Epson Home Cinema 3500 vs Optoma HD131Xe review
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It makes sense comparing Epson Home Cinema 3500 vs Optoma HD131Xe because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, Home Cinema 3500 has a total rating of 7.3 out of 10 versus 6.6 for HD131Xe.
Advantages Epson Home Cinema 3500 over Optoma HD131Xe
- Stereo sound vs mono from integrated speakers
Advantages Optoma HD131Xe over Epson Home Cinema 3500
- Bigger projection screen size: 38-301 inch vs 30-300 inch
- Lower noise level, 26 dB vs 35 dB
- Lower power consumption, 262 W vs 385 W
Common features and specifications
- Equal brightness: 2500 lumens
- 3D support
- Equal lamp life (normal mode): 3500 hours
- Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 2
- Integrated speakers
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Common
Product
Epson Home Cinema 3500
Optoma HD131Xe
Model
Home Cinema 3500
HD131Xe
Brand
Epson
Optoma
Reviews
113
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
30-300
38-301
Projection distance, m/ft
1.4 - 11.5/3.2 - 36
1.5-10/3.2-32.8
Aspect ratio
16:9
16:9
Brightness, lumens
2500
2500
Contrast ratio
70000:1
18000:1
Throw ratio range
1.32:1 - 2.15:1
1.5:1 - 1.8:1
Color reproduction
1.07 billion
1.07 billion
Projection system
3LCD
DLP
Noise level, dBA
35
26
Power consumption, W
385
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
250
195
Lamp life (normal mode), hours
3500
3500
Lamp life (eco mode), hours
5000
6000
Connectivity
HDMI
2
2
VGA input
1
1
Composite video input (RCA)
1
1
Audio input (RCA)
1
1
Audio input (3.5mm)
0
0
Audio output (3.5mm)
1
1
SPDIF (optical)
0
0
Ethernet (RJ45)
0
0
MHL
RS-232
1
1
12V trigger
1
0
USB
1
0
USB (service)
1
1
Audio
Integrated speakers
Speaker power, W
10
10
Sound type
stereo
mono
Lens
F-number
1.51 - 1.99
2.55 - 2.86
Focal length, mm
18.2 - 29.2
22.37 - 26.7
Lens shift, %
vertical +/- 60, horizontal +/- 24
Zoom ratio
1.6x
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
Dimensions
Size W x H x D, сm/inches
32 x 16.2 x 40.8/12.6 x 6.4 x 16.1
32.2 x 9.6 x 23.3/12.7 x 3.8 x 9.2
Weight, kg/pounds
4.3/9.52
2.9/6.4
Other
Release year
2014
2013
Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating
- 7.3Epson Home Cinema 3500
- 6.6Optoma HD131Xe
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