Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great picture. Still works great after 1 yr. love it easy to use

Well most start with the good, so I will start with some negatives first. This does not have wireless or Bluetooth connectivity, so, everything you do with it you must use cords. This does not come with any cords for connection as well. The built-in speaker is not the best but works decent enough if all you have. It’s limited to an aux port for sound going out. It’s a good size, and no carry case with it. That said, its pretty bright so can use even with light. Its full HD at 1080p. Easy to set up and use. And can set it to be 300 inches. I have only done it at about 100 inches and the quality still looked great. Movies look great with it and I am glad to own it. I have a off white wall that is not smooth and it worked pretty good just on that. I do not own 3d glasses so I could not check that part out. So overall without the 3D I do recommend this projector if you don’t mind some of the negatives I stated.

Very easy to set up and extremely happy with the picture quality!

Got this for outdoor movies and it works wonderfully!

Projector works great for our home theater. It is crisp and gives a great picture.

Love it best 1080p projector out hands down. Buy buy

Love it!! Worth spending every penny. Amazing quality

Epson projector is good and the display is also good

We needed to update our theater room and this was a great compromise to not having to overspend.

From box to operating is a snap. If you have ever plugged in computers/TV ports you will be right at home, 2 HDMI, USB, mini-USB, PC VGA and audio out. Menu setup and control is simple with the well laid-out remote. On a 150” screen panel the picture is exceptional, has transformed my living room into a theater, big difference from the 55” TV. Maximum projection is 300” display! Have not to date tried 3D at home but will be jumping on that wagon now with the Epson Cinema 2100. We are excited hoping that it will provide the level of 3D that you experience in theaters where the images jump out at you. Keep in mind that it is more involved than just rolling a new TV into the room and setting it up on the stand. We installed an overhead mount as well as a 150” wall screen panel. Don’t forget the wiring to your video source and audio output. Wished they had added an RJ45 ethernet port to cable that we could have cabled the Epson Cinema into our network. An up to date audio receiver is a nice addition to this system. Connect the video source to the receiver which will output audio to your sound system and video to the Epson Cinema. Nice stuff. The Cinema 2100 has a great picture, an immersive picture that the whole family loves.

Works really great on our new movie projector screen.

Like TVs there is a wide price range when it comes to projectors and this one fits nicely in that lower mid-range price wise, but as far as quality it definitely fits in to the lower $1,000 range. I was previously using another more portable Epson projector that was in a lower price range that maxed out at 1080i and this one definitely blows that one out of the water. Firstly, with the asthetics the projector is very clean looking and not overly bulky as some projectors. The setup originally out of the box went extremely quick and I had the projector up and running connected to external speakers and an Xbox One within 15 minutes. With picture quality it is amazing how crisp this projector truly is, obviously it isn`t gonna compare to a high end 4K tv and I had always thought that I would choose to purchase a larger 4K HDR tv, but after using this projector and appreciating the true difference covering an entire wall in a picture is I don`t know if I’ll ever go back to a traditional TV. The crispness is great watching movies and playing Fortnite on Xbox the image is truly amazing compared to playing on a traditional TV. The brightness is also something that stands out as the picture is still clearly visible in a room full of light, though a full dark room is where this projector truly shines. Overall, this projector is perfect for the price and though you can find much cheaper projectors (and higher for that matter) I really believe that this is where the true sweet spot is for projectors when weighing both the price and features of projectors.

This is my first home cinema projector and I am so excited I got this one. The picture is clearer than I ever expected from a projector. Set up was so simple. All I had to do was plug my Roku stick into the HDMI input, plug it in, point it at the white wall I cleared to try it out. With a few adjustments and a little patience adjusting I had an amazing video in front of me. Audio is good, but I plan on hooking up a really good soundbar to it. I can't wait to try out my gaming system on this. That should be a lot of fun. I also want to buy a projector screen with stand so that I can watch it outside in the evening or take it to a friend's house because it is so light (maybe 5 lbs) and portable. I see on the remote that there is a 2D/3D button and I will have to investigate that.

