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

Very happy with purchase. Picture is great.

Lets get this out of the way- You get a very nice picture out of this. 1080p is easy for it of course and Ive really enjoyed watching The Mandalorian in 4k. This is hooked up to a PC and Ive found that a 92 desktop is entirely usable with 4k. Physically the projector is a bit beefy. I wouldnt call it light however I didnt have much trouble ceiling mounting it by myself. It is plenty bright and even with lights on I tend to keep it on the lower settings without issue. As I said, beefy, so keep that in mind when purchasing a mount. I have the cheap one I was using for a smaller projector and not only is it probably a little to light duty for this, the mounting footprint isnt big enough and I can only get three of the arms to reach the projector holes. I advise not skimping and get something rock solid which will make your setup for aiming and focus a lot easier. Speaking of aiming I love the manual lens shift which is a first for me. It allows so much freedom of where you mount it. There is a lot of range in the zoom to so I didnt have to move my existing mount. My only real complaint is the lack of connectivity. My Epson LS100 has an network port so I can tie it in with my home automation while this doesnt even have a serial port. I bought the wireless adapter thinking that would give me what I need but it was only after contacting support that I was told it is only for media streaming and did not provide control. This is a must have feature for me so it leaves me a little disappointed. Other than that I did have some flakiness in a long HDMI cable but a repeater fixed that. Epson makes good hardware and Id recommend this to anyone with the caveat that you do your research. Know about the connectivity, get a good mount, then enjoy the picture.

This projector offers 4K HDR and 3D. It is not native 4K but instead uses a 1080p array and some clever technology to achieve 4K. Nonetheless, the result looks very accurate and detailed. For the price, this is a great way to achieve near native 4K resolution. I didnt have any technical issues in use and the remote was straightforward to use. Likewise, I didnt notice any image artifacts in use. With HDR, the picture is bright but a decent screen is needed if there is ambient light. It is rather large and heavy compared to 1080p projectors so that could be an issue for some.

We have a bonus room/movie theatre which the kids use a majority of the year and we use for major events like the Super Bowl, etc. My son has his PS4 hooked up to the receiver so he plays 2K20 and Fortnite while the daughter has spend the night movie parties in there. Everyone loves the ability to consume their content via the 120 projector screen in 4k. For the past three months we have thoroughly enjoyed this Epson 3200 projector. Unlike some of the bigger Epson projectors which support HDMI over wireless (which comes with its own issues with Netflix, etc.) this one does allow you to project content over IP (either LAN or WLAN with optional wireless module) This allows the user to bring their own device and throw content to the screen without physically connecting the device to the projector (or receiver). To do this you have to use Epsons app or software. The problem with this approach is the audio as most of you looking to buy this will be hooking to a receiver for movies/games, etc. If you project wirelessly through the app, the content goes directly to the projector, bypassing the receiver so any audio needs you have will have to come out of the back of the projector via the built in tiny speakers. I wouldnt utilize this feature for much more than showing a powerpoint. Before I get too far ahead of myself, I should point out that installation was quite simple and just involves the power cord and plugging in my HDMI cord (which we had already run to the ceiling from my receiver). Both kids and my wife immediately commented on how much darker the blacks were than our Sony projector. Without getting into the technical color calibrations, Epson offers you multiple modes on the projector to choose from. Unanimously the family chose natural while my son does like to change it to dynamic when he plays fortnite because he swears the brighter colors make him play better. If youre considering this projector you have probably seen the bigger brother to this unit, the Epson 3800. Its $200 more and includes some nice to have features such as better contrast, better brightness and some lens shift adjustments. For us those features wouldnt be justification for the extra money. All in all this is a major bump up from our 1080p 3D Sony projector that we had and am thoroughly enjoying the rich 4k titles (albeit it via our HDMI cable instead of wireless!)

