Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100

image quality, price, usability, design, noise

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Inexpensive. No rainbow effect. Vertical and horizontal lens shift. Two HDMI connectors

Doesn't handle either standard-definition or 1080i input particularly well. Not 3D-capable

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 isn't the least expensive budget-priced 1080p home theater projector, but it's easily worth the extra money you'll spend for it.

Simply, I’m thrilled with this projector as are all my family members, my friends and neighbors. I’m told we are now “that house” that people want to hang out for the theater alone. I believe the Epson highlighted a shortcoming in my room as it became...

Specs ; Quiet. I sit in front of it, if you had it ceiling mounted You probably would never notice it ; GUI and nice remote, Light indicators on top are nice ; Halo Reach, Netflix, Blue Ray all look great, you have to use blue rays on this thing...

Large projector, I was surprised and someone asked me if it was a really old one lol ; Wish it had a HDMI passthrough or a sound processor toslink out ; I had to get a HDMI to toslink/HDMI converter from another singe price site but it works great...

Cost effective as per bulb replacement / Operating hours ; Great Picture in all formats.. Spectacular in 1080p ; Amazing Black levels for the price ; Extremely Bright when you need it or all the time ; Great Adjustment options. Can mount at many...

Only 60hz Refresh Rate. Will not be able to utilize 3d television / games ; Color xy, AI not efficient and not worth even using ; As with many projectors you need to calibrate color settings for each input. Ex, Blue-ray, HD television, SD Television,...

The picture from this projector is better than my 1080i television! I project on to a 12 foot outdoor screen and it is simply breath taking! Full 1080p and more than enough lumens for an outdoor theater

It costs a little more than some projectors but well worth the extra few dollars

Color is vivid and accurate out of the box. easy setup and ample lumens in the eco mode

Generates lot of heat. Not a on but wish i know it requires Metric screws

Great blacks compared to any other projector in this price range ; vivid colors ; factory (out of the box) image calibration is spot-on ; great lamp life (and affordable replacements) ; More inputs than you'll ever need

Fan is a little loud, and it get noisier with age. Still, this one is much more quiet than most others in this price range

So many placement options. Sitting right next to it and I can not hear it. Looks amazing hard to believe it. I can not believe for the price of a 42" tv I have a 110" HD theater

Yeah right cons? Read the product reviews, this is the best for the money

I love this projector!Crysis and other high resolution pc games looks amazing in 1080x1920 projected on a wall for a screen near 9 ft long across the top. blue ray movies 9ft long look great as well.very easy to set up and operate, youll be testing all...

not sure if its a con or not,fast action on screen can become blurry.my guess is that a dlp projector may not experience that issue, i am a projector newb,so i do not know for sure.to be honest i think the blur may be a selling point to some,with it...

Amazing PictureLens ShiftGreat Customer Service/WarrantyHardly any Fan noise

Not the best blacks (but still decent)No smoothing (if you are into that thing)