Between the Home Cinema 3800 and The Premiere 9, the Home Cinema 3800 comes out ahead in several specs, while the The Premiere 9 wins on brightness / light source. Overall, the Home Cinema 3800 scores 80.1 and the The Premiere 9 scores 86.9 on our Mars Score.
Which should you buy?
The The Premiere 9 edges ahead on the Mars Score (80.1 vs 86.9), but the 6.8-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.
The Home Cinema 3800 does not pull ahead on any single popular-comparison spec — its strengths sit in the spec-table groups rather than the headline advantages.
Pick the The Premiere 9 if you care most about brightness / light source. Its strongest claims are brightness, light source, short-throw.
Both ship with comparable resolution, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.
Bottom line: the The Premiere 9 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.
Why Epson - Home Cinema 3800 wins
- No decisive advantages.
Why Samsung - The Premiere 9 wins
- ▲Brightness — 15.00% more. 3450 lm vs 3000 lm.
- ▲Light source: Laser (vs Lamp).
- ▲Short-throw: true (vs false).
Spec comparison
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| Spec | Epson - Home Cinema 3800 | Samsung - The Premiere 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Resolutionⓘ | 4K | 4K |
| Brightness | 3000 lm | 3450 lmlead |
| Contrast | 100000:1 | 2200000:1 |
| Light source | Lamp | Laserlead |
| Short-throw | false | truelead |
Smart & Connectivity
| Spec | Epson - Home Cinema 3800 | Samsung - The Premiere 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Smart OS | None | Tizen |
| HDMI inputs | 2 | 3lead |
| Built-in speakers | true | true |
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