The Epson Pro Cinema 4050 projector gets high marks for both its sophisticated setup features, including a substantial lens shift for flexible positioning, and its image quality, with top-tier color accuracy, contrast, and detail.

The Home Cinema 4010 and Pro Cinema 4050 share our Hot Product Awards. Both projectors offer approximately the same value proposition - a very good one. The Pro does have the 3rd year warranty and 3rd year replacement program, plus the spare lamp, cable cover, and ceiling mount, for the extra $400. (Fair enough!).

For movie lovers, there’s nothing like experiencing favorite flicks in a dedicated home theater with a high-quality projector and sound system. The catch is that typically, budget-oriented projectors sacrifice picture quality first. Not so Epson, a company that is super-serious about color, given its involvement in the printer industry and the scanner industry, besides projection. Color science is in this company’s bones.