Draco76123
This is my first real projector so I dont have anything significant to compare it to. I was torn between this and the Benq HT2050, but ultimately went with this because I knew I was going to use it sometimes during the day and not just at night in complete darkness, plus I didnt want to take the chance with the "rainbow" effects. Right now Im just projecting onto a plain white wall, but have a 120" fixed frame projector screen on order, but even watching a movie directly on a wall, I am more than satisfied. The picture is extremely sharp and clear and the color is fairly accurate, although thats just eyeballing it, no testing equipment. One of the pics is in our apartment living room at 11.5 ft from the wall projecting a roughly 110 inch screen. All the walls are white so when theres a bright scene on the screen, the light coming off of it is enough to wash out the colors a bit, as if I had turned on a light in the room, thats just how bright the picture is (in "Cinema" mode). Im hoping a projector screen will make a good bit of difference. The other pics above my computer screen are roughly 80" diagonal. When I get house, Ill have more control over the colors in the room. Setup was very easy. I didnt even look at any instructions, just took it out of the box, connected my laptop via HDMI, plugged in the power cord and I was up and running. The vertical shift was very helpful as was the horizontal keystone. You really only have to place the projector where you want it and make the adjustments on the projector to get a nice looking picture. I would suggest using the least amount of keystone necessary though, i did notice that when you adjust the focus, most of the screen is perfectly sharp, but in the extreme lower corners, the picture is just a tad out of focus. When you adjust the focus to make the lower corners sharp, the rest of the picture is a tad out of focus. Not noticeable when youre watching something though. Im just nitpicking I guess. The fan is pretty quiet in Eco mode, cant even hear it unless you put your ear up to it, but when changed to "Normal" mode, it is noticeably louder, but not really a deal breaker. It also blows some pretty hot air out the vent, but Ive ran it for about 5 hours continuously and it didnt shut off. It will definitely heat up a small room. There is a little bit of screen tearing when there is fast moving scenes happening, which is kind of annoying, but i think it may be a combination of some of my settings and the fact Ive been just watching downloaded movies. I plan to get a Blu Ray player later on down the road for the best possible picture and to try out the 3D functionality. This projector didnt come with 3D glasses but I also have a couple pairs on order. Playing games on this was a pretty cool experience. Im not a big gamer, but I played a few PC games on it and inputs from my controller were pretty instant on screen. I was worried about the contrast also. I wanted the blacks to actually be black. I already knew I wasnt going to get it when I bought this particular projector, but Im still happy with it. In a dark scene, the blacks are fairly dark that you dont even think about it, but when theres a bright scene like outside during the day, the blacks appear very washed out and grey. Again, Im thinking using an actual projector screen and darker colored walls will improve the overall contrast significantly. I would have liked to test out the Benq HT2050 first because Ive read that DLP projectors have much better contrast, but its best use is in very dark, light controlled rooms which limits its versatility. Even with the flaws noted above, I still think this was an excellent purchase. My wife didnt even know she wanted a projector until we watched our first movie with it. Ive only had it for a couple weeks, but we must have watched almost 10 movies already. Watching movies during the day is still bearable with this projector, but its true potential really shows at night when all the lights are off, beautiful colors and very sharp picture. Ill be using this projector for some time to come, especially with the low cost of a new lamp, but when it comes time to replace it, I will probably shell out for a 4K model. One more thing... the built in speaker is not so great, as other reviewers have noted. Ive been using a Bluetooth speaker for sound until I can get my surround sound speakers back, which is fine for the time being. The battery in it died before the movie was finished so I had to switch to the on-board speaker. It gets somewhat loud but no lower frequencies at all, but at least I was able to finish my movie. Built-in speakers was not even a factor in my decision to buy this projector. Along with the picture quality, sound is half the theater experience... buy good speakers to go along with the projector. I would definitely recommend the Epson Home Cinema 2150 to anyone looking to buy a home theater projector to enjoy movie nights with the family. I dont know why I waited so long to buy one.