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

Bought in 2022 and it’s still just as good as when I pulled it out of the box. Excellent clarity. Easy to use. And great sound. Plus it’s compact so easy to move around if necessary

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!

This projector is exactly what I was looking for. I tried the sub $200 projectors but they were not bright enough. I tried the EF-100 and the brightness was amazing but the picture quality was not great once the screen got above 70". This EF-12 is the best of both worlds and the charry on top is that the sounds quality is quite good for the form factor. I planned to use this projector as my primary home theater display and also use it for family movie nights out in the back yard. It has been to cold and snowy outside to do the latter but the use of the projector as my home theater display has been nothing short of amazing! Pros: 1. Brightness is high enough to cut the most well lit rooms 2. 1080P quality is great for the price point 3. The speakers get quite loud with great clarity 4. the cooling fan is very quiet. 5. The auto focus is fantastic 6. the remote is bluetooth and is very responsive 7. the standby to full on is very fast Cons: 1. The throw distance is shorter than i expected for a 100" display (This is affects where you place it in the room) 2. The ceiling mount is sold separately (I have seen reviews where they got it in the box but this was not the case for me) 3. Bluetooth does not work to connect to external speaker. (Like i said the sound is good but to center the sound it would be nice to be able to connect a bluetooth soundbar or similar) 4. In very bright environments the picture does get a bit washed out. Conclusion: This was a great purchase however i would have opted for the EF11 (Same display specs without the yamaha speaker) if it were not for the sale that made the EF12 the same price as the EF11. Bottom line is the picture is fantastic and the sound for the EF12 is very good.

Overall I’m happy with the projector. However, it took me longer than expected to set it up because the automatic keystone adjustment seems to only work for certain size of output. It does not provide an easy way to change the size of video, so I had to change it bit by bit with the corner pointer set up, which is pretty annoying.

Love the color, the image, the easy set up. Only had it for a week but so far so good. Hopefully it is as durable as is colorful. The only gripe I have is with the remote control. it doesn't have a way to select the Bluetooth device to connect to external speaker. It could not be done from the unit itself either. Not sure how to do that. Area of future improvement: 1. attach a handle to the unit for easier carrying. 2. provide carrying case for portability 3. have a manual 1.7 magnification adjustment knob to zoom in/out 4. built-in microphone on the remote control to do voice command instead of blutooth connect to an external google or amazon speaker/mic device 5. increase lumen to 2000 instead of 1000. 6. bult in battery to make this truly portable that could operate this device for 4 hours. I would pay $300 more for all these improvements. For now I 'm happy about this unit's picture quality and hope for a version 2 of this great projector.

This was a really nice projector, until the last firmware update. It broke acr audio and the wifi keeps turning off. YouTube will not play higher than 140p quality. Factory reset did not fix it. Going to attempt to file a warranty replacement.

I am super happy to purchase it. It is very convenient and you can carry it wherever you want. You do not need to worry about screen, connect it to a computer and sound. All comes with together and you just need to plug it and play. I am very happy with the brightness and sound quality. There is no fans at the back so you can lay it back and watch on the sealing. It is also not making noise.

I needed a screen projected up on ceiling so that I can play video games while lying down on my bed, and Epson EF12 delivers a lot of attractive features for that: short throw ratio of 1.00:1, very quiet fan noise, compact and aesthetically pleasing looks, HDMI CEC function, smart phone screen mirroring with built-in Chromecast, laser lamps that ensures long life span of the projector, and high contrast ratio with very vibrant colors. Epson got almost everything right for millennials with small apartment, BUT there is one major flaw; a very noticeable input lag of around 120ms. It means I won't be able to make that leap of faith because the response is too slow. It's a real shame because EF12 is one of the rare projectors that actually recommends vertical mount on the wall, too. I believe this could have been the go-to projector for several years to come, if only it didn't have that horrendous input lag.

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!

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.

Estou feliz com a compra, o projetor eh ótimo, comparado com outros projetores ele projeta uma tela grande com pouca distância, o som eh limpo, tem ótimo volume, os ajustes de foco e keystones vertical e horizontal sao automáticos, tem que fazer nada, so ligar e ele ajeita tudo sozinho, o sistema operacional eh bom, tudo funciona como deveria, fiquei impressionado, esse epson eh coisa fina, não arrependo, compraria de novo com certeza, ja tive 4 projetores esse eh o melhor disparado.

Good quality picture. Very easy integration with computer and can watch Netflix through chrome cast. The inherent software doesn’t have Netflix but the other softwares work pretty well. The picture is quite good. Auto keystone is decent but can be better. The brightness is good overall but not the best. The projector is portable and easy to carry. I think overall a very good projector for those with a special need to be portable with decent picture and have good sound l. Brightness is okay but in dark environments is good. To have good picture brightness will need light control in the room.

Este proyector nos encantó desde el primer día. Tiene un diseño bonito, es práctico y fácil de usar. La calidad de imagen es muy buena, y el sonido nos sorprendió para bien. Lo instalamos en nuestra sala de televisión y lo complementamos con un Fire Stick para poder ver Netflix y otras plataformas sin problema. Además, al ser láser, la proyección se ve nítida incluso con algo de luz ambiental. Ya me lo he llevado de viaje un par de veces y ha sido súper útil y fácil de transportar. ¡Estamos muy contentos con la compra!