Epson Home Cinema 3700 1080p 3LCD Home Theater Projector

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Customers are impressed with the projector's picture quality, highlighting its spectacular image and sharpness, and appreciate its brightness for daytime viewing. The lens shift feature allows for easy adjustment, and customers find it good value for money. The sound quality is quiet, and while the functionality works great, customers have mixed opinions about the color accuracy, noting that contrast is slightly lacking.

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31 customers mention "Picture quality"26 positive5 negative

Customers are impressed with the projector's picture quality, particularly noting its spectacular brightness and outstanding resolution and sharpness. One customer mentions that the image enhancement tools significantly improve the visual experience.

"Very Bright and sharp picture, very happy with it so far. 120" screen UPDATE Went from 5* to 1* 0 if I could…." Read more

"Beautiful image, great buy. Only one complaint: should come with 2 3d glasses." Read more

"…Very easy to setup and use. Picture quality is outstanding. Would recommend it over any consumer unit made." Read more

"It’s very easy to adjust on the wall. It has great picture quality and the 3D is very amazing in quality" Read more

25 customers mention "Quality"25 positive0 negative

Customers find the projector to be amazing, with one customer specifically noting that the 1080p resolution is impressive.

"Great projector to replace our old Sony projector (2002). The picture was excellent…." Read more

"best projector, super bright and vivid color, crisp picture, bright for daytime viewing, super quiet in eco mode, cheap oem lamp cost…." Read more

"…The 1080p picture quality shows the fine details, it is nice and bright even in eco cinema mode and some ambient light in the room!…" Read more

"Awesome product, clear even with daylight, even more awesome vendor, Visual Apex handled my sell very well." Read more

18 customers mention "Brightness"17 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the projector's brightness, with several noting it's bright enough for daytime viewing, and one customer highlighting its excellent black levels.

"…to be a portable projector, but I got it anyway because I like the brightness, quality, price point. The good: Very bright…." Read more

"Very Bright and sharp picture, very happy with it so far. 120" screen UPDATE Went from 5* to 1* 0 if I could…." Read more

"…Very impressed with this Epson. Very bright… even to the point that it's possible to watch during the daytime with the blinds pulled…." Read more

"…The picture does well in a lighted room and shines in a dark room. Sports and gamer fans would be wise to choose this projector – no lag." Read more

13 customers mention "Value for money"12 positive1 negative

Customers find the projector offers good value for money.

"This projector is simply the best value and highest quality (at the time I was researching and purchasing)…." Read more

"This is a great projector for this price. We're very happy with it. It's a little louder than we expected, but nothing that affects our viewing much." Read more

"Great projector at a great price. Arrived on time in great condition." Read more

"…but I got it anyway because I like the brightness, quality, price point. The good: Very bright…." Read more

11 customers mention "Lens shift"9 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the projector's lens shift feature, which makes it easy to adjust, with one customer noting that it can move each corner individually.

"…Both are fantastic. The lens shift allow for such easy adjustment where where you place it within reason…." Read more

"…brightness the major advantage of PowerLight 3700 for me was the lens shift…." Read more

"…On top of that, the remote is easy. Setup is easy, lens shift is super-handy. And manual focus is ok by me. For the price, this is an absolute steal." Read more

"…The vertical lens shift came in very handy. I didn't use any horizontal lens shift or keystone correction. But every installation is different…." Read more

7 customers mention "Sound quality"5 positive2 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the projector, finding it good and quiet, with one customer noting that it becomes completely silent in low power mode.

"…I paired it with a 150" screen. The picture is clear and the sound is good even without external speakers. All in all, a good value for the money" Read more

"…Unit is quiet. I didn't hear any loud fan noises at all…." Read more

"…Fan is audible in medium mode which is what I use mostly, but not as loud as 2040 in normal mode. Completely satisfied with the new projector!" Read more

"…A little noisier than the AR100 at full power, but low power is dead silent and I use that most of the time, really only need full power for…" Read more

7 customers mention "Functionality"4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the projector's functionality, with some saying it works great, while one customer reports issues with judder and another mentions it shutting off without warning.

"…I like my pictures bright and this is a full function projector as opposed to 1440. I returned the 2040 and glad I did…." Read more

"…itself was excellent quality with picture but it had issues regarding some sort if defect…." Read more

"Set up was easy. Works great. We love it. Easy." Read more

"…Over the past 6 months it has shut off without warning for seemingly no reason a handful of times. Maybe over heating?…" Read more

5 customers mention "Color accuracy"3 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the projector's color accuracy, with several noting that the contrast is a little bit lacking.

"…Contrast is great. Most of the features are worthless, but that's par for the course on projectors…." Read more

"Projector gives a bright, vibrant picture. However color accuracy is slightly above average and contrast is below average…." Read more

"The Good: It is a light cannon Good color saturation Excellent lens shift range The Not So Good:…" Read more

"…Also, the contrast is a little bit lacking. Yes, the dynamic iris can give you better blacks in dark scenes…." Read more

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M. Doyle

Great projector

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2017

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This replaced a BenQ W1200 that I'd had for a long time. Very impressed with this Epson. Very bright… even to the point that it's possible to watch during the daytime with the blinds pulled. Contrast is great.
Most of the features are worthless, but that's par for the course on projectors. Manufacturers pack in tons of crap just to check boxes, but no one uses them.
The feature I really love is how you adjust the screen edges. In addition to the traditional trapezoid, it also has a mode where you can move each corner individually. OMG! Such a huge time saver.
The sideways shifting of the image was also helpful because I mounted this to a drop-arm that was already on the ceiling and it was off by an inch or two. Saved me having to move the whole thing. The zoom is also solid.

