Epson 3100 vs Epson Home Cinema 3500 review

Votes 2 2
Rating 5 5

Epson 3100 vs Epson Home Cinema 3500 comparison chart

Overall
7
Epson Home Cinema 3500
7.3
6
6

Epson 3100 vs Epson Home Cinema 3500 review

Epson 3100
vs
Epson Home Cinema 3500

An affordable projector is always a good option to consider, so Epson 3100 vs Epson Home Cinema 3500 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, 3100 has a total rating of 7 out of 10 versus 7.3 for Home Cinema 3500.

Advantages Epson 3100 over Epson Home Cinema 3500

  • Better brightness: 2600 vs 2500 lumens
  • Lower noise level, 24 dB vs 35 dB
  • Lower power consumption, 356 W vs 385 W

Advantages Epson Home Cinema 3500 over Epson 3100

  • Bigger projection screen size: 30-300 inch vs 40-200 inch
  • Integrated speakers

Common features and specifications

  • 3D support
  • Equal lamp life (normal mode): 3500 hours
  • Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 2
  • Equal USB ports quantity: 1
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Common

Product

Epson 3100
Epson Home Cinema 3500

Model

3100
Home Cinema 3500

Brand

Epson
Epson

Reviews

104
113

Resolution

Native resolution

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Resolution abbreviation

Full HD
Full HD

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

40-200
30-300

Projection distance, m/ft

1.4 - 5.8/6.3 - 17.4
1.4 - 11.5/3.2 - 36

Aspect ratio

16:9
16:9

Brightness, lumens

2600
2500

Contrast ratio

60000:1
70000:1

Throw ratio range

1.34:1 - 2.17:1
1.32:1 - 2.15:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

3LCD
3LCD

Noise level, dBA

24
35

Power consumption, W

356
385

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

kensington lock, password protection
kensington lock, password protection

Projection method

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

Wireless connection

Additional features

has not
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

250
250

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

3500
3500

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

5000
5000

Connectivity

HDMI

2
2

VGA input

0
1

Composite video input (RCA)

0
1

Audio input (RCA)

0
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
1

USB

1
1

USB (service)

1
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

has not
10

Sound type

has not
stereo

Lens

F-number

1.51 - 1.99
1.51 - 1.99

Focal length, mm

18.2 - 29.2
18.2 - 29.2

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 60, horizontal +/- 24
vertical +/- 60, horizontal +/- 24

Zoom ratio

1.6x
1.6x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

60
30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

24
30

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

5/41
5/41

Max, C/F

35/95
35/95

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

40.6 x 15.2 x 30.4/16.1 x 6.4 x 12
32 x 16.2 x 40.8/12.6 x 6.4 x 16.1

Weight, kg/pounds

6.3/14.6
4.3/9.52

Other

Release year

2016
2014
Epson 3100
Epson Home Cinema 3500
Epson 3100
Epson Home Cinema 3500

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7
  • 7.3
  • 7Epson 3100
  • 7.3Epson Home Cinema 3500

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