Epson Home Cinema V11HA73020

The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a bright 4K projector with solid gaming specs and terrible audio. It's best for big, bright rooms where you want a huge screen for casual use. At $1,400, it's a decent value if you already have external speakers, but the smart features and picture quality are underwhelming.

The 3LCD tech puts out 2,800 lumens of color and white brightness, so it holds up in a room with some ambient light. That's the headline. The 4K PRO-UHD processing is solid, but the picture quality score lands in the bottom third of our database. Blacks get washed out, and dark scenes lose detail. Gaming is a mixed bag. The 20ms input lag and 120Hz support are fine for casual play, but the gaming score is mediocre compared to dedicated gaming projectors. The 10W speaker is a joke. It's the worst audio we've seen in this category, so budget for a soundbar.

Stacked against the LG C5 OLED and Samsung Neo QLED QN990F, the Epson gets destroyed on picture quality and smart features. Those are TVs though, not projectors. The real competition is other projectors in this price range, and the Epson's brightness is a genuine advantage. The TCL QM8K and Hisense U8 are TVs that cost less and look better, but they don't give you a 100-inch screen. If you want a huge image and can't control the light, the Epson makes sense. If you want the best picture, buy a TV.

At $1,400 USD, this is a tough sell. You're paying for the Epson name and the 3LCD brightness, but the smart platform is clunky and the audio is basically non-functional. If you just need a bright projector for a living room with some light, it works. But you can get better picture quality for less money if you skip the smart features and buy a streaming stick.

The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a 4K projector that tries to do a little bit of everything. It streams, it games, and it throws a big bright picture. But it's not a home theater purist's dream, and the smart features feel like an afterthought.

Skip this if you care about audio quality, since the built-in speaker is basically a placeholder. Also skip it if you want deep blacks and accurate HDR, because the picture quality falls behind most competitors. If you need something portable, this isn't it either.

This is for someone who wants a big, bright image for sports, casual gaming, and streaming in a room that isn't pitch black. It's not for home theater enthusiasts who care about deep blacks and accurate HDR. If you're coming from a TV and just want to go huge, you'll probably be happy. If you're picky about picture quality, keep looking.