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JVC DLA-RS25 Projector 11-6-09 No real surprises here. The RS25 is a worthy successor for last year's Best In Class (under $10K) winner. It sports improved color management, plus CFI. The premium priced DLA-RS25 offers premium performance. This JVC Rocks! Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB 10-22-09 Epson replaces their Best In Class winners with two even better UB models. Both win our Hot Product Award. Bright, sharper, great blacks, improved CFI, and better color. What's not to like! Great warranty too. Epson Powerlite Pro Z8000WU NL 10-5-09 This is Epson's flagship projector it sports outstanding 1920x1200 resolution, has a dual lamp design, and lots of networking capability. At just over $20,000 list price, it is actually priced very aggressively compared to the competiton. Epson Home Cinema 8100 10-5-09 Last year's Best In Class winner - the Epson 6100, has been slightly upgraded to the 8100, with better contrast, and a price drop. Great placement flexibilityVery bright in brightest mode, great for HDTV, sports in particular. A contender! Mitsubishi HC3800 9-28-09 Wow, a great, low cost 1080p projector Rich, great looking color, decent blacks, sharp image and really bright in "best" mode. The entry level (under $1500) 1080p projector to beat? BenQ W6000 projector 9-21-09 Under $3000 MAP, this projector improves on the older W5000 which was a Best In Class Runner-up. Better blacks, sharp, one of the brightest around, great color Epson Powerlite 826W 9/15/09 This $999 2500 lumen, 7 lb. portable, widescreen WXGA projector is feature laden: Wired and wireless networking, presenting from USB drive, powerful speaker, and 6000 hour lamp make it ideal for classroom with low cost of operation Sony VPL-HW15 Home Theater Projector 9/9/09 Sony replaces the HW10 with an improved, and less expensive VPL-HW15. Under $3000, expect really good black levels, and excellent color - could be brighter Mitsubishi WD510U Projector 9-4-09 Mitsubishi offers up a bright, low cost, portable widescreen DLP projector. It not only claims 2600 lumens, but delivers on the promise. As a bonus, especially good color for a business DLP projector. Optoma HD20 Home Theater Projector 9-1-09 It's official - the Optoma HD20 is the first $999 1080p projector. Not bad! A great entry level projector, good color, fairly bright, a good family projector Vivitek H9080FD Projector 8-19-09 One of the First LED projectors for home theater, Impressive picture quality, Ideal for dedicated rooms and smaller screens. Pricey due to the 20,000 hour LED light source Samsung SP-A600 Projector 8-10-09 Samsung has finally come out with an entry level 1080p DlP projector, for $1795 list. It is a very solid performer, and a very bright one (in its best mode) which sets it apart. Sharp XG-P560W Projector - 7-27-09 This is the first 3 chip DLP commercial projector we've reviewed. This dual lamp projector has 5000 lumens, and ideal when the best color and overall picture quality is demanded. That's been the promise of all expensive 3 chip DLPs. Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player 7-24-09 Oppo has made a name for itself among home theater enthusiasts, pioneering upscaling DVD players. The new, long awaited BDP-83 is their first Blu-ray player. Aiptek V10 Plus Pico Projector 7-19-09. Another tiny LED projector, the V10 Plus is unique thanks to its built in media player that lets it run photos, videos, etc. device free. Download into internal memory SD card slot for "device free" operation. Also, it has composite video input. 3M MPro110 Projector 7-11-09 This tiny LED projector weighs barely half a pound, and is rated 10 lumens. What's special about the 3M compared to other pico projectors, however, is that it has a VGA input. BenQ Joybee GP1 Projector 7-2-09 This 1.5 pound mini projector turns out to be most impressive. While not overly bright, it looks a lot brighter than anticipated. A cool device for working with your other portable devices. Just enough power to do small group presentations. Epson Ensemble HD 6500UB - 6100 - 720 full, almost "instant" home theater systems. Epson reduces prices, adds their newest projectors to the Ensemble HD lineup. Great home theater "for the rest of us" - folks that want a great solution with minimum of hassle! Sharp XV-Z15000 Projector 6-9-09 Looking for an excellent DLP projector, with 1080p resolution? This affordable home theater projector qualifies! Great picture, excellent black levels, a Hot Product Casio XJ-S57 Super Slim Projector 6-1-09 Casio makes perhaps the thinnest, lightweight portable projector. There are a half dozen Casio projectors in the Super Slim lineup. This one is loaded, affordable and 3000 