Customer Ratings & Reviews

This doesn’t work with Apple TV 4k, and doesn’t support 4K HDR as advertised. Definitely not worth the price. The hours for the bulb life are like under a year, for 1300.00 lol

To start, I think, overall, this is a quality projector. It does quite a few things well, is a great size, and I really like the video quality it outputs, which frankly is the most important thing to me. That said, I am a little confused about the messaging Epson is using here. As for the build and styling, it is about what you would expect. White. A lot of plastic. Standard. Normal. A projector. Everything seems put together well, it feels solid, and it is a great, compact size. It is easy to move around and should be fine doing so over time. There are some adjustable feet to help with levels, and the common adjustment options (zoom, focus, lens shift, keystone). There are two HDMI ports for connectivity (one is taken out of the box with an Android TV dongle. more on that later). All in all, a mostly typical projector setup. I am more or less in the Google ecosystem, so I was pretty familiar with the Android software and apps that come with the projector. It runs fairly well, albeit with a little lag every now and then, and you can use that interface to get most if not all of the streaming options you will be looking for. I did find it a little…”odd” that all of this is accomplished by an Android TV dongle placed in a covered HDMI port. Not sure how that affects performance via a chip in the system, if at all, but it is just a strange choice. You can remove it and run the projector, but again, strange. You can also use other free HDMI port to use a streaming stick of your own, but I did not do that so I am not sure how that may work. Once up and running, everything looked pretty good. I was really impressed with how movies and TV content looked. I was using a flat, blank white wall, but the image was pretty crispy, clear, and vibrant. The colors not only popped but were also more accurate than I expected. It did shine more in darker and dimmer settings, but it did pretty well in brighter conditions as well. A dip for sure, but depending on what you are looking for, there shouldn’t really be any complaints. Well, for movie/TV viewing at least. When it comes to games, it is a bit of a mixed bag. I think it really depends on what type of gaming you are really looking to be doing. Any casual gaming is fine, and it really excels, it is just when you are looking to push things a bit, even when within the suggested limits of the projector, that things start get a little muddled. As I said, it kills the casual gaming experience, and it even does very well with 4K, but I struggled with any HDR or high frame rate action (even 60). That said, I didn’t really have any issues with latency or lag while playing, but that could be in part to my game choice. I don’t know, it just seems a projector being advertised as “gaming” should be better here. The sound is, again, about what you would expect from a projector. The speakers get fairly loud, and sound “good,” but they are mono, and they do fight with the inevitable fan exhaust (and heat) that is just part of using a projector. For casual use, they should be adequate, but if you really enjoy movies or are looking for an immersive experience in any way, I think a dedicated sound option would be the way to go. I don’t know, in the end I am torn here. I do like the projector, and I think it really has some nice 4K output (crisp, detailed, bright, vibrant), and I like the form factor, but I am really conflicted about the value. For home cinema, it is great (although that dongle thing is still odd to me), and for casual gaming it is more of the same. It is when some more real “gaming” tasks are thrown at it that it seems to lag behind a bit. That is what it is, but I think Epson has muddled the messaging with this projector. I can still recommend it for what it is, but know your use case before committing, and maybe wait for the price to drop more in line with the value provided.

I bought this projector last week snd ppanning to buy the 2nd one in app and encoutnered continious issues while placing order . I went ti branch and they said price got changed . Yesteday night price shows as 1110/- for tootltech members . But when i visited the stire mckinney, they refused to match the price . It doesnt make sense tto keep totaltech member price fir just 1 day . Atleast they should keep it for 5 days Iam not rating the product but the pr ing model bestbuy giving for total tech members

