The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a home theater projector designed for indoor use. It's a medium-sized 3LCD projector that has a 1.62× manual optical zoom lens, with a 1.32–2.15 throw ratio. It ships with an Epson-branded Android TV 11 streaming dongle, enabling access to popular apps and Chromecast built-in for wireless casting. Bluetooth audio output is also supported, making it easy to pair with soundbars or wireless headphones. The projector can display images from 60 inches up to 300 inches, supporting HDR10 and HLG content. It includes a built-in 10-watt speaker for basic use, with an HDMI ARC port. While it lacks Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support, its two-phase pixel-shifting system delivers sharper detail than native 1080p.
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Our Verdict
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a decent pick to watch movies, although stick to SDR content, as its color volume just isn't good enough for a vibrant HDR experience. The unit is very bright, so it's good enough for rooms with a few lights. Its contrast is mediocre though, so blacks are a bit raised. Thankfully, the projector's pre-calibration accuracy is quite good out of the box, and its white balance issues can be fixed through calibration.
Very bright.
Quite accurate right out of the box.
Colorful when watching or playing SDR content.
Its color volume just isn't good enough for a vibrant HDR experience.
Blacks are a bit raised.
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is okay for gaming. At 4k @ 60Hz, inputs feel responsive enough for slow story-driven games, but the lack of 120Hz support and higher latency at 1080p make it unsuitable for any faster game genre. It's decent for image quality, especially due to its great brightness, accuracy, and good color gamut; a solid pick for slightly brighter rooms. Sadly, the projector's contrast is mediocre, so it's not the best-looking image in dark rooms.
Very bright.
Quite accurate right out of the box.
Colorful when watching or playing SDR content.
Its color volume just isn't good enough for a vibrant HDR experience.
Blacks are a bit raised.
Relatively high input lag, especially at 1080p.
Changelog
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Updated Nov 04, 2025:
We mentioned the newly reviewed NexiGo TriVision Ultra in the Noise section of this review.
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Updated Oct 27, 2025:
We've added Imaging, Optics, Noise, Supported Resolutions, HDR Format Support, 3D, Input Lag, and Audio Passthrough boxes as a result of our latest test bench. We've also added a Gaming usage in the Verdict section.
- Updated Oct 20, 2025: We've converted the review to Test Bench 0.10, which updates our Design tests, and adds a whole new suite of Inputs tests. We also added new gaming-oriented usage scores in Our Verdict. See the 0.10 changelog.
- Updated Aug 13, 2025: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 sits within Epson's mid-range 3LCD home theater line and serves as a capable entry point into 4k enhancement technology. It uses pixel‑shift, has HDR10 and HLG support, and features Android TV streaming along with Bluetooth and ARC audio passthrough. In Epson's lineup, it slots above the basic Epson Home Cinema 1080 (which lacks HDR and smart streaming) but below the higher-tier Epson Home Cinema 3800 (brighter with more advanced processing) and the premium Epson Home Cinema 5050UB (with motorized optics, superior contrast, and enhanced color performance). Here's how they stack up:
| Model | Native Resolution | Pixel-Shift (4K PRO-UHD) | Brightness | HDR Formats | Lens / Optics | Smart / Wireless |
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| Epson Home Cinema 1080 | 1080p (3LCD) | No | 3,400 lm | None | 1.2× manual zoom; Throw 1.02–1.23; No lens shift | Built-in Wi-Fi 5 with Miracast screen mirroring; no Android TV |
| Epson Home Cinema 2350 | 1080p (3LCD) | 2-phase (1920×1080×2) | 2,800 lm | HDR10, HLG | 1.62× manual zoom; Throw 1.32–2.15; Vertical lens shift ±60% (manual) | Android TV dongle (Chromecast built-in); Bluetooth audio; HDMI ARC |
| Epson Home Cinema 3800 | 1080p (3LCD) | 2-phase (1920×1080×2) | 3,000 lm | HDR10, HLG | 1.62× manual zoom; Throw 1.32–2.15; Lens shift ±60% V / ±24% H (manual) | No Android TV; Bluetooth (incl. aptX) for audio |
| Epson Home Cinema 5050UB | 1080p (3LCD) | 2-phase (1920×1080×2) | 2,600 lm | HDR10, HLG | 2.1× motorized zoom/focus/shift; Throw 1.35–2.84; Lens shift ±96% V / ±47% H; lens memory | No built-in smart features |
Our label doesn't have a manufacturing date, but the unit was made in the Philippines.
Popular Projector Comparisons
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 4k is a decent product: it's bright, looks good with SDR, and adds 4k @ 60Hz input for games, but its color volume isn't great for HDR, and its blacks are a bit raised. If you want better gaming performance, the ViewSonic PX701-4K is a stronger choice thanks to 1080p @ 120–240Hz support and lower input lag, while the BenQ X500i also offers 1080p @ 120Hz and 240Hz with better contrast and accuracy. If you're focused on image quality over gaming, consider the (older but better) Epson Home Cinema 3800 or the BenQ HT2060, as both usually deliver a nicer picture for a similar or lower price.
