No AVR needed.

I would appreciate some input...I am new to projectors, and this says it is better for rooms with ambient light. I have a room that is roughly 17'wide and 21 feet deep, with projector mount near the back of the room. The room is completely blacked out ideally. Is the projector going to be too bright? Screen size is roughly 120-125" diagnoal if that helps. Thanks.

1' down from ceiling is normal. The top of the image starts about where the projector is and goes down. Vice versa when mounted on a table or shelf.

I tried using the optical audio out as suggested by your review. It didn't work. I checked with Epson and here's their response: "The Wireless HD device only outputs a stereo signal from the audio out port. If you have a high definition device that is outputting a 7.1 or 5.1 digital surround sound signal, then you will only get 2 channels of audio, resulting in low audio or no audio output at all." When I responded that it seemed like a poor design, they disclaimed all responsibility saying the transmitter was not manufactured by them and pointed me to the Wireless HD consortium website. Wow! Can you believe that Epson doesn't care about something that it sells as its own?! It seems to me this is only useful then (and I haven't tested it to see if it works) if you are converting a stereo signal to HDMI (e.g., an RCA to HDMI). Second, I don't even get two channels of audio. I get nothing, so I'm wondering whether it will even work in the signal conversion scenario. So basically, the audio out is useless and I wonder why they even bothered. Would it have been that much harder to make it full digital since it is a digital optical out (and wouldn't this also in any event play the converted stereo signal as well)? In general, the wireless transmitter is also not designed very well nor very robust. If you can make the cables work, do it. Every time your input device loses a video signal (like when the DVD player changes status, or when you switch to a 3D channel on the TV), the transmitter loses signal and has to reset which can take anywhere from 10-30 seconds. Then, if you are watching one input and turn it off before switching inputs, you lose the signal completely (even if your other inputs are sending a signal) and it often simply doesn't reset, so you have to manually reset it. So you have to remember to always switch first before turning off the other input. Finally, the projector shows ALL inputs even if you have nothing plugged into them. Since I currently only have two inputs plugged in, my projector shows 3 blue boxes at the bottom of the screen and I have to scroll through all of them to get to the other input. Next, I used a converter to convert the Wii RCA cables to HDMI. On my HD TV, this works beautifully, very nice picture, great sound. When you plug it into the Epson wireless, you can see the Wii on the input sub-boxes, but when you try to switch to it, the transmitter loses the signal and it requires a reset (manually going to the transmitter and holding the reset button for 10 seconds)to get it to work again. I will be providing a full review of this projector and the numerous other problems I've had with it on Amazon and Epinions. I'm on my second 3020e projector and this will be it with Epson. I wanted to like this projector which has a really great 3D experience when it works, but there are just too many problems with it.

Does anybody know whether the wireless function requires direct line of sight? Unfortunately this would be impossible with my set-up. It would be only a short distance away, but the signal would have to travel through a wall or two, and it would be hitting the back of the projector instead of the front. Thank you!

Do you know if this Epson 3020/3020e is the European EH-TW6100/EH-TW6100W and the 5020 euqual to EH-TW9100W. Would be good to know as there is hard to find any good reviews in Europe, I normaly Read yours. By the way Thanks for all the great reviews you write :)

I am a professional 3D content producer so my bias may show. Just purchased the 3020 and found that the 3D on the 3020 to be substandard. A. Lag on scene cuts between the left and right eye. B. There was an annoying sweet spot in the center of my glasses. As I twisted my head left and right the density and color of the picture would change. C. During rapid movements or pans portions of the picture would look out of sync. Granted I am used to looking at a Christies $200,000 project at work. D. This does not happen on my LG 55" LCD. E. In 2D this project at $1500 is the best I have experienced. It is set up on a 12' screen.

Thanks a lot for the help. I appreciate it.

C F, the samsung RF glasses, SSG-4100GB, $20, work with the 3020.

Following up on one of the comments earlier...

Which are the 3D glasses I can use with it? Also, if you can please recommend some for regular use (for my kids) and some as party packs (for guests, etc.).

Thanks a lot.

Is 3020e project ceiling mountable? Did universal ceiling mounts will work for this model? Or there any list of ceiling mounts I can choose from

I just received my new 3020 and appreciate the review. Can you post your optimal video settings-contrast, brightness etc? Thanks

There is one more notable feature in 3020 and i.e. 2D to 3D conversion.

Do you know of any alternate RF3d glasses that will work with the 3020 besides the ones that Epson sells?

The specs says it has H&V lens shift, but in your review you say it does not? No lens shift will be a dealbreaker for me.

Great review. Great sounding projector (*loved* my old Epson 1080UB). That too had a loud (& slow) iris mechanism - surely Epson should focus on getting a silent alternative.

Especially like the addition of the input lag for gamers - please keep this a regular part of your reviews!

1 small thing - notice in the manual that of the 5 wireless HDMI ports, 4 are labelled input and 1 output, so I wonder if this really does accept 5 inputs or 'just' 4 and also does pass through for those who want it?

Hi Guy,

So is this a home video projector or a home theater projector? From the first paragraph of the review I would conclude, strongly, the former, but the review is grouped with the "home theater projector reviews" on your home page. It looks like it's been placed in the wrong bucket on the home page, so just FYI.

Thanks for the review. I'm a little surprised that Epson released this projector without a gaming setting that cuts the lag from the 3010 by 2/3 instead of the 1/3 they achieved. Based on the 3010 experience, lag performance is unlikely to be improved by firmware updates.

Does anyone know if it's possible to configure the internal speakers to provide the surround channels instead of the stereo mains? I imagine this would be the most useful application for these type of speakers considering where the projectors will be placed--and the quality of sound they can provide.