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BenQ - TK860i vs Epson - Home Cinema 3800

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TK860iBENQRENDER
Probe A
BenQ
TK860i
84.6/ 100A
Image85· 75%
Smart & Connectivity· 25%
Home Cinema 3800EPSONRENDER
Probe B
Epson
Home Cinema 3800
80.1/ 100A
Image80· 75%
Smart & Connectivity· 25%
Quick verdict

Between the TK860i and Home Cinema 3800, the TK860i comes out ahead in brightness, while the Home Cinema 3800 wins on several specs. Overall, the TK860i scores 84.6 and the Home Cinema 3800 scores 80.1 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The TK860i edges ahead on the Mars Score (84.6 vs 80.1), but the 4.5-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the TK860i if you care most about brightness. The biggest gaps in its favor are brightness.

The Home Cinema 3800 similarly doesn't carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.

Both ship with comparable resolution, light source, short-throw, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why BenQ - TK860i wins

  • Brightness — 10.00% more. 3300 lm vs 3000 lm.

Why Epson - Home Cinema 3800 wins

  • No decisive advantages.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Image

SpecBenQ - TK860iEpson - Home Cinema 3800
Resolution4K4K
Brightness3300 lmlead3000 lm
Contrast600000:1100000:1
Light sourceLampLamp
Short-throwfalsefalse

Smart & Connectivity

SpecBenQ - TK860iEpson - Home Cinema 3800
Smart OSAndroid TVNone
HDMI inputs22
Built-in speakerstruetrue
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