Epson Home Cinema 8350 Projector

Comments about Epson Home Cinema 8350:

This projector performs almost flawlessly. Placement flexibility is unmatched. Color and brightness are excellent. It has high enough contrast for a good light controlled home theater. It also has enough lumens for the brightly lit living room. Thier bulbs are rated for 4000hrs. However my first bulb made a very loud "POP" and died at 4000 hrs, My second bulb died again at 2650 hrs. I am on my third bulb and I hope it performs better or I may have to skip Epson for the next projector I buy. I have two other projectors from other manufactures with 5000 hrs and close to 6000 hrs on their respective bulbs (which were only rated for 2000/3000hrs max) In summary a great projector but the long term costs may be higher than anticipated due to frequent bulb replacemant.

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This projector was great until 45 min into using it a message came on the screen that the unit was heating up and we shut it off. The fan was then set to high altitude (caused a bit more noise), however it still heated up. I emailed support and the answer was vacuum the filter. I can't believe the filter would get dirty in shipment. Twice more the unit would just shut off with no warning message. Eventually called support and they are sending a new one. I had to secure the shipment with a charge to my credit card, which they said would be removed when the first unit was returned. I like the projector, but we'll see how the replacement does.

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Great projector to cut your teeth on. Bright, great picture, awesome input lag times and most of all very affordable. Just be aware of all the issues that are happening with this projector as far as mis aligned focus, auto iris errors, dust blobs and premature bulb failure. Epson has a great customer support system in place to help you through all this but in the end its up to you to decide if you want to spend all the effort. I went through two projectors in 15 days and decided to just up grade to a 5020 and try to bypass the issues stated above. (Not to mention the upgrade in performance!) I'm new to the projector world and stuck with Epson for their customer support. A "life line" as i wade into the projector waters. So far they've been outstanding. I would recommend the projector to anyone starting out on a budget and new to the projector world!

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I just completed construction of a new home theater. After much research I decided on the Epson 8350 projector. It has exceeded every expectation! The install was straightforward and simple. Have had installed 3 months now and it has worked flawlessly. I am projecting on a screen painted wall from 17' for a 120" screen display. The picture quality far exceeds a friends setup even though he has over 10 times the investment. Would highly recommend.

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Excellent contrast, color, resolution. The picture on my 161 " movie screen is as good or better than my 60" LED TV picture. Far better than the picture on local theater screens!

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This projector replaced an older projector (different brand) that was in the media room of a home we bought. It was my first attempt at setting up a projector and I found this one to be very easy to do. The lens shift, up and down, left and right was more than adequate. It focused easily and fills my 100" screen perfectly. Some have commented that the projector is loud. I did not find that to be the case but rather find it very quiet. It's large but attractive which is important since it is very visible using a ceiling mount. I find the picture to be very bright with multiple settings offering several levels of brightness. The menu seems very comprehensive offering lots of adjustments if you choose to use them. I like it and would buy another.

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I love my Epson PWL Cinema 8350, the picture quality is superb! Love it! All default settings are perfect! I love that I can watch sports during the day time without the need to have my family room completely pitch black! That to me is # 1. I use it to watch Directv HD, and all sports look Fantastic! Everyone that comes over is amazed at the quality! They can't believe the clarity on such a big screen. I have a 100" screen, and we always get together to watch the big events, Boxing, Football, World Cup Soccer, whatever! So much better on this big screen and in HD 1080p! For the price nothing comes close to it. Also Epson bulbs last twice as long!! I would be giving the Epson PWL Cinema 8350 a 5 star rating, but one thing that kept it from being a 5 star, was a minor yet to me an important feature for me. It lacks an internal speaker. There are times when a speaker is sorely needed. Doesn't have to be that great just decent. When maybe watching a documentary late night, I don't want to run my surround sound system, just want audio so I can hear at a low volume. It's also bit bulky in size, but since I don't have it mounted I'm ok with it, but if I had to mount it, a smaller size unit would be preferred. Hopefully on the next model, Epson does not change it too much, maybe makes it a bit smaller, and adds a couple of small speakers PLEASE!

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All the performance I could want at a great price. Use in my dedicated viewing room on 100" screen with Direct TV and Bluray player. Crystal clear 1080p off the player and 1080i off the satellite. Could upgrade to Epson's commercial version for over twice the price and get 3D with better black level performance. But why? Blacks are black on my screen and where is the compelling 3D media?

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This LCD Projector is efficient, effective, excellent, and quiet. We'd used several other brands of projectors for many years prior to obtaining this Epson 8350 a year ago. It's been a good, solid purchase. This projector offers the best and brightest images and it's almost silent. The lamp life has exceeded the other projectors as well.

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I'm very satisfied with my purchase. Great picture. Easy setup. A friend of mine saw this amazing picture and went out and bought his right away. Only con i have is I wish it was 120 hzs.