This review is on an Epson Home Cinema 2350 4K PRO-UHD Smart Gaming Projector. I am a proud owner of this wonderful projector. Weight is only 9.0 lb. Projector is well shaped. It is not thin nor too big allowing you to get a good grip on it when carrying around. All of the options in this projector make it worth purchasing in my opinion. There are many options when putting the projector on the table, desk, floor or anywhere. Of course, like most projectors there are two feet on the bottom back to help level your picture and a adjustable stand on the front to raise and lower your picture. There is also great flexibility in the angle at which the picture can be pointed. You can point the lens up to the top of the wall but use the adjustment dial to almost put it to the bottom of the wall. It also has H/V Keystone and can be set to do this automatically. So you can pretty much put this almost anywhere. This has been hard to find in this price range years ago. The picture is just awesome. Much better than my previous projector. I do not notice literally any bad spots in the picture. It is in focus from top to bottom unlike my previous one. I see no color wheel. I get no flickers. Motion is just smooth. The picture is still visible with the lights on but of course it doesn't look as good as it does with the lights out. The colors are brighter and more vivid thanks to HDR10. Brights don't look washed and dark scenes look great. Installed speaker sounds good for a projector speaker. It has Bluetooth that hooked easily up to my soundbar. It has two HDMI inputs but one of them is used by the Android TV device. When first setting up Android TV it gives you the option to use Google to add the device to your network. This option did not work for me even though my phone was connected to my Wi-Fi but when I added my Wi-Fi manually it showed up. Just a few screens to answer and Android TV was up and running. If you have a Sony TV with Android TV, the menu looks like that. Streaming is really the only way I watch TV now, so this cuts down on the amount of cords you have to run to the projector. Remote is well designed when navigating through both the projector menu and Android TV menu. When I hooked my Xbox Series X to the projector it says that it supports 4K gaming but not at 120Hz so you can't play at 4K 120 FPS. It says it supports HDR10 video but not HDR10 for gaming. It says it supports 120 FPS at 1080p but I don't intend to use it in that mode. Gaming was smooth and looked great. I had many good FPS games while using this projector. I don't know if it was because of it or not though. Now the only bad thing is my universal ceiling mount that I had on my previous projector would not work with this projector. I would recommend getting their universal mount ELPMBPJG.

Our last projector, Optoma HD161X, had the original bulb last 6 years with our infrequent use. This projector had the bulb last 8 months, and I'm having to replace them out of warranty (only 90 days from epson). A clearer picture is not worth this hassle.

Lamp is defective, less then month and it was flickering

Very nice pictures, I can’t connect with speaker by Bluetooth.

Had to sign an agreement to 15% restocking fee before purchase. The sound it had does not work. I went to the store to see if anyone know how it work. The associate said I have to pay for a Greek to come to my house to check it out and set it up. I had to buy another sound bar to make the sound work.

good projector for large rooms. android tv built in is nice feature.

Great value for the money! I'm glad i spulrged on my first projector

It is too good i love watching movie on it. It is good for 4k

Great projector! I would recommend this to everyone.

