Epson Home Cinema 2040 vs Optoma HD131Xe review

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Rating 5 5

Epson Home Cinema 2040 vs Optoma HD131Xe comparison chart

Overall
Epson Home Cinema 2040
7.3
Optoma HD131Xe
6.6
6
6

Epson Home Cinema 2040 vs Optoma HD131Xe review

Epson Home Cinema 2040
vs
Optoma HD131Xe

It makes sense comparing Epson Home Cinema 2040 vs Optoma HD131Xe because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, Home Cinema 2040 has a total rating of 7.3 out of 10 versus 6.6 for HD131Xe.

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 2040 over Optoma HD131Xe

  • Bigger projection screen size: 34-332 inch vs 38-301 inch
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 4000 vs 3500 hours

Advantages Optoma HD131Xe over Epson Home Cinema 2040

  • Better brightness: 2500 vs 2200 lumens
  • Lower noise level, 26 dB vs 37 dB
  • Lower power consumption, 262 W vs 307 W

Common features and specifications

  • 3D support
  • Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 2
  • Integrated speakers
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Product

Epson Home Cinema 2040
Optoma HD131Xe

Model

Home Cinema 2040
HD131Xe

Brand

Epson
Optoma

Reviews

391
198

Resolution

Native resolution

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200

Resolution abbreviation

Full HD
Full HD

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

34-332
38-301

Projection distance, m/ft

0.8 - 10.9/2.9 - 35.8
1.5-10/3.2-32.8

Aspect ratio

16:10
16:9

Brightness, lumens

2200
2500

Contrast ratio

35000:1
18000:1

Throw ratio range

1.22:1 - 1.47:1
1.5:1 - 1.8:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

3LCD
DLP

Noise level, dBA

37
26

Power consumption, W

307
262

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

kensington lock, password protection
kensington lock, password protection

Projection method

front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop
front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop

Wireless connection

Additional features

has not
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

200
195

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4000
3500

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

7500
6000

Connectivity

HDMI

2
2

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

2
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
0

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
1

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

MHL

RS-232

0
1

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
0

USB (service)

1
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

5
10

Sound type

mono
mono

Lens

F-number

1.58 - 1.72
2.55 - 2.86

Focal length, mm

16.9 - 20.28
22.37 - 26.7

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 30, horizontal +/- 30

Zoom ratio

1.2x
1.2x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

30
40

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

30

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
5/41

Max, C/F

35/95
40/104

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

29.7 x 24.5 x 11.4/11.7 x 4.4 x 9.6
32.2 x 9.6 x 23.3/12.7 x 3.8 x 9.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2.9/6.4
2.9/6.4

Other

Release year

2015
2013
Epson Home Cinema 2040
Optoma HD131Xe
Epson Home Cinema 2040
Optoma HD131Xe

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.3
  • 6.6
  • 7.3Epson Home Cinema 2040
  • 6.6Optoma HD131Xe

Epson Home Cinema 2040 competitors

Optoma HD131Xe competitors