Epson EpiqVision Mini EF12 Smart Streaming Laser Projector, HDR, Android TV, Movies, Family Gaming, Portable, sound by Yamaha, 3LCD, Full HD 1080p, 1000 lumens Color & White Brightness Bluetooth Black

I’ve been using the EF12 for a bit now and honestly, the picture quality for this size is insane. It’s a laser, so the colors are way more vibrant than those cheap LED portables. The Yamaha audio is the real MVP here—it’s actually loud and clear enough that I don't feel like I have to hook up a soundbar. Pros: > * Setup is brain-dead easy with the auto-focus and keystone. Android TV is built-in, so it’s a true one-cable setup. 3LCD tech means no 'rainbow effect' like you get on DLP projectors. Cons: > * At 1,000 lumens, you really need the room dark. It struggles in a bright living room during the day. No native Netflix app (standard for Epson), so you'll still want a FireStick or Shield if that’s your main stream. No optical zoom—you have to physically move the box to change the screen size. Overall, if you want a 'lifestyle' projector that looks premium and sounds great, this is it

The Epson EF12 projector is nothing short of phenomenal! I’ve been searching for a compact projector that delivers exceptional picture quality without sacrificing portability, and this little powerhouse checks every box. First off, the image quality is breathtaking. With its Full HD resolution and Epson’s 3LCD technology, colors are vibrant, details are sharp, and the brightness is perfect even in rooms with some ambient light. Watching movies on this feels like having a mini cinema at home! The built-in Android TV and Yamaha speakers make this projector a complete entertainment hub. Setup is incredibly simple, and you’re streaming your favorite shows or casting from your phone in minutes. The sound quality is surprisingly robust for such a compact device—deep bass, clear dialogue, and no need for an external sound system (though you can add one if you want). Portability is another huge win. Its sleek, cube-like design is lightweight and easy to move, making it perfect for movie nights in any room or even outdoors. Plus, it’s quiet during operation, which keeps you immersed in whatever you’re watching. Epson has truly outdone themselves with the EF12. It’s a perfect balance of innovation, quality, and convenience, making it a must-have for anyone looking to elevate their home entertainment experience. Five stars aren’t enough to express how impressed I am. Don’t hesitate—this is worth every penny!

The Epson EpiqVision Mini EF12 delivers sharp 1080p visuals with vibrant colors, and the built-in Yamaha sound system is excellent for its size. It’s super portable and easy to use thanks to the built-in Android TV. However, it doesn’t support Netflix natively, which is a big downside for such an otherwise great streaming device. I hope Epson resolves this with a future update. Aside from that, it’s a fantastic compact projector for movies and shows.

Very light and compact. Easy to setup; after manually focusing, the picture is very sharp. I still haven't installed the white fabric screen, but overall, it looks cool on the ceiling, and though you can easily see the texture of the cedar boards, the experience is still awesome, like a real theater. It's my first projector; I picked it by doing some research online, and I see why this one is great value. The colors are vivid, the brightness is great (1000), which is perfect for indoors; I would say more than expected. Sometimes I feel like reducing the brightness, but then realize it's so juicy and vivid that I keep it this way. The screen size I got from placing the projector behind the bed on a stand is about 150" in comparison to my 65" TV. This is a huge difference, a true cinematic feeling, especially with the subwoofer under the bed and speakers underneath pointing to the sides. It gives the theater vibe, fireworks, action movies, all of which look great. Still have to install the white screen, but even now it's a 5-star investment. There is also a hole for the tripod, which is M4x4, basically a 4mm-diameter screw, so most common 6.5mm tripods from DSLR cameras will not fit unless you buy a screw adapter. For tiny tilt, there are pop-up plastic feet, which is a nice bonus in case you place the projector on a shelf or table. The fan in projector is low noise, when it's behind the bed, I can hear it in full silence, but as soon as something playing, the fan noise is absolutely unnoticeable. I haven't bought Refurbished product before, but though why not to try, if something goes wrong, it's amazon, should be easy return. The projector came in a box, there was flat carton board inside, which the projector was sealed with a plastic film to, there was no chance it's moving slightly in the box, absolutely protected form during shipping. It came with batteries, power adapter, manual, remote. Everything clean, no sign of fingertips, looks like new, my first experience of refurbished product in general, and first on amazon, and I glad I gave it a try, saving good money, while getting perfect projector.

Es proyector láser+ bocinas de buena calidad incluidas + android TV. El proyector tiene excelente definición y enfoque automático, todo se ve como debiera y sin contratiempos. Al principio en uno tuve algunos problemas que se solucionaron actualizando el firmware. Las bocinas que traen son de excelente calidad para su tamaño, y el proyector al ser tan silencioso no interfiere con el sonido. Siempre es mejor conectarlo a unas bocinas externas y eso se logra fácilmente con el Android TV por Bluetooth. Pude instalar todas las apps que quería como Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ y Star+. Con el HDMI uno puede usar el FireTV de Amazon. Muy satisfecho con la resolución, facilidad y fluidez de operación y que no se calienta ni requiere tiempos de enfriamiento al ser láser, al igual que como ya mencioné es súper silencioso y también compacto. Destaca la tecnología láser de autoenfoque y lo compacto y fácil de llevar que es, literalmente en una mochila backpack cabe. También el control remoto tiene justo lo necesario en botones, es sobrio y poca cantidad de botones pero los necesarios para controlarlo en cuanto a imagen, audio y Android TV. El mejor proyector portátil que he tenido hasta ahora. Lo pude transportar en el avión como carry on sin problema en su caja debajo del asiento frontal en un vuelo de Aeroméxico para tener idea lo compacto y transportable que es. Súper recomendable!