EDIT: After a lot more tweaking, Im updating this review to 3 stars from 2. Yes, I still have focus issues. Yes, for PC use its still mostly terrible and I do a lot less PC use as a result. I never even think about doing actual work with it. However, I have figured out enough of its quirks and use its memory settings to get acceptable results in enough situations that I decided to keep it. In summary, if youre willing to put in the work, this is an OKAY entry level 4k projector. --- Ive spent about a week with this projector. I was very excited as its one of the few 4k projectors out there with input lag thats acceptable for gaming. However, as a cinephile as well, the promise of a rich 3LCD image was also very important to me. Lastly, on my current 1080p, I do a fair amount of couch surfing and casual TV watching. The Epson 3200, unfortunately, only does one of these things well: movies. And when youre just doing movies, boy is it stunning. For games or PC use, its a big step down. Lets start with the two big elephants in the room. 1) Focus uniformity is terrible. I work with projectors a lot at my job and Ive NEVER seen focus uniformity issues this bad. No matter where you focus the screen, some other part of the screen will be out of focus, and not just a little bit. If I focus right at the center in MS Windows, the clock in the corner is extremely fuzzy. You have to choose a compromise setting where the entire image is slightly out of focus. I tried everything. Im pretty sure Ive read the entire manual twice looking for a solution. I did multiple passes of lens convergence. I tried adjusting source signals and resolutions. I did some research and, lo and behold, found many reports of the problem on reddit and AVS Forum. Some people returned their units as many as FOUR TIMES, and then finally got a unit that was acceptable to them. Ugh. Those dont seem like good odds. So either its just a bad projector or quality control is really terrible. Either way, you dont want to be holding the bag. When youre watching movies, the focus issue is far less visible, but when in Windows, as I said, its terrible. In games, where your attention is on the center of the screen most of the time, it seems okay at first. However, games tend to put menus and tool bars around the edge of the screen, right where the focus issues are the worst. Its tolerable in simpler games but if you like world-building or grand strategy games, the problem is particularly bad. 2) On to the next elephant. In 4k, nothing is legible in Windows unless you zoom it tremendously. Not because of size, but because of clarity and sharpness. If you drop down to 1080 with 4k enhancement off, its still barely usable, and not an experience youd want to endure for any length of time. Even in areas where the projector is as focused as it can be, Windows looks terrible. I dont know if this is a limitation of 3LCD or not, but the edges of fonts are horribly muddled. The pixels are also far more visible than my 1080p DLP. With that one, I have to put my face within a foot to see the individual pixels. With this epson, I can see them from around 3 feet away. You may have heard of the screen door effect. No, you wont see it at normal seating distances, but youll feel it in the form of the muddy font and window edges. Theres a set of enhancement presets that somewhat help, but still fall short of what you can get for far less money in a 1080p projector. 3) Signals. Signal sync isnt terrible but its not great either. Its slow to sync and occasionally fails when switching sources, *even on 1080p sources*. Occasionally Ill get a blank screen and need to switch to the alternate HDMI input and back again. 4) Placement sucks. Like many, I have my projector mounted on the ceiling. I have to lens shift to the very maximum setting to get the image to line up, at which point it requires digital keystoning. Most projectors project at an angle, so either theyre projecting up from a coffee table, or flip them over and install in a ceiling mount, and now theyre projecting downward toward the screen. That results in only needing to do fairly fine-tune adjustments to get everything lined up. The only way to place the epson in such a way as to be optically square to the screen is to drop it another two or three feet, at which point it would be a foot over my head. If you have a large installation with longer throw, this might not affect you, but in an other situation, its as if they designed a projector without thinking how anyone in real life might actually use it. 5) Its not portable. At a chonky 15 pounds and around 3 - 4 times larger than a DLP, yes, technically you could lug it to your friends house, but you sure wont want to. Does this projector do anything well outside of movies? Not much, but yes. 1. Its very bright. VERY bright. I can keep the shades partly open during casual viewing. 2. In Eco mode, its very quiet. And it throws so much light, most will be fine in Eco mode. I will most definitely miss this the most. 3. Color pop is amazing. The colors are so rich it very often looks like youre staring at a high end flat screen. Ive read this is an advantage of 3LCD. Especially with animation and nature content, it just blows you away and is so immersive in 4k. 4. The remote is a real remote, not those dollar store specials a lot of other projectors use. It has a nice heft and includes a backlight for use in low light. Conclusion: I wanted SO BADLY to like this projector. On paper, it ticks all the boxes. But after days of trying to overcome its shortcomings, I just cant ignore its very serious faults and limitations. Not for nearly $1500. Some aspects of this projector, particularly the focus uniformity, are significantly inferior to projectors costing 1/3 the price and its just baffling that Epson thought people would be okay with that.

Better picture than 4k DLP! We had another branded DLP and after ~1000 hours we had a star field of dead mirrors. I remember that LCDs did not do that..... Looking forward to finding out over time.

I did not know about this feature when I purchased this projector, but my favorite feature is the Anamorphic wide setting in the Aspect setting. My screen is 16:9 and I like filling the whole screen. Most movies now are 235-1 which have black bars on the top and bottom of my 16:9 screens. The Epson 3800 does a great job filling the entire screen using the Anamorphic Wide setting even in 4K. For me, the stretch is not that noticeable and it doesnt cut out the width like the zoom. I also think it works for 3D movies, but I havent tested it yet. The manual says this mode Displays images recorded at Cinema Scope size when you attach a commercially available anamorphic lens to the projector, however, you do not need to buy a anamorphic lens - it works as shipped. I will make the rest simple - If you want a great picture and are using your projector in your living room with moderate daylight, want to view 3D movies and dont care about perfect blacks, and want to fill 16:9 screen this is the projector for you. Finally, 3000 lumens make most viewing great using the Eco mode.

We installed this in a new media room weve built, and it has exceeded all our expectations. The picture quality is outstanding, far better than I expected even from a projector that touts 4K resolution. The bulb is also nice and bright, and the picture is easily visible even with the theater lighting turned all the way up in the room. We easily integrated the projector into a surround sound system, as well as a multiport HDMI switch to allow easy changes, and there were no issues at all from the Epson with handling the inputs/outputs. The projector was a little interesting to get mounted and aimed. Our mounting position was slightly off center, with a relatively short throw of 16 for a 110 screen. The on projector dials, and the digital controls were not wholly intuitive, so it took about an hour to get the screen dialed in where the image was crisp and properly square. We hit the adjustment limit a couple times as well, so it took some repeated adjustments in several places to get it there. That said, once it was set, its been two months and its been rock solid without any issues.

I bought a brand new item, but the one delivered is refurbished. Its in the original box, but out of the original internal wrapping. Instruction manual missing, batteries missing, projector itself has signs of wear, plus hair and dust everywere. Also image is all blurry. So item is defective.

If the higher end versions are priced out of range for you, this 3800 model might be in your wheel house. If you are looking for a better than average 4K TV, this is probably the area you want to look. The picture quality is superb. Very impressive for a projector. What I like most about it is the versatility in its projection size. So no matter what room size you are sitting in, this Epson 4K projector will accommodate the size needed, whether on a wall or a screen. It is 3D capable, but you need to buy the accessories to accommodate it, but it can handle displaying. There are various audio inputs to use for sound bars or speakers to maximize the theater experience. While the unit is pretty big, its not improbably to move it around with careful handling for certain occasions, such as an outdoor viewing. There are a lot of features within to tune it to your home environment and displays well even in the daytime. Overall, if the other projectors are a little too much, I would go for this one as you will find the quality very comparable and worthy of show-off rights.