Is Epson TW9400 still relevant in 2025?

[ItsBabu]

Hi FMs,

I am planning to buy a projector and the budget is 2.5 lakh. I am considering two projectors.

1. Epson TW 9400 (Lamp based)
2. Benq W4100i (4 LED)

Since 9400 is lamp based and it is old(released in 2019) I am wondering if it's still a good buy for the price(1.8 lakhs) as there are new Benq 4 LED models that has long life and advanced features like filmmaker mode, HRD 10+ and local/global contrast enhancer, HDMI 2.1 etc. Epson on the other hand has high native contrast ration and black levels are far better than Benq. And, Epson has lens memory, motorized lens shift and it's long throw distance.

3D is equally important for me and I liked it more on W4100i due to its high lumens(3200).

Service wise, I am not happy with Benq service as I am struggling a bit to change the lamp of my current projector Benq TH585. Not sure how the service of Epson.

Please let me know your thoughts.

 

[Amarendra]

Hi FMs,

I am planning to buy a projector and the budget is 2.5 lakh. I am considering two projectors.

1. Epson TW 9400 (Lamp based)
2. Benq W4100i (4 LED)

Since 9400 is lamp based and it is old(released in 2019) I am wondering if it's still a good buy for the price(1.8 lakhs) as there are new Benq 4 LED models that has long life and advanced features like filmmaker mode, HRD 10+ and local/global contrast enhancer, HDMI 2.1 etc. Epson on the other hand has high native contrast ration and black levels are far better than Benq. And, Epson has lens memory, motorized lens shift and it's long throw distance.

3D is equally important for me and I liked it more on W4100i due to its high lumens(3200).

Service wise, I am not happy with Benq service as I am struggling a bit to change the lamp of my current projector Benq TH585. Not sure how the service of Epson.

Please let me know your thoughts.

It’s a hit or miss. I used to have Epson 6100 Full HD projector- its lamp started giving trouble after 1 year. I finally used an Aliexpress lamp for 4-5 years trouble free.
So next I tried Benq 4k projector. Its lamp is fine but motherboard had to be repaired 2-3 times in 5 years.
Do consider xgimi and Hisense as well but only after checking on after sales service and warranty.
In my opinion laser projection is better followed by LED based and then lamp.

 

[olivIIa]

Well, look, it depends on what exactly you want, if for example the deepest blacks, lens memory, then you can choose Epson
Otherwise, modern features, a long-lasting light source will be a good option BenQ.

 

[RajithKumar]

Hi FMs,

I am planning to buy a projector and the budget is 2.5 lakh. I am considering two projectors.

1. Epson TW 9400 (Lamp based)
2. Benq W4100i (4 LED)

Since 9400 is lamp based and it is old(released in 2019) I am wondering if it's still a good buy for the price(1.8 lakhs) as there are new Benq 4 LED models that has long life and advanced features like filmmaker mode, HRD 10+ and local/global contrast enhancer, HDMI 2.1 etc. Epson on the other hand has high native contrast ration and black levels are far better than Benq. And, Epson has lens memory, motorized lens shift and it's long throw distance.

3D is equally important for me and I liked it more on W4100i due to its high lumens(3200).

Service wise, I am not happy with Benq service as I am struggling a bit to change the lamp of my current projector Benq TH585. Not sure how the service of Epson.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Epson 9400 is one of the best in its price range.
Don’t have personal experience on Benqw4100.
If possible do a demo and decide.

But comparatively Epson has widest range of after sale services.

 

[drkrack]

Epson 9400 is one of the best in its price range.

Absolutely using since 5 years no issues whatsoever, changed lamp once, initially had a free DCD chip replacement under warranty.
Very Good After Sales service.

 

[ItsBabu]

Thank you all for your responses. I went ahead and purchased Benq W4100i based on my requirements.

One thing that Benq(or most of DLP's) can't beat is Epson's color contrast. Colors depth is awesome in both 4k and full HD.
On the other side, W4100 is brighter and colors are vibrant.

As I watch 3D content, I found Epson has crosstalk/ghosting in 3d mode where as W4100i has almost clean 3d playback with brighter image.

 

[RajithKumar]

Thank you all for your responses. I went ahead and purchased Benq W4100i based on my requirements.

One thing that Benq(or most of DLP's) can't beat is Epson's color contrast. Colors depth is awesome in both 4k and full HD.
On the other side, W4100 is brighter and colors are vibrant.

As I watch 3D content, I found Epson has crosstalk/ghosting in 3d mode where as W4100i has almost clean 3d playback with brighter image.

Enjoy !