It’s getting close to a year now and it still works perfectly. Small enough to take when traveling, I always have a big screen TV to watch on my bedroom ceiling. I even use it in hotels with ceiling texture and it’s still 10 times better than your typical hotel TV And no neck kinks! It also works great for movie nights in the living room at around 200 inches! At 1080P HD the picture is far less pixily than others that I had tried and it’s plenty good enough for me and for the price!

I'm writing this review after using the Epson EF12 projector for about 3 months. Pros: 1. Good picture quality with natural colors. 2. Sharp lens. The image stays in focus from corner to corner. 3. Laser light source with 20000 hours of long life. It should easily last over 10 years with regular use. 4. Sufficient brightness to watch the movies even in rooms with some ambient light. However, the dark room environment is where it really shines 5. Good sound quality. We can manage without a sound bar if we are not looking for a wide surround sound stage with lot of bass. 6. Low fan noise 7. Low power consumption 8. Minimalistic retro look and compact size 9. Mostly accurate auto focus and auto keystone adjustments with ability to fine tune the settings with remote provides flexibility with projector placement 10. Does not have any ports or vents on the back. It provides ability to project on ceiling. It's a different experience to watch movies on ceiling. 11. Built in Android 11 operating system. You don't need any other external device if you want to watch Amazon Prime Video and most of the other streaming apps. 12. In case you want to use external streaming device, the built is USB port is able to provide enough power to Amazon Fire TV Stick. 13. Made by a well known company - Epson - and the sound system designed by Yamaha. We can expect the projector to last long. 14. Regular firmware updates. Received 2 updates in 3 months so far. Cons: 1. Not directly mountable on tripod. I thought, we could use the screw mount at the base of the projector for fixing standard tripod quick release plate - not possible. The tripod quick release plate standard screw is bigger than the projector screw mounting. We've to buy a separate mounting plate ELPMB65 which was out of stock everywhere in Canada for long. I was finally able to buy the mounting plate - when it became available briefly - after checking it's availability on epson site daily for more than a month. Meanwhile, My temporary solution was - I removed the standard screw from my tripod quick release plate; replaced it with M4 12mm screw with a washer and fitted the quick release plate with this screw at the base of the projector with some cardboard padding. The projector could be mounted on tripod with this arrangement. However, I was not very comfortable with this arrangement as the screw mounting at the base of the projector is off it's center of gravity and it's just a small screw holding the projector. 2. The projector LCDs are not able to completely block light outside the configured image area. We can see a halo like area - with dark grey light glow - around the configured image area. It provides lesser than ideal movie watching experience for dark scenes. 3. Projector brightness is not enough for watching it with a fair amount of ambient light. I would have also appreciated a better contrast ratio. 4. As is well known, the projector's native Android operating system doesn't support Netflix app as of now. We need to use an external device like Amazon Fire TV Stick for it. 5. No lens cap. My solution - I came across a YouTube video with title "Epson EpiqVision Mini EF12 lens cover". He has shared links to blender and STL files of the lens cap design. I've got the lens cap 3D printed. Works great. Issues fixed in the latest firmware update V108 1. The auto keystone adjustment feature now works properly most of the times. 2. We now have the ability to adjust the zoom and image shift digitally. Zoom can be adjusted from 50% to 100% in increments of 5%. Suggestions to Epson. Hope someone from their team reads the review. 1. Provide the mounting plate along with the projector. As per initial unboxing videos, Epson used to provide the mounting plate along with the projector. Not sure why they stopped doing that. It's priced 13 CAD - only 1% of the projector's price. I'm sure it shouldn't be that hard for Epson to absorb that cost for the completeness of the product offering. It's a non-standard mounting plate and is out of stock everywhere most of the times. At least, make it available for buying. For a portable projector, ability to readily mount it on a tripod is an important feature. 2. Provide a lens cap. 3. Sort out the licensing issue with Netflix so that it's natively supported. Most of the reviewers are knocking off stars from the reviews mainly for this reason. 4. Provide auto object avoidance feature so that the projector can adjust the image size as per the available clear projection area. 5. Improve the contrast ratio.

Best customer service ever. 7 months in my projector stopped working. Called Epson, 5 minutes later they told me to send a pic of the serial number. Once they got it, they sent me a replacement THE NEXT DAY! The projector itself is amazing, for the price there is nothing close. The built in speaker is so good I don’t bother using my main speakers. No bass obviously but for daily viewing its fine. But the best thing is the INSANELY HUGE & CLEAR 150” picture. Honestly some of the colours are BETTER than my Sony OLED (blue is the best I have ever seen, obviously not the blacks). I have a 55” Sony OLED in the same room, it was our main screen before and we NEVER use it now (I only use it for my PS5). The fact SIX of my OLEDs can fit in the 150” screen is ridiculous. I have seriously thought of getting another one as back up since they are such a great value.

Muy buen proyector, buena salida de audio