Customer Reviews for Epson Home Cinema 3800 Theater (V11H959020) LCD Projector, White
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Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 21, 2025
Aces Wild!!!
This Is my 3rd Epson projector over the years. Highest performing piece yet. After a day of 4k disc, it did not disappoint, dynamic colors, really nice blacks, outstanding contrast & brightness & possibly the quietest fan in a projector. One of the sweetest features onboard, the manual lens shift. All projectors should have this. After about 10 minutes, it was up and ru...
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Posted Feb 6, 2025
I purchased the EPSON 3800 a few months ago, but it comes with built-in SCMS-T (Serial Copy Management System-Transfer) protection, making it incompatible with most of my home theater systems. Connecting it to my Bose 700 soundbar has been extremely difficult. I wouldn't recommend this product.
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Posted Oct 21, 2025
Aces Wild!!!
This Is my 3rd Epson projector over the years. Highest performing piece yet. After a day of 4k disc, it did not disappoint, dynamic colors, really nice blacks, outstanding contrast & brightness & possibly the quietest fan in a projector. One of the sweetest features onboard, the manual lens shift. All projectors should have this. After about 10 minutes, it was up and ru...
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Kishore Polireddy
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Posted Feb 6, 2025
I purchased the EPSON 3800 a few months ago, but it comes with built-in SCMS-T (Serial Copy Management System-Transfer) protection, making it incompatible with most of my home theater systems. Connecting it to my Bose 700 soundbar has been extremely difficult. I wouldn't recommend this product.
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Response from Staples :
Hi Kishore, thanks for taking the time to post a review. We are sorry you aren’t completely satisfied. Your Epson Home Cinema 3800 includes a 2- Year Limited Warranty, plus free technical support for the life of your product. If you need help, please contact Epson Support at (562) 276-4382; Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT. Sincerely, Joseph – The Epson Team.
Joseph, February 19, 2025
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Posted Jan 21, 2025
Great Picture
Clarity, brightness and picture are great. Very pleased with the projector. Using it to watch movies and sports in our theater room.
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DIY guy
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Posted Sep 26, 2024
3800 projector
Picture is very clear and colorful. It doesn’t look like my flat screen tv. In order to get that kind picture, I think i would have to spend more. I wish i could afford the LS 11000 or 12000. I sure those pictures would be insane. Nonetheless, the 3800 fit my budget, the bulbs are more affordable than some of the others. Also, it will be easy to cantact and get pa...
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Living on the Gulf Coast
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Posted Jul 21, 2024
3800 is a great Home projector
I’ve had an Epson powerlite Home Cinema 8350 for 12 years. The 3800 is much brighter. We can now watch with the shades open! I went back with Epson based on their quality. It’s too soon to know much more.
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Posted Jul 3, 2024
Great Inexpensive Alternative for streaming movies at home
We love movies and don't go to brick and mortar theaters anymore for a number of reasons. We have been using home projection for over 6 years now and our first projector of choice was Epson PowerLite 1450 which we loved. Unfortunately. it had to be replaced. After studying what is now available we went with Home Cinema 3800. It is slightly larger and heavier, but we...
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Allen c
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Posted Dec 14, 2023
Projector
Product works great, good picture
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Tom in the basement
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Posted Mar 30, 2023
Beautiful image though too bright for a basement
This is a great upgrade from my 12-year-old Panasonic. The image is beautiful.
This is a very bright projector. Far too bright for my dim basement even in eco mode. I got a Hoya ND2 lens filter to reduce the brightness. A 82mm filter is easily taped to the projector lens. The image is still beautiful -- now not as glaring.
This is a very bright projector. Far too bright for my dim basement even in eco mode. I got a Hoya ND2 lens filter to reduce the brightness. A 82mm filter is easily taped to the projector lens. The image is still beautiful -- now not as glaring.
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Lusk Til Dawn
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Posted Jan 8, 2023
Good but not great!
I purchased this projector about a month ago from a Authorized Dealer. The major issue I have is focusing the picture. I have the projector level and square with the wall, however as much as I try I can not achieve an uniform focus. Either the right of the image is in focus for the left side of the image is in focus. I would recommend spending the extra money on a bett...
