Epson Home Cinema 3200 4K PRO-UHD 3-Chip Projector with HDR

I switched to this from my old 3000 Lumen 720p projector. I had expected a clarity improvement, but I was unsure about the drop down to 2900 Lumens since the 3000 wasnt great in a brighter environment that I sometimes have. Im pleased to say that I was blown away by the improvement in clarity and completely surprised by the brightness. I know the rating is 100 Lumens lower, but it seems significantly brighter than my old projector.

We installed it in the basement under a drop ceiling. Projected on a wall that I painted with projector paint. It is BRIGHT!!! .. I had to reduce the brightness when the room is darkened. But it works well even with some light. I combined it with Sony Sound amp and it is like a movie theater in the basement now. The image here is with all lights in the basement turned on. Awesome.

Very happy with this purchase. Just a super clear picture on a 135 inch screen.

A nice quality projector for the price. Having 2 HDMI, Video-out, a nice contrast ratio, perfect lumen to view just about anywhere makes viewing sports & movies on a large screen awesome!! Also, the projector is easy to use.

Review after about 300 hours of use. This projector replaced a JVC DLP (rebranded BenQ). The projector is ceiling mounted. Screen is a 110 16:9 ALR. Room is sorta light controlled - windows flank the screen. Lighting in the room is via multiple track heads on both sides of the room. Walls are white, so light from the track heads bounce everywhere. Adjustability: The ceiling in my viewing room is low - the centerline of the lens is below the top of the screen. On the JVC, the only way to get this to work was with some extreme keystone adjustment. The Epson has some easily accessible knobs that made lens shift adjustment extremely easy - especially when working on something hanging over your head. The lens on the JVC was in the middle of the projector whereas the lens on the 3800 was offset to one side. The lens shift meant the I didnt have to mess around with moving the projector mount a few inches to the side. Theres a little play in the knobs that is a bit annoying at first but you get use to it quickly. The amount of lens shift is incredible making projector placement much less of a consideration. Brightness: The old projector was rated at 5000 lumens at full power - even in eco mode, that projector should haven been substantially brighter than the 3800, but I cant tell the difference. I would chalk that up to the improved contrast. No problem with viewing on an ALR screen with the lights dimmed to about 50%. Noise: yeah, its noisy. About on par with the JVC but the projector is mounted directly over my sofa. The noise only really stands out when you are listening for it or there is no dialogue/music. The exhaust louver is right by the lens - if the projector is behind your seating position, it might be more objectionable. The louver isnt pointed directly back at the screen but angled slightly to the side. Size: I was originally considering the 4000/4010, but again, I got a low ceiling and having a massive projector hanging over your head seemed like a bad idea. The 3800 was a bit bigger than I expected, but compared to the 4000/4010, its nothing. Mounting it was also pretty easy but the wider spacing between the mounting holes on the project did necessitate a bit of McGyvering on the projector mount. The bad: convergence on my 3800 is a mess. The picture seemed a bit softer on one side, but being lazy, I didnt bother trying to figure out what the issue was. The remote control has a nice pattern button which will display an alignment grid. That confirmed that something was wrong on one side of the screen, but again - lazy. The grid fuzzy grid lines on the left side of the screen were easily twice as wide as the nice and sharp grid lines on the right side. The fuzziness was mostly noticeable when playing video games. At first, I thought that it was an alignment issue and the projector wasnt perpendicular to the screen. Finally, when trying to avoid some household chores, I made the mistake of trying to get to the bottom of the issue. Several hours later after messing around with the projector mount alignment, then diving into the convergence menu, I came to the conclusion that there was nothing that I could do about it. If your a type A person, trying to do a point by point convergence adjustment is like being a hamster on a hamster wheel - you just cant stop. YMMV - my tip would be to check the projectors convergence when you get it. Maybe its just the luck of the draw. Since Im lazy, Im now outside of the Amazon replacement window and I dont feel like going thru the hassle of getting a warranty refurb from Epson. The projector is still usable but it bugs me now that Ive confirmed what the issue is and I can do nothing about it short of getting a replacement.

