u/astuschina67

Spent 3 weeks going back and forth before picking the Aetherion Max. Quick summary since these three get compared a lot here: Brightness settled it for me. My living room gets afternoon sun and the Aetherion at 3300 lumens was noticeably better with blinds open. Triple laser color was richer than the Epson's dual laser, especially reds. Gaming at 1ms with VRR was the biggest gap — felt like a monitor, the others didn't. Where the others win: Hisense has a more polished smart TV interface out of the box. Epson had the best picture with zero calibration — true plug and play. Went Aetherion because brightness and gaming mattered most for my setup. All three are solid though, really depends on your room and priorities. What did you go with?