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DiamondPilot

unacceptable 3D crosstalk, mediocre contrast, white clipping, very bright!

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019

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The Good:
It is a light cannon
Good color saturation
Excellent lens shift range
The Not So Good:
The 3D has notable ghosting and motion artifacts, regardless of what glasses I used (tried Epson's as well as Sony and a Chinese off-brand) and regardless of various projector settings.
Strangely, the professional magazine reviews claim excellent 3D performance and virtually no ghosting, but the vast majority of online user reviews complain of unresolvable and unacceptable 3D crosstalk.
The user reviews are correct.
The crosstalk also has the effect of making details look blurry. If you want 3D, DLP is the way to go. DLP pixels can move exponentially faster than LCD pixels, hence zero crosstalk inherent in the imaging chip.
Also, the contrast is a little bit lacking. Yes, the dynamic iris can give you better blacks in dark scenes. But dark areas in bright scenes look slightly washed out, as the iris cannot help you there and performance is limited by the native contrast of the LCD and optics.
In Dynamic Cinema mode after calibration, I was able to get a nice pop with acceptable if not great contrast.
Also, if you turn the Epson super white function off (as it is by default) almost ALL white levels are clipped on a 255-step contrast test panel, regardless of where you set the contrast! Thus, you absolutely need to have the Epson white feature on. (This was true for both Cinema modes, other modes not tested).
In summary, if you want 3D, go with DLP. Nothing else can do it right.
If you want great brightness and performance for standard fare at this price, the projector looks quite good post-calibration, despite leaving you slightly wanting for more contrast

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angelina vendiola

Looks good!

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017

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Unit is big but looks good. My living room looks like a professional movie theater. The unit was easy to mount to the ceiling. Setup was easy also. I was watching a movie within 10 mins of first powering up. The vertical lens shift came in very handy. I didn't use any horizontal lens shift or keystone correction. But every installation is different. I line up the projector to the screen as best as I can during installation so startup would be easy.
Brightness was ok. I have yet to try it during the day. I have two sky lights that this projector has to overcome. That's one of the reasons I went for the 3700 model which had a 3000 lumens brightness instead of the lower brightness models.
Unit is quiet. I didn't hear any loud fan noises at all.
I'll update this review after a few months…. but so far, I'm loving this projector.

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MJ864

Get an extended warranty

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019

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I bought this projector because the other one I have works so well. I use them both to watch tv. However, at the 2-year mark, the speaker went out on this model. Less than a week later, the picture went out. The speakers are never set to a very loud level but, the projector itself does get daily use for typically 7-8 hours. The warranty expired just before I started having problems. I’ll contact Epson today to see what they will do about it, if anything, and update my review. In the meantime, you may want to purchase an extended warranty if you purchase this item.

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JR-55

Very Bright and sharp picture.

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017

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Very Bright and sharp picture, very happy with it so far. 120" screen
UPDATE Went from 5* to 1* 0 if I could. Less than 4 years later, less that 1500 hours on it. Started being very slow for the light to come on and I can't find a decent replacement bulb available for it. 😡

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Charles

DUST ON THE LENS

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019

I bought this product from Best Buy for the convenience of their Geek Squad protection
Generally I like it very much. It gives you almost exquisite control over the image. I was afraid of fan noise but it's almost negligible. It does put out a lot of heat, and I'm a little worried about what this will do to the temperature of the room where I set it up, in the summer. The quality of the sound from the speakers is okay. Nice picture, it's viewable during the day with ambient light in the room although it looks kind of washed out. At night it's fine.
My two major problems:
When I brought it home, unboxed it, took off the lens cap, and fired it up, THERE WAS DUST ON THE LENS, plainly visible when the projector is running. Dust. IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH DUST ON THE LENS. Terrible quality control. RIDICULOUS. I don't want to touch the lens and the instructions scare me — "wipe it gently with camera lens cleaning paper." I am sure this runs a risk of scratching it. And the instructions say not to spray the lens with canned air spray because the propellant could create a film over the lens surface. So NOW what do I do?
Second item — I am a little surprised at the limited zoom capability. I have the projector on one end of a large bedroom and painted the opposite wall with digital screen paint. With the projector zoomed all the way out for maximum image size, it's still kind of small. I was expecting a much large expansion zoom capability.

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Important information

Visible screen diagonal

300" / 762 cm
Bright — ideal for a variety of lighting conditions, the projector has: Color Brightness: 3,000 lumens (1) and White Brightness: 3,000 lumens (1).
Full HD 1080p, widescreen 3D performance — for movies, games and more, up to 300″.
Deep black levels – up to 70,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for rich detail in dark scenes.
Project a 110″ image from just 10.5′ away – Plus or minus 60 vertical and Plus or minus 24 horizontal lens shift plus 1.6x zoom allow for flexible positioning and easy setup.
Epson Image Enhancement Technology – features Super-resolution with Detail Enhancement to sharpen and refine images for lifelike smoothness and clarity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great projector

4.0 out of 5 stars unacceptable 3D crosstalk, mediocre contrast, white clipping, very bright!

5.0 out of 5 stars Looks good!

3.0 out of 5 stars Get an extended warranty

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Bright and sharp picture.

2.0 out of 5 stars DUST ON THE LENS

Important information

Visible screen diagonal

Great projector

unacceptable 3D crosstalk, mediocre contrast, white clipping, very bright!

Looks good!

Get an extended warranty

Very Bright and sharp picture.

DUST ON THE LENS