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The Epson Home Cinema 3800 is noticeably better than the Epson Home Cinema 2350. The 3800 has far deeper blacks, with better contrast and accuracy than the 2350. The 2350 does have a slightly wider color gamut, but it doesn't have the necessary punch to make them look very vibrant. Still, the 3800 doesn't come with a smart OS and is rather barebones when it comes to features, while the 2350 comes with an Android TV dongle.
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 is a slight improvement over the Epson Home Cinema 1080, namely due to the 2350's better contrast and wider color gamut. Plus, the 2350 has pixel shifting technology, with HDR support and an included Android TV dongle, while the 1080 is limited to 1080p resolution, no HDR, and no smart OS.
The BenQ HT2060 is a bit better than the Epson Home Cinema 2350, but only because it has noticeably better contrast, which offsets the far brighter Epson. Otherwise, both units are quite similar, although the BenQ doesn't come with a smart OS, nor a smart dongle, which the Epson does come with.
The XGIMI HORIZON Ultra is a bit better than the Epson Home Cinema 2350, even though they perform similarly. Still, the XGIMI is a bit brighter and has slightly deeper blacks, and its colors are a tad more vibrant than the Epson.
Test Results
The projector is very bright; it can even handle some moderately lit rooms, although it looks better in dimmer contexts. It doesn't really have any weak spots, as it projects vibrant enough colors, is quite uniform, and has bright whites.
The unit's contrast is mediocre in any scene. Still, it's a big improvement over the Epson Home Cinema 1080, delivering better black levels across the board.
The projector's pre-calibration accuracy in SDR is great. It would be even better than that if not for its only decent white balance. There's a fair amount of accuracy errors in mid-grays, and blues are underrepresented in darker grays, with greens being overrepresented in brighter ones. Thankfully, this doesn't impact the unit's color temperature much, as it's just a bit warm out of the box. Colors are mostly as they should be, with the most noticeable mapping issues being in saturated reds.
The unit's gamma isn't too far from the 2.2 target, but it's also uneven: dark scenes are too dark, and bright scenes are too bright.
The Epson HC2350 has limited calibration tools, with only 2-point white balance calibration. Still, this is enough to noticeably improve the unit's white balance, which now has fewer accuracy errors than it had pre-calibration. Gamma is barely improved, however, with dark scenes still being too dark and bright scenes still being too bright.
The Epson 2350 is very colorful in Rec. 709, meaning that your SDR content looks vibrant and saturated. Unfortunately, the unit really falters in the wider Rec. 2020 color space, which is used in some HDR content. Here, colors are washed out, and cyans, greens, and reds have a lot of accuracy errors.
This Epson 2350 uses a lamp as its light source, which can last from 4,500 to about 7,500 hours, according to the manufacturer, after which, you'll need to swap the lamp for a new one. The unit uses two-phase pixel shifting, delivering more detail than a standard 1080p projector like the Epson Home Cinema 1080, but still not quite 4k resolution. Its 1.62x optical zoom lets you adjust the projection size without physically moving the unit.
The unit can project a 100-inch image from 9.6 ft up to 15.6 ft, depending on the level of zoom.
The Epson Home Cinema 2350 has a flexible 1.32–2.15 throw with vertical lens shift. Still, it doesn't have any automatic image correction features, so all adjustments have to be done manually.
Here are some typical throw distances:
- 80" image: ~7.7–12.5 ft from the screen
- 100": ~9.6–15.6 ft
- 120": ~11.5–18.7 ft
- 150": ~14.4–23.4 ft
The Epson 2350 is a medium-sized projector, and while you can certainly carry it around from room to room, it's primarily meant as a stationary install. This is emphasized by its lack of image correction features, as it doesn't have any auto-keystoning or autofocus. It does have adjustable feet, which help adjust the unit's angle. Plus, its integrated 10W speaker, while an improvement over the Epson Home Cinema 1080, simply isn't powerful enough for a truly rich audio experience.
At max brightness, this projector is clearly audible during quiet scenes, or if you're sitting close to it. Make sure to sit far from it, with the volume at mid-level, to avoid hearing the projector's fan. Alternatively, if you prefer a quieter unit, consider the NexiGo TriVision Ultra instead.
The Epson 2350 has two HDMI ports, although one is used by the Android TV dongle. The dongle also uses a USB-A port for power, which also doubles as a data port. The other HDMI port has ARC, which supports L-PCM 2 ch (48kHz/24 bit), Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus, and AAC.
The Epson Home Cinema 2350's input lag is alright at 4k; you can certainly play slower single-player titles on it, but it's not the right projector for anyone who wants a snappy gaming experience. Make sure to stick to 4k, as the projector is slower when receiving a 1080p signal.
Even though this projector has a Game Mode, it offers no measurable latency advantage over the 'Cinema' Picture Mode.
The projector has ARC on one HDMI port. It's fine for a soundbar or AVR over Dolby Digital (and DD+), but there's no lossless passthrough (TrueHD/DTS-HD). Also note: the integrated Android TV dongle occupies HDMI1, so using that port for something else means disabling all built-in streaming.
