Epson Home Cinema 2150 Wireless 1080p Miracast, 3LCD projector

You must be reading this review to know whether to buy this projector or not. You should know from whom this review is coming from... so you can decide better. This review is for budget projector for Full HD movies under 800 USD. -I am someone (and this review is for) who is videoholic, watches movies 80% of the time, rest is Youtube/TV Shows/PS4. -I dont like any movie which is less than 1080p. Picture and audio quality must be on top for me to watch any movie. -I have owned BENQ HT1075 (big brother of w1070 and younger to HT2050A), so when it died i was looking for new projector. -I projected EPSON on the off-white wall 140 inches screen from 14 feet (same as with BENQ) -I was impressed and more than happy with Benq (except it needed bulb replacement after couple of years and it costs much) I had shortlisted BENQ HT2050, 2550 (4K) and EPSON 2150. And finally decided and bought EPSON 2150. Why would someone very happy with BENQ, buy EPSON instead of another new model of BENQ? -Wanted to experience something different. -EPSON have placed this projector under HOME CINEMA category, hence i assumed its made mainly for movies. -I think EPSON is far bigger brand than BENQ -Amazon positive reviews and some site like PC Mag amateurishly saying its great. -Better 3D quality. 3Ds basic issue is darkness, so i agreed to the reviews that said it has better 3D due to higher lumens. - Low cost bulb and More bulb life compared to BENQ - Lumens not only for white, impressively it has color lumens - All the bells and whistle like Frame Interpolation and many more. My experience: EPSON 2150 have every feature you dream for except picture quality. Picture that is washed out images. However, I wanted to keep this projector for all the great features it have, we (family) tried to like it, but even my 11 yr old boy said why it is not sharp as our previous projector. His fortnite (PS4 game) also was not as good BENQ. You feel like you are watching movie on HBO or any TV channel not in theater. 3D was again disappointment (I bought and used 3ACTIVE 3D glasses for this projector). Whereas my wife said this projector is OK (because she doesnt bother for quality, she is more into TV shows) So if you into movies and would want theater like picture quality and sharpness avoid this and go for DLP, if you are more into TV shows, sports... this is great projector. Why 3 stars out of 5... +3 for all the great features it have, like great color, good night scenes, features... -1.5 EPSON misleading customers by using terms as HOME CINEMA, 60000:1 contrast ratio etc. -0.5 Shipping: Mine was international shipping and Shipping was good but return had issues that i could not return. When i processed return, the return label had cost 800 USD whereas i bought it for 699 USD. And for any items value 800 and more have to pay much extra (unlucky me), so i could not return. Fortunately I was able to sell it with facing 200 USD loss. I have learned higher lumens doesnt mean better sharpness / picture quality, its just more brighter. On the contrary, its the drawback to have higher lumens for movies. LCD technology must have limits and to compensate that all the features have been provided. I know i will have some cons while buying DLP projector like bulb cost, light leaking etc but i cant compromise on not having theater at home and just having a 140 inch TV. Bottom line: If you are looking for budget projector for movies and if you are first time projector buyer or experienced one, note that EPSON 2150 is not HOME CINEMA projector as the name suggest, it JUST a bigger TV in your room, giving washed out pictures thou colors are great in this projector, think how much you will watch blu rays... if its more than 50%, dont buy this, if its less than 50% this is a great projector. Also i dont find any difference in BENQ and EPSON in ambient light, both gets washed out similarly. I dont know what so much fuss about ambient light viewing with EPSON. I have ordered BENQ HT2050A and it will be arriving soon. I will write review on that too. Please leave comments if you have any query.

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The projector in itself is great. We bought it during the thanksgiving sale and it worked great. However, one day it just wouldnt turn on. No damage or anything, just wont turn on. Now, we have a projector that wont work, amazon wont replace because the return window is expired. I have been asked to reach out to the manufacturer for a replacement.

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Previously I had falsely accused this thing of have bright vertical streaks across the picture, - but it turns out the culprit is my Elite Screens CineGrey 3D, which has, for some reason, a vertical line of brighter paint/material at random intervals across the screen. As for the projector itself, the veritcal lens shift and manual horizontal keystone are a godsend for ease of placement. It is very bright, and high in color saturation and accuracy. Picture has just as much contrast (if not more) than my previous love, the BenQ HT2150ST, and blacks are just as black as well. I switched to this Epson because I needed a much brighter solution to suit my habit of viewing in daylight, and it has lived up to that task admirably. Granted, the Epson is not as sharp as the BenQ model I had, but it is a barely noticeable difference, and with the sharpness and detail enhancement on, this Epson is just as sharp as the BenQ, even if it only occurs after these processing methods. All in all, a great projector. More update: So I I started noticing a lot of color and contrast inaccuracies and graininess so I switched to the BenQ 2050A, and wow what a night and day difference. The Epson is fine and very very bright, but if it’s picture quality and finesse you’re looking for, definitely go with the BenQ 2050A for less.

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