Epson Home Cinema 4010

A high-end projector at a budget price

Epson’s Home Cinema 4010 shows what clever engineering can achieve. Technically, it’s a 1080p projector, but it accepts native 4K content, including movies and shows encoded with HDR. The picture looks much sharper than any HD projector we’ve seen. With the 4010 in your home theater, you can enjoy 4K and HDR-enhanced movies and shows for a fraction of the price of a native 4K projector.

The 4010’s built-in video upscaling helps standard Blu-ray discs and other HD sources look amazing, too. And there’s no need to retire your favorite DVD titles, because Epson’s Super Resolution “smart sharpening” feature gives standard-definition video sources a crisp, clean look.

A big, bright picture with lifelike detail, color and contrast

The Home Cinema 4010’s extra-sharp, detailed picture is the result of Epson’s 4K Enhancement Technology, which shifts each pixel diagonally by half a pixel and combines the two images to provide a sharper picture. This allows the 4010 to render 4K content clearly with remarkable detail, for a bright, crisp image. The projector also supports HDR10, the most common HDR format.

HDR-enhanced movies and shows produce more realistic contrast swings, and colors with extra pop, when displayed through the 4010. There’s lots of 4K/HDR movies and shows available from streaming services like Netflix® and Amazon Instant Video. Since the 4010 has no built-in web apps, you’ll need to connect a 4K media streamer to explore this great-looking content. Of course, for life-sized projector images, the ultimate high-resolution source is an Ultra HD Blu-ray player.

Enough light for bright rooms, enough control for dark rooms

If you don’t have a fully light-controlled room for viewing, don’t worry. The 4010 has enough light power to handle real-world family rooms, home theaters with really big screens, and situations where others in the room need to keep some lights on.

On the other hand, if you’re able to make your room really dark, you’ll want to use one of the projector’s lower light settings, and turn on the “auto iris” feature, which boosts contrast and deepens blacks in dark scenes.

Flexible placement and hookup options

For spontaneous or “event” viewing, the 4010 sets up easily on a table or shelf. Or you can use an optional ceiling mount for a more permanent installation. Horizontal and vertical “lens shift” allow you to position the projector off-center and still get a perfectly true image. Two HDMI inputs — one of which is HDCP 2.2 capable — are available for your high-definition sources.

For the best picture quality from this 4K-compatible projector, we recommend using a 4K-rated projector screen.