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Epson Home Cinema 2350 vs BenQ TK700STi
The gaming-projector pair with actually-published lag — which should you buy?
Projector spec sheets almost never state input lag; both of these do. $699.99 (Epson) vs $1,229 (BenQ) tracked, 3LCD vs single-chip DLP, and one deal-deciding difference in placement flexibility.
Reading the numbers honestly
Both 4K60 input-lag figures are STATED — 20 ms (Epson) vs 16.7 ms (BenQ) — a rarity worth celebrating in this category; both are comfortably gameable numbers. The placement story is the real-world difference: the Epson states ±60% vertical lens shift, meaning it can sit well above or below the screen centerline; the BenQ states none, so its mounting position is dictated by its throw geometry. One honesty note: the Epson's brightness is UNSTATED in our normalized data, while the BenQ states 3,000 lumens — we won't invent an Epson number to race it.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance● SOURCE-TRACKED
| Spec | Epson Home Cinema 2350 | BenQ TK700STi |
|---|
| Price | $700 | $1,229 |
| Brand | Epson | BenQ |
| Technology | LCD 3LCD | DLP 1chip |
| Native Resolution | 4K pixel shift | 4K pixel shift |
| HDR Support | HDR10, HLG | HDR10, HLG |
| Light Source Type | lamp UHP | lamp UHP |
| Lamp Life Normal Hrs | 4500 | 4000 |
| Throw Ratio Min | 1.32 | 0.9 |
| Throw Ratio Max | 2.15 | 1.08 |
| Throw Type | standard | short throw |
| Optical Zoom Range | 1 – 1.62 | 1.2x ±2% |
| Lens Shift Vertical Pct | ±60% | not stated |
| Powered Zoom | No | not stated |
| Native Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Keystone Vertical | Yes | Yes |
| Input Lag Ms 4k60 | 20 | 16.67 |
| HDMI Inputs | 2 | 3 |
| Wifi | Yes | not stated |
| Bluetooth | Yes | not stated |
| Orientations Supported | front, rear, ceiling | not stated |
| Width Inches | 13.1 | not stated |
| Height Inches | 4.8 | not stated |
| Depth Inches | 10.9 | 9.7 |
| Weight Lbs | 9 | 6.8 |
| Noise DB Normal | 36 | 35 |
| Power Consumption W | 316 | 296 |
| Brightness Lumens | not stated | 3000 |
| Contrast Ratio Native | not stated | 10,000:1 |
| Rs232 Port | not stated | Yes |
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
The verdict
Buy the Epson Home Cinema 2350 — $529 cheaper as tracked, a stated 20 ms 4K60 lag that's within 3 ms of the BenQ, and ±60% lens shift that fits real rooms instead of dictating them. The BenQ TK700STi wins only if its short-throw geometry matches your room exactly and single-chip DLP artifacts don't bother you.
Most rooms / flexible mountingEpson Home Cinema 2350 — ±60% stated vertical lens shift vs none — the difference between placing a projector and building the room around one.
Small room, short throw neededBenQ TK700STi — The TK700STi's short-throw design casts big from close — the one job the Epson can't do.
Competitive-leaning gamingEither — 20 vs 16.7 ms stated — both fine; 3.3 ms is not a round you lost.
What our normalized data addsNOT ON THE SPEC SHEETS
- BOTH 4K60 input-lag figures are stated (20 vs 16.7 ms) — projector sheets almost never publish this, and our data records it per model rather than guessing from reviews.
- The Epson states ±60% vertical lens shift; the BenQ states none — placement flexibility is the concrete, spec-backed difference between them.
- Brightness honesty: the Epson's lumens are UNSTATED in our normalized data while the BenQ states 3,000 — we flag the gap instead of fabricating a comparison.
- 3LCD vs single-chip DLP (rainbow-artifact sensitivity differs by person), at $699.99 vs $1,229 tracked.
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