Japan

Epson

The 3LCD house, and the one that states ANSI lumens

In brief

A Japanese manufacturer whose projectors use three LCD panels rather than a single chip. Reviewed here: Epson Home Cinema 3200, Epson Lifestudio Grand Plus. Both had an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026, from $1,600 to $3,208.

What they actually do

Epson builds 3LCD projectors: three panels, one per primary color, combined through a prism. The practical consequence is that white light and colored light leave the lens at the same rate, which is why the brand publishes both figures.

Why that matters on this site

A single-chip projector can be very bright in white and noticeably dimmer in color, and a specification that quotes only one number hides the gap. Epson quotes two. Whether the second figure matters to you depends on the room, but having it is the difference between comparing and guessing.

Where they sit on price

On this site, from the EH-TW7000 — sold in the United States as the Home Cinema 3200, at $1,600 on Amazon.com on October 25, 2026 — to the Lifestudio Grand Plus ultra short throw laser at $3,208 the same day. Note the unit: both listings state brightness in plain lumens, white and color, not in ANSI lumens, so they compare with each other more easily than with a single-chip machine quoted in ANSI.

Every Epson product we have reviewed

4K home theater projectors

Epson EH-TW7000 4K PRO-UHD 3LCD projector

4K PRO-UHD · 3,000 lumens white AND color brightness · 40,000:1 stated contrast · 3LCD · optional Wi-Fi

A 3LCD projector that publishes white and color brightness as the same figure — a distinction single-chip machines rarely make, and one that decides how a saturated image actually looks.

Best for: A viewer who notices color rather than pixel count, and anyone bothered by the rainbow effect single-chip projectors can produce.

7.8/10

≈ $1,600

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Short and ultra short throw projectors

Epson Lifestudio Grand Plus EH-LS970W ultra short throw laser projector

Ultra short throw laser · 4K · 4,000 lumens stated · 3LCD · Bose 2.1 audio · Google TV · 150-inch image · three HDMI with ALLM

The most expensive projector in this catalog, and the most complete: a 3LCD laser ultra short throw with Bose audio, Google TV and 4,000 lumens rated to ISO and IDMS standards.

Best for: A living room where this is the television — with the Hisense PT1, one of the two machines here sold and specified as a replacement for one.

8.8/10

≈ $3,208

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What each Epson review concluded

Epson Home Cinema 3200 — The three-panel argument, stated in figures rather than asserted: equal white and color brightness is the specification that separates this machine from the shelf around it.
Epson Lifestudio Grand Plus — A television replacement rather than a projector purchase: three-panel imaging, a laser, Bose audio, Google TV and brightness rated to ISO and IDMS standards — at $3,208 on Amazon.com on October 25, 2026, with no warranty term in the listing.

Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.