I have to say this projector has more than exceeded my expectations. It is easy to setup and provides a theater quality picture. The hardest part of using it is finding a big enough wall to cast it on. It is also nice that the unit has a built in speaker that provides enough quality sound that you don't need to hook it up to a surround sound (although you could if you wanted). Overall, the picture quality is great. The kids and I have watched a movie almost every night since we got this projector 2 weeks ago. You can use this projector on a wall and as long as the wall is a light color it looks great. I also purchased the indoor/outdoor 120 inch screen from Best Buy and am now using that inside my house. When we go camping or have a party, we could also use the screen outside. There are a few things that take a little time to setup. While you can literally take it out the box and point it to a wall, if you want to get it setup in a permanent location it takes a little more effort. The screen is self leveling and is pretty easy to setup, but I did have a little trouble trying to get it to fit my 120 inch screen just right. Also, I would point out that although the projector still works good with some light, it looks much bettter in the dark. The projector can go up to 300 inches but I haven't been able to find a surface that big. The biggest I've gone is about 140 inches and it was still very bright and clear. The technology uses DLP and the lamp has a limited lifetime (something like 7500 hours). I used to have a DLP TV that had a bulb that needed replacement often and cost hundreds of dollars. It gives me peace of mind that a new lamp for this projector is only $40. Overall, I think this is a great projector and it makes me very happy. I would highly recommend it.

I am very impressed with the Epson Home Cinema 2100 as it was up and running in seconds, straight out of the box. Just plug in the HDMI cable, connect and turn the power on, and it was projecting. It is easy to make adjustments, as there are two HDMI inputs, one VGA input, one USB input which allows and makes it perfect for home theater use. The fan is relatively quiet and was not bothersome. The images are sharp, crisp, and beautiful. It displays the full color range nicely with good resolution. You can see all of the fine details in the images. Since I own an Epson EX5260, I did a side-by-side comparison. The image was crisper and I thought it was better overall (though larger, so the EX5260 is probably better if you'll be toting it around). It displayed well even in daytime in a room with plenty of ambient light. In a pinch you could rely on the built-in speaker, though for a movie, external speakers are recommended. Overall, a terrific home theater projector.

Was good not starting to have problems with it. I have had it a little over a year and it keep flickering and going from dark to bright.

Excellent projector. The picture is very bright and sharp. Startup time is quick and operation is quiet. Adjustments (angle, keystone, etc) are easy and intuitive. The addition of 3D output is a nice option, (though the glasses must be purchased separately). The internal speaker sounds fine for what it is. Overall, you can't go wrong with this projector.

I’ve been wanting a projector for a long time, just haven’t gotten around to getting one till now. The main reason I held back was due to the cost of replacement lamps. Older models and even some still out today have lamps that cost around $200 to replace every couple of years, or a lot sooner, “not bad but still too high for me”. I saw that this Epson model had lamps that cost around $50 and last around 4k hours. Which was easily in the price I would be willing to pay for a replacement lamp. Now onto the review. The projector arrived nicely packed, all cradled in a Styrofoam shell. In with the projector was the remote control, power cord, batteries for the remote and manual. That’s it, nothing else, no cabling is included, and fortunately I have plenty of extras laying around. We already have a 65” 4k LED mounted above our fireplace and I decided to mount a 100” screen just above and in front of it so we could use both. The projector would be mainly used for movie night and the TV for regular viewing and this setup works out really well for us. I have the projector sitting at 15’ from the screen on a tripod with a tray made for projectors, a long range blue tooth transmitter is hooked to the audio out port on the back of the projector. It is being use with one of our Bluetooth speakers. For video and streaming options I only have a Roku 3 hooked up at the moment. Setup was really fast, I set the projector on the stand, hooked up the Roku, plugged in power and turned it on. I only had to do some minor image adjustments to get the screen centered, sized and focused. All very simply done by using the zoom slider and focus controls on the top front of the projector. I only had to use the “Lens Shift” a little, and that was mainly just to get the image adjusted an inch higher. I did try moving it further to see how far you could raise and lower the image and was really impressed there was so much movement available. We were both really impressed by the image quality right out of the box without any tweaking to the image. We did set this up at night and our living room was plenty dark so image brightness wasn’t a problem right off. There are two HDMI ports on the back along with VGA and an audio out port. I’m only using one port for the Roku, I do have a Chromecast and some other streaming boxes along with a DVD player we can hook up to the other port. The projector itself had a lot of image adjustment settings under the menus, “reading the manual and learning what all the settings are for is a must”, and you can really tweak the settings any way you want. After spending some time reading through the manual, and tweaking the image to our liking and environment I was able to get the picture very close to the 4k tv sitting behind it, “mind you the clarity isn’t as good as the 4k but for a 100” screen 15” away it’s amazing”. Black levels aren’t as good as the 4k TV, but this is a projector projecting onto a white screen so blacks are never going to be deep black but they are very close. Image quality watching a movie was outstanding, there’s no lag or flickering when watching an action movie, Lord of the Rings was impressive, just like being in the movie theater without the audience. My wife was very hesitant at first when I told her my plan, she thought a 100” screen would be way too big, now she loves it. She was also impressed with the image quality and said there’s now no reason for us to go to the theater unless we need to see something when it comes out. The projector does have a built in speaker, it’s rated at 10 watts and it’s actually pretty loud, about the same volume “maybe a little better” than the 4k TV, but with the projector sitting back against the wall right close to where we were sitting the sound was a little unnatural coming from that direction. I had a Bluetooth transmitter already and use a stereo cable that came with it to plug into the audio out jack. We also have a couple Bluetooth speakers, an Ion Block Party and a Bose portable, both of which linked up sound great, plus we can place those anywhere we want to get the best sound quality. The projector itself when running does make some noise, it’s not as loud as projectors I’ve used in the past. If you set the power setting to “ECO” the fan noise cuts way down, and while a movie is playing we never even noticed it. On full power setting the fan is a little noticeable, but not during a movie. There is quite a bit of heat coming out of the vent and you’ll want to make sure you’re not sitting in the direction it’s blowing. During the day if we decide to use it, we do have to turn the power mode to “Full” otherwise the image is a little too washed out. Our living room during the day has moderate ambient lighting, and we do close the blinds if we want to watch a movie during the day, “but that’s what we have the 4k TV for too ”. I’ve used projectors in the past, a good 20 years ago and this Epson is leaps and bounds better than those ever were. The picture at 1080p is simply outstanding, and if you spend some time tweaking the image from the factory settings you will be really impressed with the image quality.

