Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS500 Laser Ultra Short Throw Projection TV, 4000 lumens, 4K PRO-UHD, HDR, Android TV, HDMI 2.0, Built-in Speakers, Sports & Streaming (Projector Only) - White

“This is a review for the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS500 Short Throw Laser projector that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.” This is a lot more than what I expected in a projector. I knew it was likely to replace my current home theater set-up and was prepared for that but the quality of the picture and once I understood everything it could do, it blew me away. Connections for every possible Unpacking and set up is pretty easy. I didn't hook it up to our cable system yet but it's ready to stream Netflix, Chrome, etc. right out of the box. And yes, my husband helped me with all of this this. It's not small (not overall huge either - about the size of an old VCR). But it's light. You will need to dedicated theater area and cabinet for the best experience. The fact it's short throw makes it very easy for set up. But, we will need to make an investment in a better screen than who we have (basically on older screen that probably my Dad used for slides). They aren't cheap but reasonable. We're doing some research and it will make the 4K experience completely unreal. Part of what we realized - this is a LOT more than a projector. Once we have the theater set up with the screen and a new surround sound system (the unit's sound it very good) I will post another video.

We are using this projector on top of our fireplace mantel. We were tired of having our living room be dominated by a big TV screen. We like how our living room now looks. Unfortunately, our mantel is not deep enough to allow the picture from the projector to be much larger than 70"m(its capable of displaying up to ~120"). For a maximized picture the front edge of the projector must be around 20" from the wall. You would then need the surface to be at least 35" deep to take into account the body of the projector (15" deep). A standard fireplace mantel is not typically that deep (ours is 20" deep). The set-up was very quick and easy. My husband and I unplugged the HDMI and power from our old TV, took it off the mantel, and plugged in the projector. We hit the power button on the remote and the full menu popped up on our wall. There are 2 remotes which cater more to Google products than Apple products. The projector is louder than we expected. It emits a fan noise when turned on. The fan is not loud enough to interfere with the sound of what we are watching. Picture Quality is awesome. But we live in a 100 year old craftsman house, and the walls in our house are far from smooth and perfect. The imperfections of the walls are visible when using the projector. Therefore, the picture quality is limited by our walls. This can be fixed by buying a screen, but would defeat the purpose of changing the look of our living room. We are considering buying a pull down projector screen. This is a review for the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS500 Short Throw Laser projector that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.