Home Cinema 3800

Epson 3800. Got mine for $650 used

RBE hater here represented - I actually tried out a TK700Sti after reading all the good stuff about it. Turns out, I see RBE literally almost every second, and hated it. Returned it, and now have an Epson TW7100 (or 3800 for US) and love it. Tiny bit softer picture, but other than that it's perfect for my needs.

So I’m in your exact situation. Have a 2150 that is on its last leg. I have been in search for a replacement for around 2 years and just have not found anything worth the money. I tried the 3800 and it was bright but it honestly felt less sharp than my 2150 so I returned it in hopes of the 5050 dropping its price down to 2200 again but it just keeps getting more expensive and I just can’t justify it. Fast forward to recently and I gave up on the 5050. I bought the epson lifestudio grand and ust. I just couldn’t make a ust work with my setup but I did really like the brightness and sharpness. Then I bought the XGIMI Horizon 20 pro to see if I was still bothered by the rainbow effect. The picture was absolutely stunning but I was really bothered by the rbe especially when playing games. The luminous boost which reduces the rbe effect almost worked but still couldn’t do it. If your not susceptible to rbe I would definitely say get a xgimi or valerion. If you setup works with a ust the lifestudio grand goes on sale for around 2k often and would recommend. If you can’t do ust and are rbe sensitive join me in my wait for something to spend my money on 😂

Personally, Epson 3800. I just bought mine used off of eBay, no bulb, no remote, 500$. Bought a bulb and remote for 125$ all together and it's been absolutely incredible for what is just about the same size and throw distance your looking at currently. I have about a 16-14 foot throw distance 120" screen with it not yet mounted and it's decent even with the multiple windows worth of light coming in, and at night it is stunning. Note that this is not only during the day, but the morning, and there are 2 more windows behind this image that add additional room light.

Epson 2040 and 3800 and no noticeable lag. 110" screen with 7.1 speaker set up. RDR2 in particular was absolutely mind blowing. Hearing things all around and really feeling like you're in the game... incredible