Epson
EH-LS9000
Projector type Laser-lit LCD
Screen size 50 to 300 inches (claimed)
Native resolution 4K (via pixel shifting)
Input lag 19ms (60Hz)
HDR support HLG, HDR10, HDR10+
Dimensions 19 x 52 x 45cm
Weight 12.7kg
It may lack the more premium features of its much pricier sibling, but the Epson EH-LS9000 offers compelling value with exceptional picture quality for this price level.
Pros
- Beautifully crisp, punchy and three-dimensional picture quality
- Superb gaming specs and performance
- Significantly cheaper
Cons
- Struggles to produce properly deep blacks
- No integrated streaming smarts
Epson
EH-LS12000
Projector type Laser-lit LCD
Screen size Up to 300 inches (claimed)
Native resolution 4K (via pixel shifting)
Input lag 38ms (1080p/60Hz with Fast mode)
HDR support HLG, HDR10, HDR10+
Dimensions 19 x 52 x 45cm
Weight 12.8kg
The pricier sibling delivers some of the brightest HDR pictures in its class, squeezing more from high dynamic range content – but it's undeniably expensive.
Pros
- Fantastically bright HDR pictures
- Lovely filmic feel
- 4K/120 HDR gaming support
Cons
- Dark HDR colours can look unrefined
- Really unhelpful menu system
- Some strange preset decisions
