Epson Home Cinema 1080 3-chip 3LCD 1080p Projector, 3400 lumens Color & White Brightness, Streaming/Gaming/Home Theater, Built-in Speaker, Auto Picture Skew, 16,000:1 Contrast, Dual HDMI-White, Medium

It’s been over a year and still love it- splurged when I bought this but I had one for cheap and it sucked. This one is still great and affordable compared to other higher end ones (:

The media could not be loaded. Great projector, I highly recommend it! Photos don’t do it justice.

My eyes!! I’m just kidding. So bright! The power is intimidating but such a rush

This projector is a tale of the good and the bad. I researched dozens of projectors before landing on this unit based on the several factors including price, brightness, availability, mounting options and options for IP control. Upon receiving the unit, I mounted the projector to my ceiling with a universal mount (not included with this purchase) and turned it on. The first thing I noticed was that the picture was upside down and the quick start guide that is included does not specify how to correct this. A quick google search identified 2 ways to correct this, either by using the remote to control the upside down picture and navigating the menus or through the web interface, which you can only access after finding the IP address of the projector.After correcting the upside down picture, I was startled by the sheer brightness of the picture. At 3200 lumens, the picture is as bright as any tv I have ever owned and powers through ambient light. My delight soon dimmed as I realized the noise I thought was a plane flying over my house was actually this projector. I read the other reviews for this product before my purchase and did not a few other reviewers making reference to the noise. I can assure you, the noise is quite noticeable and I am hoping it gets quieter as it burns in as a few others have notated.A concern I had prior to the purchase, was the 1080 vs 4k discussion and I am happy to report that I don't think the price upgrade to 4k matters with the projector. The image is bright, crisp and clear and is visually stunning. I get so many comments on the clarity of the picture and no one can believe it is actually a projector. Just for those folks looking at the 1080 vs 4k, streaming devices are only streaming at 1080. I have watched 4k movies with this projector and did not miss the fact that the projector was not 4k in the slightest.The reason I am rating this unit at 4 starts is two fold, one being the noise of the unit and the second is the ability to integrate this particular unit into other systems, namely Home Assistant. Other Epson projectors have the ability to use PJ Link or other integrations and to date, I have not found a way to that with this unit. The Home Cinema 1080 does not have RS232 ports and does not seem to work with the ESC/vp.net commands either. I will update this review in the future if I can find a way to make this work.Overall, the picture is well worth the cost of this unit. If you will be bothered by the noise or the lack of integrations available, you will need to jump into a more expensive unit.

I bought this a few years ago now. I’ve used it quite a bit to watch sports or put on cartoons while everyone is hanging out in the backyard. I put it away inside after each use, of course. It’s been great, even in sometimes dusty conditions. Pretty easy to set up - much more reliable than leaving a tv outside. I’m using an 80” screen but it could do 100” easily. It can be seen in full daylight as long as it’s in a shaded area. Doesn’t get much better for casual outdoor viewing for the price. I use a cheap Bluetooth transmitter to some PA speakers because the little onboard speaker isn’t worth much. Don’t be fooled by the cheap junk - nothing will perform and be as bright as a name brand projector like Epson.

We bought an Optoma projector first thinking it would work, had to return it since it wouldn't fit the screen. Then read up on which one to get for short distances, this one pretty much came up as one of the best especially for the money!!Plugged it in and fills up our 138 inch screen on our little 11 ft room! If you're looking for short throw this one's perfect for that!

In a previous review I found the image sharpness to be dissappointing. I later realized that the image sources I relied on were less than full hi-def. When I provided an appropriate input, the image quality showed the image sharpness I'd hoped for. My expectations were fully met. I should have waited longer before submitting the poor review.

I've used many projectors over the years, and worked with several installers who have done home theater installations professionally, so exposure has been across the board. This has to be the absolute best projector I've ever taken a risk on, and I don't regret it a single bit. It's great.No, it's not a smart projector, no, it doesn't do netflix natively, but, it does everything so well that it NEEDS to do, and the throw distance was spot on to replace a smaller projector that I needed to replace that was older. The bulb is very bright for this type. No, it's not a high light room device, but it isn't built to be. I use it upstairs in my office, on a Bose 700 soundbar with sub, satellites, etc. and it works great. Latency is good, I push upscaled 4k to 1080p via a FireCube using Plex, BT to soundbar. It's turned out to be so good that we will often just watch movies in the office upstairs instead of going downstairs to watch them in my home theater that has had much more money put into it.The one critique I'll give it, is that I wish it had a way to handle the border areas of projection better. It's very visible where the image projection ends, and where the lens goes past that. The black areas are almost grey, and are brighter than I would like them to be.If I replace it again, I'll likely wind up going to the newer 4k version of this.I saw some other critiques on audio, but if you are using this thing to drive audio to anything else, don't. Use a device that pushes video to this thing and let the other device do audio, that's how it should be unless you're using ARC.**Updated 05-14-2024** - Just over a year, the device has stopped powering up. I can turn it on, it spins the fans up, then runs them for about 2 minutes, and powers down. Flashing bulb light. I just bought a new OEM bulb, and there is no difference with it. It is not working. I ordered a replacement since it is next day shipping and going to see what support wants to do with this one as far as fixing/replacing it.**Follow up - The projector has a design flaw. There is a heat sensor inside of it that will start to malfunction after a while for no reason. It's replaceable, but you have to disassemble the thing completely to get to it and know how to solder the new one on. The one I had that went bad was replaced by the manufacturer under warranty after I went back and forth with support a few times. Eventually, I got to the point where they replaced it, but I had to put money down until mine was returned (ridiculous, I had already bought a 2nd at this point, since I needed it to work and couldn't wait). I checked the one I received from them and it powered on normally, then I put it back in storage and have it waiting for when this one dies. I will likely wind up replacing it with the 4K model soon, though, since the new projectors run AndroidTV.