Overall, it's a decent projector. My experience with this projector is probably different that most on here. When it arrived, I was excited and set it up right away. I loved the fact that it auto adjusted the image to get an almost perfect alignment on my screen. After fine tuning the screen size and focus. I quickly realized I had a defective unit. I had a couple of pixel blocks that would not go away(think dead pixels on an LCD), and there was a thin line that ran through one of the pixel blocks from top to bottom of the screen. A few emails and a phone call later, Epson sent me a replacement "Next Day". The customer service was great, so they have that going for them. Once I received the new projector, it was a night and day difference. The focus and picture was much better, not to mention it didn't have any defects/pixels or lines on the screen. While the quality of the picture was good, it wasn't quite as good as other units I have tested. There are a bunch of settings to help clear the image up, but none of them seemed to completely clear it up. It might have something to do with the fact that I'm using almost all of the zoom to fill up most of a 100" screen in a 10'x10' room. The speaker on the projector is one of the better one's I've heard, but it's still not that good. It's probably ideal for night time watching when you don't want to bother anyone else who might be in the house. Chances are you'll probably be connecting it to a home theater receiver or an amp, so the onboard speaker won't be used. I'm using a Bluetooth transmitter and a decent size Bluetooth speaker to get a bigger sound to match the big screen. Overall I'm happy with it.

Overall this is a pretty basic home theater projector with some higher quality specs. It outputs very sharp and clear in 1080p and is also medium in size. It is almost small enough to travel with easily but a few inches bigger than a travel size projector. It has 2 HDMI ports, a PC monitor input, and a single Audio out 3.5mm jack. The screen size capability is very nice at up to 300" but you will need at least 29' of throw length to achieve that. The menu options are minimal but does include some image enhancement features such as frame interpolation, super white, auto iris, and others. The menu will vary depending on what kind of source you plug in. The speaker on the projector is nothing special and would recommend using a home theater system for your audio. The product page is a bit misleading. It claims "Stream HD TV, movies, videos and games" and "It lets you enjoy movies, games and online content", which led me to believe this projector had wireless networking capabilities. But, In order to watch online content, you will need to buy an MHL cable to go from your phone/tablet to HDMI, or hook up HDMI-HDMI through Desktop or Laptop. The 2100 model does not have wireless networking. The 2150 Model Does. There is a wireless port on the back of the projector but if you hook up a Epson Wireless Lan dongle it will tell you it is not recognized and to remove. One feature I have yet to try is its 3D capability I didn't even know it had until I found the options in the menu screen. It is easy to overlook on the product page that the projector has this ability. 1 pair of 3D glasses from Epson is $100 though, so that is a HUGE extra cost for the content. It does have the ability to convert 2D content to 3D, but I could not tell you how well it works at this time. In the end, honestly for the money I would spend the extra $50 and get the 2150 model that has the wireless networking. If you don't care about the networking then by all means this is still a very nice projector and I would recommend, but I would also do a lot of shopping around and comparisons though before committing to this. With 4k projectors dropping down in the mid thousand range now, there are a lot of factors to be considered. Pro's- -Screen up to 300" -3D Capability -High quality 1080p Image -Small enough to be portable Cons- -3D glasses cost $100 each