Epson V11HA73020

The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a bright, color-accurate 4K projector with solid gaming latency. The built-in speaker is terrible and the smart features are weak. Buy it for the big screen, but bring your own sound.

The 3LCD engine is the star here. It displays 100% of the RGB signal every frame, so colors stay accurate and bright. The 2,800 lumens claim holds up in real rooms, which is more than most DLP projectors can say. HDR10 and HLG support is there, but the picture quality percentile sits at 36, so don't expect OLED-level contrast. Dark scenes can look a bit washed out. Gaming is a mixed bag. The 20ms input lag is genuinely good for a projector, and 120Hz keeps motion smooth. But the gaming percentile is only 39, which tells you it's fine, not fantastic. The built-in 10W speaker is the weakest link. Our database puts it dead last for audio. It's fine for a YouTube video, but a movie deserves better.

Compared to the LG C5 OLED and Sony BRAVIA XR A95L, this projector gets absolutely destroyed on picture quality and contrast. Those are TVs though, and they cost way more. Against other projectors in its class, the Epson holds its own on brightness and color accuracy. The TCL QM8K and Hisense U8 are TVs that will beat it on smart features and audio, but they can't give you a 100-inch screen. The Epson's real competition is other projectors, not TVs. And in that arena, the 3LCD tech is a genuine differentiator.

At $1,400 USD, this sits in a weird spot. It's not cheap, but it's also not competing with $5,000 laser projectors. You're paying for the 3LCD brightness and the big-screen experience. The smart features and audio don't justify the price on their own. If you already have a streaming device and a soundbar, the value math works better. If you're expecting an all-in-one home theater, you'll be disappointed.

The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a 4K projector aimed at people who want a huge screen without selling a kidney. It uses 3LCD tech, which means no rainbow effect and solid color brightness at 2,800 lumens. That's bright enough for a living room with some ambient light, not just a pitch-black basement.

It's also got Android TV built in, so you can stream Netflix or Disney+ without plugging in a dongle. Gaming gets a nod with 120Hz support and under 20ms input lag. But the audio is a 10W speaker, which is basically a polite suggestion of sound. Plan on a soundbar.

Skip this if you want an all-in-one home theater experience. The smart TV interface is clunky and the speaker is genuinely bad. If you don't want to buy a separate streaming box and soundbar, look at a large TV instead. Also skip it if you're picky about black levels. The washed-out dark scenes will bug you.

Buy this if you want a big, bright picture for movies and casual gaming, and you already own a soundbar. The 3LCD color accuracy and 2,800 lumens are the reasons to pick this over a DLP projector. Skip it if you care about smart TV polish or built-in audio. This is a projector for people who know they need external speakers and just want the image to be good.