I think how you feel about this projector will depend largely on what you use it for. As a 4K video projector, and for the price, it is a reasonably good deal. I picked my 3200 up on sale at BestBuy. You will find the contrast unsatisfactory for dark scenes unless you have a blacked-out, light controlled room. Of course, good contrast always requires a blacked out room, but even so, the blacks on this are dark gray. For example, when playing Assassins Creed Origins, I cannot see my way around a crypt without having all other lights in the room off. HDR is not very noticeable, but is adjustable. You will notice the auto-iris kick in a moment after scene changes some times (this is Epsons attempt to make up for the lower contrast levels of this projector). I can live with this, happily, if the projector is only used for video. The projector is incredibly bright. No issues there. The crappy contrast may go unnoticed in a room without light control. In my basement, with no windows, I find it very bright in ECO mode, even nearly 1000 hours in. The lens shift feature blew my mind, and hugely simplifies installation without having to mess with keystone correction, which leaves the trapezoidal gray/black light around your picture. The worst part of this projector is focus. With video you may not notice, but since Ive been working from home for the last few months of COVID, I use this as a 142 monitor for programming, several hours a day every day. It is _impossible_ to get even focus across the screen with text. You can have one area sharp and another area dreadfully blurry, or you can have the entire thing slightly out of focus and rub your eyes all day long. Lest you think it may be caused by imperfections in my screen, or not having the projector perfectly centered...I can put a piece of paper in the out-of-focus area and walk back towards the projector 4-5 feet before that text is in focus. So, it isnt due to flatness of the screen. Tech support: Epson tech support has been good. When I finally bought and mounted a screen to verify it wasnt due to my uneven wall, they happily replaced my projector with a refurbished one via 2-day fedex, prepaid both ways. Unfortunately, the refurb was even worse for focus issues and had light scratches on the lens, so they overnighting a brand new one. The focus issue persists, so it seems to be common for this line -- or my setup is inexplicably wrong somehow. Epson does not have a way to trade-in/upgrade to something better, so Ill probably have to try to sell it on my own and take a loss. So, overall - acceptable for the price for movie night. Not acceptable for computer work. If you can afford to spend a little more for something closer to true 4K, with better focus and contrast, Id recommend doing so. **Update** I have been ceiling mounting this projector to keep it out of the way of people and reduce shadows from the same. The lens shift that was so delightful, seems to be a contributor to the focus issue. Switching to keystone correction instead of lens shift helps the focus, but it is still an issue. Also, keystone correction throws off the aspect ratio so the image no longer fits the screen - its either too wide, or I have to leave small dark strips at the top and bottom of the image. Finally, I unmounted the projector, put it in tabletop mode, and stacked boxes under it so the image is perfectly centered with no keystone and no lens shift. The center is stunning, but the side is STILL out of focus. Ive included a couple pictures from the panel alignment mode to show the focus difference from center to top-right (tabletop mode) when the projector is perfectly centered on a flat, professional screen.

I bought the epson 3800 renewed from Amazon and I could not focus the projector whatsoever. Focus uniformity across the four quadrants was horrible. I doubt I’ll pursue another electronics purchase from Amazon. A huge waste of time.

I upgraded from the Epson 2150 (1080p and 2500 brightness), and instantly noticed a difference in brightness. This is a 4k projector, but its technically only a half-4k, since it shifts the image one pixel over every other frame to make the upgraded image -- and 4k technically is 4x 1080p, not 2x -- but that said almost nobody is going to notice anyways, and this is an upgrade from the 1080p -- just know its not true 4k. There are a couple of additional nice things on this projector -- it can connect to bluetooth speakers (amazing feature, i used to use this via the apple tv directly to get the same result), it has a usb port that can provide enough power for roku/firetv etc which prevents having to have an adapter. The optical horizontal/vertical tilt is amazing, helps line up the picture and not sacrifice any brightness or quality (or the dreaded overbleed for light on your screen). A great budget 4k projector, best ive used so far.

There’s nothing quite like seeing a classic epic film on the big screen, but this projector makes it possible to come as close as you can at home. It’s not too heavy or too big, so you can either permanently set it up or bring it out as needed for movie night or the big game. The picture is great and compatible with 4K for the highest quality video you can have.

We are extremely pleased with this home cinema. The picture is bright and clear, even when the room is not totally dark. It is a huge improvement over our former home cinema projector. We highly recommend it!