Epson Home Cinema 2150, Wireless, Full HD, 1080p, 2,500 lumens color brightness (color light output), 2,500 lumens white brightness (white light output), 2x HDMI (1 MHL), Miracast, 3LCD projector

This is my first real projector so I don't 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 didn't want to take the chance with the "rainbow" effects. Right now I'm 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 that's 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 there's 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, that's just how bright the picture is (in "Cinema" mode). I'm 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, I'll have more control over the colors in the room.Setup was very easy. I didn't 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 you're watching something though. I'm just nitpicking I guess.The fan is pretty quiet in Eco mode, can't 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 I've ran it for about 5 hours continuously and it didn't 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 I've 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 didn't come with 3D glasses but I also have a couple pairs on order. Playing games on this was a pretty cool experience. I'm 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 wasn't going to get it when I bought this particular projector, but I'm still happy with it. In a dark scene, the blacks are fairly dark that you don't even think about it, but when there's a bright scene like outside during the day, the blacks appear very washed out and grey. Again, I'm 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 I've read that DLP projectors have much better contrast, but it's 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 didn't even know she wanted a projector until we watched our first movie with it. I've 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 it's true potential really shows at night when all the lights are off, beautiful colors and very sharp picture. I'll 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. I've 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 don't know why I waited so long to buy one.Update: owned for almost 3 years now. Still using original bulb, still bright and sharp. Bought a new bulb shortly after I bought the projector and the bulb is still in the box. Been using as main TV for over 2 years in all kinds of lighting using a cheap Chinese made 120in fixed frame screen, picture looks great..

When it came time to replace my 60" plasma, I started my obsessive research on projectors. I spent weeks learning about them, comparing brands and models, and reading reviews. I finally decided on an Epson Home Cinema 1060 (note: not this projector). I was so excited and went to set it up in what I thought was our pretty average-sized living room, only to discover that I had missed something in all my research, PROJECTION DISTANCE RANGE!!! Please be sure to measure the size of your screen and the distance from the screen to where you want to place the projector and check that the projector you want will work with that range. When I mounted the HC 1060 on the shelf I installed, the projector was too far away and the image was far too large to fit on the 110" screen, even with the zoom at the smallest setting. I also found that if the projector is to be mounted high, it MUST be upside down, even if you intend to place it on a high shelf. This is because the lense is designed to project the image up from a low surface so that the bottom of the image is almost in line with the lense, and the top of the image is around a 45° angle out of the lense. I called Epson to see if I had any options, because I REALLY did not want to ceiling-mount the projector closer (long story). The tech support was very helpful, but they left me with a difficult decision to make: either move the HC 1060, or return it and purchase the HC 2150 (this projector). The HC 2150 features a much wider zoom range and lense shift, making it much more flexible to install. The only potential negative was that it featured 2500 lumens of brightness compared to the 3100 lumens in the HC 1060. However, the HC 2150 has a 60,000:1 contrast ratio where the HC 1060 has only a 15,000:1. I took the chance and purchased the HC 2150 and COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!! I was worried about the reduction in lumens because our living room has a lot of ambient light and we watch TV in the middle of the day frequently. As it turns out, the higher contrast ratio of this projector more than compensates for the reduction in brightness and also produces a MUCH better image! I can't believe how good the image quality is, even in the middle of the day with ambient light in the room. I attached some photos to show this. Bottom line, you will not be disappointed with this projector!