When comparing AAXA P300 vs Epson Home Cinema 2040, the Slant community recommends Epson Home Cinema 2040 for most people. In the question“What are the best projectors?” Epson Home Cinema 2040 is ranked 3rd while AAXA P300 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Epson Home Cinema 2040 is:
Epson 2040 has a native resolution of 1920x1080 and is capable of playing full HD 1080p content. The Detail Clarity Processor (also used in expensive Epsons) adds more detail and makes the picture look even higher in resolution than it is. The 2040 also has a dynamic iris installed for slightly improving the black levels when watching movies at night.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Comes with a battery
The projector is usable even when there is no power supply provided. Though its worth mentioning that you only get 160 lumens of brightness (half of the maximum) when running the projector on battery. The battery lasts for about an hour, which should be enough in case you need to give a short presentation with no power outlet available.
Pro Very portable
AAXA P300 is extremely light, weighing only 0.97 lb, making it easy to carry around. It is also very small in size, only 1.5 x 5.9 x 3.8 inches, making sure it will fit in a suitcase.
Pro Everlasting lamp
The LED light source lasts much longer than regular projectors, estimated at around 15000 hours. Technically, the lamp will not need changing for the next 10 years, if you use the projector for 4-5 hours a day.
Pro Large picture for a small projector
It has a throw distance of 5-12 feet and an image size of 50.5-121.3 inches. You can place the projector close to the screen in a small presentation room and get a decent image with the size of a large TV.
Pro Usable in ambient light
As a business projector, AAXA P300 is bright enough to be usable in presentation rooms with ambient light, in fact it is one of the brightest portable projectors out there.
Pro Great variety of inputs
It has many inputs like HDMI, VGA, MicroSD, USB and AV, making sure the presentation is not delayed due to connection issues.
Pro Very good picture
Epson 2040 has a native resolution of 1920x1080 and is capable of playing full HD 1080p content. The Detail Clarity Processor (also used in expensive Epsons) adds more detail and makes the picture look even higher in resolution than it is. The 2040 also has a dynamic iris installed for slightly improving the black levels when watching movies at night.
Pro Great 3D experience
Many inexpensive projectors struggle with 3D performance due to low brightness. With brightness of 2200 lumens, Epson 2040 is the brightest under $1000 pick for watching 3D content. The 3D image is also high contrast (for detailed dark scenes) and rich in color.
Pro Low fan-noise
This Epson has rather low fan noise of 29 dB in Eco-Mode. Since the projector produces great brightness in Eco-Mode, the performance mode does not have to be used too often.
Pro Good lamp life and cheap replacement lamps
The lamp life is 4000 hours in performance mode and 7000 hours in Eco-Mode. In addition to a very decent lamp life, the replacement lamps are extremely cheap. They cost only $79.
Pro Low input lags for gaming
The 2040 measures an input lag of only 24.6 ms, making it a great pick for gamers.
Pro No rainbow artifacts
Since it is a 3LCD projector, there are no visible rainbow artifacts.
Cons
Con Poor colors
This is not the best pick for playing video content due to its poor colors. P300 is meant for presenting slides.
Con Noisy fans
The fan on AAXA P300 is rather loud, it's comparable to an overheating laptop.
Con Complicated setup
This projector has a slight negative throw offset. The bottom edge of the image is around 5% of the total image height below the center of the lens. If you mount it to the ceiling, you will probably need an extension tube for the projector.
Con Not a movie room projector
Black levels and contrast are not the strongest side for this Epson. If you have created a special movie room with ambient light blocked out, then you should probably purchase a more expensive projector as well. This projector is meant for watching movies in a room with ambient light (a family room). In this case, black levels and contrast are meaningless factors - they will not make much difference in the picture quality.
Con Noisy fans in performance mode
In performance mode the fan noise goes up to 37 dB, being the loudest among its closest competitors.
Con A blurry picture or extra input lags
LCD projectors have motion blur problems during fast movie scenes. Although the frame interpolation technology (analyzes and adds frames to the video) on the 2040 helps take care of the motion blur issue, this technology adds some input lag, so it can't be used while gaming.
