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by John Higgins Oct 29, 2020 ProjectorCentral.com Subscribe

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4K Home Theater Laser Projector

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It would of been nice see then being laser instead of bulb

Victor, go to the top of the article. The first sentence has a link. Click it. Those are the new laser projectors.

So which ones are 3d capable?

Rob Sabin, Editor Posted Oct 30, 2020 12:53 PM PST

Kim Epson did not specifically cite 3D capabilities for any of these models in their release or promotional materials. But you'd have to check the spec sheet or manual of the 1080p models to confirm or rule that out.

Looking at the manuals on Epson's website, 3D is only listed as a feature of the 2200/2250

Hi, Do you know how the picture quality (color accuracy, contrast, black levels) of the 2200 model compares to the BenQ HT2050A? Also, do you have any information on the input lag of the 2200 model? Thanks!

Sorry, nothing to share here short of a direct comparison. Epson probably won't have the input lag listed in their specs, but they've tended to have lower lag than most competitors. We list 28 ms for the predecessor 2150/2100..

Hi there..will you have any information on the image quality?

Only when and if we get to reviewing any of these.

(For Epson 880)
Probably not fair comparing Epson 880 to some other budget projectors, but if you're in the market for one, here's what I find with the 880. I'm sure the 2200 or the 2250 will produce 'better' pictures, but I was more concerned about general entertainment for the entire family.
I recently bought the Epson 880 (Nov 3, 2020) $499. This is my first owned projector, so I didn't want to spend somewhere less than $500. I had bought two other budget projectors from Amazon just to compare because X brand projector ($278) claimed 7200 Lumens and Y brand ($230) claimed to have 16,000:1 contrast ratio.
The brightness of the Epson 880 is excellent. I had X brand projector on with '7200' lum and then turned on the 880 with ECO mode on. Even with the lamp slightly dimmed, Epson washed out the X brand.
As for the Y brand, the contrast of '16,000:1' it claimed is not even close to the Epson's 16,000:1. With the same picture, the black from Epson is superior. While the 880 may not be the best on the market, it was way better than anything you'll buy at Amazon.
For the image quality, I found the Epson 880 had enough adjustment settings to maintain focus throughout the screen (120' horizontal screen). Even with heavy keystone adjustments, I was able to focus the image to the point where none of my family noticed (i only noticed because I was the one adjusting it). I had the Epson and other projectors mounted on the ceiling, tried it on the ground, tried it off-angle to the side. Epson's digital E-zoom along with the horizontal lens tilt adjustments made all of those angles produce images that didn't compromise focus/clarity. If the E-zoom is used (less than 1:1 picture), just know that there is light produced outside the frame of the picture. And while the picture is square, the light will not be. So if that bothers you, positioning the projector properly would be the key. The extraneous light produced is black enough. I wasn't expecting some ridiculous contrast ratio to make it disappear, but when watching a movie, my family didn't notice the dim light that was produced outside the screen.
I compared the pixel focus of all three projectors and the 880 beat the other two out of the park. The pixels are crisp as opposed to the other ones that had 'softened edges' no matter how much I tried to focus them. I looked at pixels at the middle of the screen and at the bottom corners. The other brands had very fuzzy pixels on the corners (when using keystone adjustments)
Refresh rate: I don't know what the refresh rate for the 880 is..is it 60Hz? What I know is that it's so much better than the budget projectors I bought. I tested with budget projectors first. I immediately noticed some choppy, or lag in the picture. I thought it was the video from the Amazon firestick I was testing (I put on some Cocomelon kids thing to keep kids entertained). So I put on other sources like from computer and DTV. But when I switched to the 880, it wasn't the source. Then I read the details from the budget projector sellers a little more and realized that they advertise that most budget 1080 projectors are capable of 30Hz, not 60Hz 'thank you for understanding'. I don't know why I even bothered.
All this to say that I'm happy with the 880 for general purpose use and that budget 1080 projectors from Amazon left me with lukewarm feeling of spending $250ish on something that would bother me eventually.
The number of inputs on the 880 didn't bother me as I use a receiver with multiple different inputs.