unfortunately, there has been an influx of projector brands that are clearly providing misleading brightness claims. Epson cautions shoppers to be wary of misleading metrics listed as “Lux,” “LED lumens,” or “Lamp Brightness” that fail to follow standardized methodology and therefore materially impacts a consumer’s ability to compare performance of projectors, especially when shopping on Amazon and other online marketplaces.
Measurement for projectors is defined by internationally recognized standards groups, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM). The ICDM publishes the Information Display Measurement Standards (IDMS) where methodology for measuring projector color brightness is defined. The ISO standard that defines projector White Brightness is ISO 21118. In addition, the U.S. member body for ISO – ANSI (American National Standards Institute) – has adopted ISO 21118, underscoring ISO 21118 as the industry standard for White Brightness. When these standards are followed, there is zero ambiguity regarding how projector brightness is properly measured, advertised and compared.
- AVNation Staff
- AVNation Staff
- AVNation Staff
- AVNation Staff
