Epson Home Cinema 3500

image quality, usability, noise, price, design

reliability

97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Full 1080p 3D. Works directly with HDMI 1.4a devices like Blu-ray players and cable set-top boxes. Vertical and horizontal lens shift. 1.6x zoom.

Minor image-quality issues in particularly demanding scenes. Long lag time.

If you're looking for a projector for game playing, you'll probably prefer one with a shorter lag time, like the Optoma HD141X. For a home theater or as a substitute for a TV in a family room, however, the Epson Home Cinema 3500 offers the advantage of...

Solid picture quality ; Lens shift ; Tremendous light output ; Amazing value ; Easy portability

Optics are a tad soft ; Color accuracy isn’t quite up to the level of more expensive models

Excellent brightness, 1080p resolution, better than average integrated sound, 3D projection

Not very portable

Even for those of us within the electronics industry, the constant evolution and ascending levels of technology combined with an ever-lower price of admittance continues to astonish. In the universe of projected light, a stellar example of this can be...

The Home Cinema 3500 perfectly fulfills its midsized role in the Epson Home Cinema family of 1080p projectors--offering a clear step up in performance from the budget 2030 home entertainment model but falling short of the theater-worthy black level and...

Very bright for the price ; Vibrant colors ; Includes two pairs of RF active shutter 3D glasses

Super Resolution optional feature makes most images look worse ; Price might be too steep to justify gains for most

Epson’s Home Cinema 3500 delivers where it counts with a projector, in terms of brightness and color brightness in particular, while also offering clarity of image. It also takes up a lot of space, and costs a decent amount for those who might be...