INTRO: There are gaming monitors, gaming-oriented TVs, and now gaming projectors. Epson claims that the Home Cinema 2350 is a “Smart Gaming Projector.” But in my testing, I’ve found that the 2350 is effectively a stripped down Home Cinema 4000 3LCD (which I happen to own and reviewed in 2017). This means it lacks features supported by the latest generation of game consoles. UNBOXING: If you’re new to Epson projectors, the 2350 is a much simpler unboxing experience compared to some of Epson’s larger projectors. I already own a Home Cinema 4000 3LCD which is much bigger and heavier by comparison. The 2350 comes in a much more manageable box and transporting it should not be much of a concern. Inside the box is the projector, a translucent lens cap, a power cable, and two remotes—one for the projector, and one that omits the projector-oriented buttons if you want to remove the Android TV dongle and use it on another device like a TV. BUILD: One thing I want to immediately bring to attention. I don’t like that Epson tries to hide that the projector itself isn’t smart. Rather, the projector has a built-in covered compartment that hides an Android TV dongle and also covers the HDMI port and USB port that the dongle occupies. So the projector itself isn’t smart (which I don’t mind), but it occupies an HDMI input to enable the “smart” functionality. That being said, I do like that you can just remove this dongle and potentially replace it, as it will eventually become outdated and slow. When looking at the front of the Home Cinema 2350, you’ll see that it has an intake vent on the right and exhausts hot air on the left side. The intake side is where the Android TV is stored so cool air can pass through and cool the dongle before cooling the lamp. You also have a single adjustable front leg if you need to tilt the projector upward. On top of the projector you have 3 physical adjustments for the lens—focus, zoom, and vertical lens shift. Additionally, you do have a software keystone slider for adjusting the angle if your projector is positioned at an angle rather than straight down the center of your screen. And as expected, there is a power button and input button. If you want to change projector settings, the only way to accomplish that is via the remote control which is quite unfortunate. Visible on the rear is an ARC-enabled HDMI port and a 3.5mm stereo audio out. Under the compartment is the second HDMI port as well as a 5V2A USB port occupied by the Android TV dongle. SETUP: The setup for the projector is pretty simple. If you’re able to, set up your projector directly down the center from your screen or wall. You can set it up at an angle as well, but you’ll need to make keystone adjustments in the software to compensate. To test an imperfect configuration, I set up the projector about 14 feet away and about 2 feet leftward from the center of my 135” screen. The surface it stood on was 54” tall, which was above the center point of my screen. Since this is a fairly portable projector, I do think it’s reasonable to assume there will be folks who choose not to mount it and may put it on a shelf or bookcase as a compromise. So to me, it was important to test it this way as opposed to a perfect mounting scenario. Once I had it where I wanted, I plugged the power and turned it on. You’ll immediately get prompted to set up the Android TV system, but you can also try to align the projection with your screen or surface. Using the physical adjustments on the top of the projector, I got my zoom reasonably positioned with the edges of my screen, then manually dialed in the focus until I got a crisp image. I tried to use the keystone slider on the top of the projector, but I felt as though it had too few adjustments in either direction—it would either overcorrect or undercorrect and I needed something in between. Once I had the primary remote control paired, I started shifting through the settings from the remote to see what additional adjustments I could make. Lo and behold I found a setting called Quick Corner which allowed me to adjust the four corners into the perfect position on my screen. I’m rather amazed this doesn’t exist on my Home Cinema 4000 3LCD, as it really did make a big difference for the alignment. SOFTWARE: In terms of the software, it’s important to note that the projector settings are independent of the Android TV dongle. So you can unplug the dongle and still operate the projector settings, but they can only be changed via the remote control, as there are no hardware navigation/menu controls on the projector itself. You have various options for color and brightness, projection styles for rear/front projection as well as support for ceiling mounting. There’s a slew of other configuration options, and I recommend consulting the user guide on Epson’s website if you want to know what options are present. As for the Android TV experience—I’d say it’s the typical experience you’d have from a mid-range smart TV. You should expect some lag from time to time, and the experience is best when you limit the amount of apps you download. If you keep it focused on video playback, you’ll have a relatively smooth experience, overall. IMAGE: Compared to my older Home Cinema 4000 3LCD, the Home Cinema 2350 produces a reasonably similar image that I’m familiar with. It gets bright enough for a lower light environment, but won’t hold up quite as well in bright environments. With mine being set up in a lower light basement environment, I was able to experience vibrant colors with decent contrast at the Standard light output. However, not all is good. This projector is marketed as a “Gaming” projector, and that’s where this projector comes up short. Epson misleadingly applies ambiguous footnote markers to some of their marketing about this projector supporting 4K60, HDR and 120Hz at 1080p. In reality, it doesn’t support HDR at 4K 60Hz, but does support 4K 30Hz with 4:2:2 chroma subsampling at either 10 or 12 bit HDR. This means that 4K HDR works for movies that run at 30Hz or even 24Hz, but it does not work at 60Hz. And in regards to 120Hz, this projector doesn’t support 120Hz at all. Not even at 1080p. This effectively makes it very similar to my current Home Cinema 4000 3LCD but with some stripped down features. If you’d like to see the full table, I highly recommend you read the section titled “Supported Video Display Formats” in the online user guide for the Home Cinema 2350, as this more clearly laid out what this projector is capable of. This means that Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 owners won’t be able to experience HDR gaming out of this projector nor any sort of 120Hz gaming, even at 1080p. Pretty disappointing for a “Gaming” projector. That being said, you will be able to take advantage of the 4K 60Hz output, which is still a good experience, with around 20ms of latency if you engage the Fast image processing mode on the projector. In my experience, latency was reasonably good. While I mostly opted to play more cinematic games as opposed to fast-paced games, I did feel as though either experience was reasonably good and that I didn’t consciously sense any slowness while playing. SOUND: In terms of noise, the fan exhaust will be audible during operation, especially if you’re in a higher altitude environment where you need to engage the “High Altitude” mode in the settings. That being said, I did not find it annoying when I had it hooked up to my home theater system. The built-in speaker gets reasonably loud, but is nothing to write home about. It’s important to emphasize that this speaker is mono output, so there’s no stereo separation. It will help mask some of the fan noise, but certainly won’t lead to an immersive cinematic experience. It’s more of a convenient option for those who might want to project content casually. I think it could be a good compromise for projecting outdoors or on a wall for shorter sessions as opposed to extended long-term use. I watched several episodes of a series on my bedroom wall while relaxing in my bed and found the audio to be sufficient for a casual experience. HEAT: The Home Cinema 2350 produces quite a bit of heat during operation, so it’s important that you keep the intake and exhaust vents clear from any obstructions. I accidentally obstructed the exhaust during my first time operating it and it shut off for safety measures. If this happens to you, it’s recommended that you wait 5 minutes for the lamp to cool, clear the obstructions, and monitor the temperature LED on the projector. If the LED is orange while the other 2 LEDs are off, that means it has overheated. And if you’re in a high altitude environment, you’ll certainly want to engage the high altitude setting so that the fan can operate at a higher speed to ensure better cooling of the lamp. CONCLUSION: Overall, the Epson Home Cinema 2350 isn’t really a “Gaming” projector, and it’s not quite a “Smart” projector if you simply remove the dongle. But it’s a decent 4K projector for gaming if you don’t mind that it can’t do HDR gaming. But the premise has been set by Epson. They are marketing this as a Gaming projector, and I really just don’t think the marketing matches the consumer expectation. They use way too many footnotes and confusing specification tables rather than being transparent about what this projector is and isn’t capable of. It doesn’t do 120Hz—even at 1080p, and none of the latest generation of consoles can game at 4K60Hz with HDR on this projector. As someone who was actually deceived by this marketing until it was in my hands for testing, I think it’s important that the deceptive marketing be called out. It’s not a gaming projector, and it’s not even really a “smart” projector. But it’s a decent 4K projector, and I’m disappointed that the marketing doesn’t focus on that narrative.

