The Epson Pro Cinema 4040 is perhaps the most overlooked "breakthrough" home theater projector available today.  I'm not saying that it is the best, but it is truly unique at this time.  Because of it's "uniqueness," it becomes an important projector to consider for those with $2499 or less to spend.

The Pro Cinema 4040 comes in a black case, and is bundled with a cable cover, spare lamp, and a ceiling mount for the quoted price.

Here at Projector Reviews, we've long been fans of Epson's more expensive UB series, the current iterations being the Home Cinema 5040UB and Pro Cinema 6040UB - two near identical models (performance wise).  As a result, I almost managed to not notice the importance and value proposition of the PC4040.  And it's a shame.  It should have gotten recognition in last year's Best Home Theater Projectors report. My bad!

This is going to be a relatively short review.  As I start writing this I'm going to try to keep it to three pages, not my usual 9-15 pages for a home theater projector review.  I can do this because I'm simply going to refer everyone to our much more in-depth review of the HC5040UB/PC6040UB projectors.  That's because the Pro Cinema 4040 is basically 90+% the same as those other two.