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Spideygramps
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Posted Dec 4, 2022
Just WOW!
We bought our first projector 11 years ago and had loved it! After time the picture began dimming and we hadn’t realized how the quality had degraded til told by my bro that the picture sucked. So…did some research and bought this unit. The brightness and clarity on our 139” screen is just awesome!!! We love it. Setup wasn’t too complicated and we hope to enjoy it for a...
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Thel
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Posted Oct 24, 2022
Incredibly well-worth it!
Beautiful picture and easy-to-navigate setup. Had to use built-in speakers until some cables arrived in the mail and those were actually way better than expected. Absolutely gorgeous picture and even on a normal painted wall (lavender), the brightness overcomes most imperfections and even the paint color. You don't need to shell out hundreds on specialized paint, you ca...
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Posted Aug 10, 2021
Another great projector
My wife and I bought our first projector for our everyday tv 15 years ago. It lasted for a long time and looked awesome. Me being a cheap bought an off brand that we got a couple years out of and it never looked as good then failed. I did not learn my lesson and again bought another cheap that was rated highly. Again a couple years and it was done. This time we went bac...
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Posted Jul 25, 2021
Overall good, I think I got a dud
So the picture quality is good, but uneven, for some reason I cannot get the image in focus. My wifey has bad vison so the "fuzzy" out of focus look gives her a headache. I will contact epson support to see what the options are. If you're wondering, the projector is square to the screen and I have played with zoom and lens shift to no avail. Super big bummer, I can tell...
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The Fog
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Posted Jul 19, 2021
Incredible, feature- rich, projector at a great value!
I have been using an Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 3020 for many years. It has been a fantastic projector for me and is still going strong with no issues during the life of the projector. I have been impressed with the Epson line of projectors, as they provide some of the best performance for the money. I was excited to now get the opportunity to try out a new Epson pr...
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epekor
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Posted Jun 19, 2021
Perfect balance of performance and price
This our first home theater projector, and all we can say is wow! We wish we added this to our home entertainment setup far sooner. Crisp, beautiful colors, deep blacks. Just as good in broad daylight as it is in a dark room. The 3000 lumens is a big hit.
Like some other reviews have mentioned, it takes a bit to dial-in settings, but once that’s done, it’s a thing of ...
Like some other reviews have mentioned, it takes a bit to dial-in settings, but once that’s done, it’s a thing of ...
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chicokim
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Posted Jun 12, 2021
Superior alternative to large TV
I just moved from a condo to a house and I was looking for options to replace my old 50” TV, which would be quite small for the bigger family room at the new house. I considered buying a larger TV (maybe something in the 60s or 70s), but I realized that in order to take full advantage of the more ample space available, a projector would be a better choice. It allows me ...
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Dr Notes
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Posted Jun 9, 2021
Amazing 4K HDR picture quality, great value
I have been itching to upgrade to a 4K projector with 3D for some time now. My old Panasonic PT-AE4000U turned 10 this year and it has served me well in the 1080p world. The Epson Home Cinema 3800 is an excellent pixel shifting 4K/3D projector for the money.
The projector is very securely packed and includes a good size 38 button backlit remote, not the tiny remote t...
The projector is very securely packed and includes a good size 38 button backlit remote, not the tiny remote t...
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DJRicky4754
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Posted Apr 6, 2021
Outstanding picture quality!!
This projector is Epson's mid level Pro UHD projector. It replaces the Epson Home Cinema 3700 with a few upgrades. This new 3800 has 4k HDR10 and does the full 18gbps @60hz. Its a wonderful value for what you get with 3000 lumens of brightness, 100,000:1 contrast ratio, horizontal and vertical lens shift. Its a great value for its price range.
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tom271
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Posted Jan 1, 2021
Bluetooth issues
I am using this projector with Sony soundbar HT-S350. The bluetooth keeps unpairing.
The workaround is to disable bluetooth on all other devices except these two.
The workaround is to disable bluetooth on all other devices except these two.
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