Horrible picture quality and always loads really regret buying this projector

The Epson Home Cinema 2350 4K Pro projector is great. The picture display quality is the biggest strength of the projector. The 4K and HDR10 puts out some bright and vivid colors and the image quality is clear as day. Its marketed as a gaming projector and I gotta say its a great choice for gaming. I tested it with my PS5 and all my games looked amazing, even better when seeing them at 120" wide display. The low latency game mode works well, I didn’t notice any delays in my controller and what I was seeing, especially when testing it with games like MK11 and COD, where latency can be what determines a W or L. The internal speaker is a 10 W which is small, but is good for smaller spaces and should be good until you connect to a larger sound system. There are 3 forms to do this, through a 3.5mm port, an HDMI Arc port, and through bluetooth. The projector uses android/google interface to connect you to yoir favorite streaming apps like Hulu, HBO Go, Disney+, Netflix, etc. It comes with 2 remotes, one that is the master controller and the other is the android/google controller, the difference is that the master controller can do what the other does and also adjusts the techincal/projector settings. Despite all the good I have to say about the projector it isn’t without faults. The projector can display 1080p 120fps, but changing the image display is blocked in settings unless you switch the input and the device connected isn't 4K, othweriwse its stuck on 4K 60fps. The only way I was able to test that it was possible to adjust the image setting was by switching input to my soundbar and then checking the settings, when my PS5 was connected the image setting isn't adjustable. This might not even be a big deal for most people because 4K 60fps looks great but it is needlessly tedious and shouldn't be an issue. It doesnt have an optical port for soundbars. This is an issue because I have never had bluetooth work with android/google interface for audio output, no matter how close the soundbar was to the device. I tested this with Sony and Samsung soundbars and the sound quality was choppy, it might be different for you but I couldnt get it to work witout issue. I ended up just connecting my soundbar surround system through the HDMI Arc port and it works amazingly. Overall, the Epson Home Cinema 2350 4K Pro projector is a great choice for anyone wanting to take their movie night or gaming sessions to a higher level.

The Epson - Home Cinema 2350 4K PRO-UHD Smart Gaming Projector needs to lose the "Gaming" portion of it's title. Now that's not to say this isn't fun for all videogames. Firing this up and playing Mario Party with my family is still alot of fun. Really, any game I can play with my family on this isn't too bad, but once you get into the xbox series x games that take full advantage of HDR and FPS is where this product comes up short. Movies look terrific on this, however you really need to have this in the right space to really take advantage of how good the picture can look. Blu-rays and 4k movies look really good, colors pop and the contrast is really good on this unit. It's very hard to move to this from a 65" Samsung TV with more robust features. We'll be using this primarily for movies and switch games, which is great for a family but if you're someone that has higher expectations for this, I would suggest skipping out on this projector, you will not get more bang for your buck with tis product compared to much better and cheaper devices on the market right now.

