Epson Home Cinema 2045 vs BenQ MS524 review

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Rating 5 5

Epson Home Cinema 2045 vs BenQ MS524 comparison chart

Overall
Epson Home Cinema 2045
8
6
8
6

Epson Home Cinema 2045 vs BenQ MS524 review

Epson Home Cinema 2045
vs
BenQ MS524

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new projector, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Epson Home Cinema 2045 vs BenQ MS524 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. Based on our rating, Home Cinema 2045 has a total rating of 8 out of 10 versus 6 for MS524.

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 2045 over BenQ MS524

  • Bigger projection screen size: 34-332 inch vs 30-300 inch
  • Wireless connection enabled
  • More HDMI connectors: 2 vs 1

Advantages BenQ MS524 over Epson Home Cinema 2045

  • Better brightness: 3200 vs 2200 lumens
  • Lower noise level, 33 dB vs 37 dB
  • Lower power consumption, 270 W vs 307 W
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 4500 vs 4000 hours

Common features and specifications

  • 3D support
  • Integrated speakers
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Product

Epson Home Cinema 2045
BenQ MS524

Model

Home Cinema 2045
MS524

Brand

Epson
BenQ

Reviews

184
239

Resolution

Native resolution

1920 x 1080
800 x 600

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1600 x 1200

Resolution abbreviation

Full HD
SVGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

34-332
30-300

Projection distance, m/ft

0.8 - 10.9/2.9 - 35.8
1.2 - 12.4/3.2 - 39.3

Aspect ratio

16:10
4:3

Brightness, lumens

2200
3200

Contrast ratio

35000:1
13000:1

Throw ratio range

1.22:1 - 1.47:1
1.86:1 - 2.0:14

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

3LCD
DLP

Noise level, dBA

37
33

Power consumption, W

307
270

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

Miracast
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

200
190

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4000
4500

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

7500
10000

Connectivity

HDMI

2
1

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

2
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
1

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
0

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
2

Sound type

mono
mono

Lens

F-number

1.58 - 1.72
2.56 - 2.8

Focal length, mm

16.9 - 20.28
21 - 23.1

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 30, horizontal +/- 30
vertical +/- 30

Zoom ratio

1.2x
1.1x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

30
30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

30

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
0/32

Max, C/F

35/95
35/95

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

30 x 11 x 25/11.8 x 4.3 x 9.8
28.3 x 9.5 x 22.2/11.4 x 3.7 x 8.7

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/6.9
1.9/4.19

Other

Release year

2015
2014
Epson Home Cinema 2045
BenQ MS524
Epson Home Cinema 2045
BenQ MS524

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 6
  • 8Epson Home Cinema 2045
  • 6BenQ MS524

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