To start out with, the marketing for this projector may throw you off. It’s marketed as a gaming projector but this is a great projector that does a very good job at nearly everything, and it has a lot of features for the money. It packs in a super bright lamp being able to pump out 2800 lumens and even in daylight conditions (with the blinds closed) it produces a surprisingly bright image. The color saturation is quite good and you can pump this up even more with some settings and then it also has support for HDR10 dynamic range content. It also has fantastic contrast where it has a 35,000:1 contrast ratio. In terms of image quality, it’s really quite good. The gaming portion of the marketing may have something to do with the 120fps frame rate you can get but just note that’s at 1080p. You can however get 60fps at 4K. The 20ms input lag may also be another reason for the gaming appeal. For the types of media that you may be consuming, this does a stellar job at nearly everything I threw at it but the “gaming features” are in the OK range but at the same time, this projector is a good deal for everything else it packs in. I quite like the fact that it has WiFi and Android TV built right in so you can access apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube directly from the unit itself making it effectively a “smart tv”. It’s basically an all-in-one unit where the portability allows you to use it in your backyard without having to plug anything else in for those summer outdoor movie nights. It even has bluetooth support for headphones or earbuds if you’d like. The 10 watt speaker is OK. Better than most speakers on recent flat TVs but certainly not anything amazing when compared to a sounder/subwoofer setup. It’s there as for convenience and does the trick if you don’t have anything better on hand. It also has a physical lens-shift option where you can place the projector in maybe not the most optimal location like on the floor or your ceiling and still be able to project a properly aligned image on to the screen. It also does have a a side to side adjustment but you can’t fine tune it as much as the vertical adjustment where there are less steps/stops with the side to side angle adjustment. I ended up having the projector to the side of my couch at sitting level and was able to throw the image onto my wall without any issues after a bit of toying around with the keystone adjustments. Even though it does have 2 HDMI ports, one of those ports is actually already used for the “built-in” Android TV, which I guess you could say is built into the unit, but it literally is a separate device that lives inside the projector. Sort of weird that it’s a separate little device in the projector but I guess that also means it could in theory be upgraded in the future. My only big gripe with it is that I wish it didn’t look like a printer ;) Maybe appropriate since Epson makes a lot of printers but it still looks a little dated. For the price, this projector packs in a lot. Maybe not the right marketing as a “gaming projector” but it’s a great value for what it offers as an all-in-one projector that’s suitable for lots of content, not just games.

I really like this compact projector, it's lightweight and easy to use. Very bright and works great in most light.

For the money, I would say this is a great projector. Setup, (should have been a breeze), but I had an issue with the projector not recognizing one of the remotes. It caused the projector to freeze on the initial welcome screen. After an hour on the phone with Epson, we got it figured out. (The customer service techs were great, by the way!) Once I got the set up done, I mounted it to the ceiling and started streaming. The unit comes with it's own streaming dongle. After using it for a bit, I decided to use a 4K UHD Amazon FireStick in it's place. It's as simple as unplugging one and plugging in the other. Being able to stream 4K content from Amazon Prime, Netflix, VUDU and Movies Anywhere was THE selling point for me. This unit does not disappoint. The picture is bright and spectacular! I couldn't be happier and I highly recommend this projector.

I got the Epson Home Cinema 2350 to replace an aging projector that I use almost daily. First off, this thing is really large compared to the other projectors I have and have had in the past. It definitely won't blend in anywhere you put it. Next, the Google Home "simple" setup is a complete joke and waste of time as it just doesn't want to work with an iOS device. Skipping that step and doing your network connection manually will save you lots of time and headache. Once you get online, there is the inevitable update but it doesn't take too long. Next, I tried to pair the projector to my soundbar and, while it did connect over Bluetooth, the sound was never correct. After much troubleshooting, I just gave up. That was disappointing because I was really hoping to be able to use the built-in streaming capabilities without having an external device. I went back to my Apple TV, connected it to the HDMI ARC port, and all was well. Now, that being said, I have not used the streaming capabilities and can't comment on how well it works. Now, on to the picture part. The clarity is amazing. There has been no pixelation, blurriness, or lag even with high paced sports or FPS games. Watching a movie is almost like going to the cinema since this is a true 4K projector. The main issue I have is that, at 2800 lumens, the picture is not terribly bright. In a completely darkened room the brightness is acceptable. But if you have a light source (like a window) that is close enough to your screen to light it at all, the picture gets washed out. I am lucky enough to be able to rearrange my viewing space to minimize the light, if you have a fixed location or have overhead lights on regularly, you might consider looking fro a model with a higher brightness output. I really wanted to love this projector as an "all-in-one" solution, the Bluetooth sound issues and the lowered brightness level are issues for me. It is certainly better than the unit it replaced, but overall I would say it is just slightly above adequate for my needs.