lumens. Thin enough to fit in your briefcase, with room to spare. Octava HDMX42 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher - Just what the doctor ordered. Full HDMI 1.3 compliance, an optical digital audio out, 4 HDMI inputs, 2 outputs. Great for those needing to switch sources, and audio. Canon WUX10 Projector 5-26-09 A Special Interest award goes to this HD resolution projector (WUXGA - 1920x1200). It's pricey, as the highest resolution projectors always are, but bright, sharp and very good color. Ideal for engineering, scientific renderings, photography... Sony VPL-VW70 Projector 5-18-09 Bingo! The VW70 is a serious competitor. The VW70 projector may be pricey but delivers excellent color and black levels. Extremely impressive, but could be brighter Optoma Pico Projector PK101 5-8-09 The Optoma Pico is the first pocket pico projector we've reviewed. Tiny, and battery powered, it's fun for gaming, watching videos, movies, and even connecting to your iPhone or digital camera - best doing images 10 to 40 inches diagonal. Epson Powerlite W6 Projector - 5-9-09 The Epson W6 is almost identical to the Epson Home Cinema 700 reviewed recently. This W6 review looks at the projector from the perspective of a serious low cost widescreen business projector. If you want to bring it home, see the review of the Home Cinema 700 below, for a home theater perspective. Epson Home Cinema 700 4-19-09 Epson's least expensive home entertainment projector sells for less than $800. Great for family rooms, nice and bright, and great on sports in particular, but not for the serious home theater enthusiast. If you want to use it for business as well, check out the review of the almost identical Epson W6 (above). Epson Powerlite Pro G5350NL Business Projector 3-31-09. This Epson measures upward of 4000 lumens, and is a feature laden projector for small auditoriums and meeting rooms. Great for installation or local portable usage. Optoma HD8200 Projector 3-31-09 This is the most exciting new Optoma home projector in a couple of years. Impressive performance, and good placement flexibiity. Despite some minor issues, A Hot Product award goes to this projector worth serious consideration. Hitachi CP-A100 Ultra Short Throw business projector. 3-31-09 This is one of the few, true ultra-short throw models out there, and can be placed inches from the screen. A very good implementation. The CP-A100 targets school classrooms, boardrooms and trainingrooms and pairs nicely with electronic smartboards. A Hot Product Award winner! 1080p Projector Comparison Report 2009 3-14-09 Our major annual report is published (with more being added). Find extensive information for everyone interested in home theater projectors and picking the right projector . Home of our Best In Class Awards! Epson Powerlite 1735W portable projector 2-9-09 A great little projector, featuring great picture, widescreen design, and impressive wireless features. 3000 lumens and less than 4 lbs=Hot Product Award JVC DLA-RS10 Projector 2-3-09 Don't have the big bucks for the JVC RS20 (review below), the RS10 is the next best thing. The RS10 is an excellent replacement model for my own JVC RS1. Hot Product Award! JVC DLA-RS20 Projector 1-26-09 JVC's done it again. Their new DLA-RS20 1080p projector improves on the older RS2, last year's Best In Class winner. Superb black level performance, and it's brighter too! Epson Home Cinema 6100 1-6-09 Epson's entry level projector has very good black levels considering it is one of the least expensive 1080p projectors on the market. Overall, this Epson offers solid performance and great value. Well done! Epson Home Cinema 6500UB 12-28-08 Epson's done it again! This 1080p LCD home theater projector delivers excellent performance - great black levels, bright and sharp. Even problems with frame interpolation options doesn't dampen our enthusiasm. A Hot Product, for sure! Optoma HD806 Projector 12-15-08 Optoma unleashes an especially bright, affordable projector, great for brightish family rooms (or sports bars). Good color, lots of lumens = our Special Interest Award Sanyo PLV-Z3000 Projector 12-7-08 This Sanyo is the low price leader of the ultra high contrast home projectors. Featuring placement flexibility, frame interpolation, and an impressive brightest mode. Hot! Sony VPL-HW10 Projector 12-01-08 A serious contender - one of the least expensive of the upper tier 1080p home theater projectors, when it comes to performance. A very bright movie mode, is a key plus. Mitsubishi HC7000 Projector 11-19-08 Great black levels, sharp, slick design, this 1080p home theater projector produces a great image. Not bright enough to handle larger screens, but an excellent choice otherwise. We are pleased to bestow upon it, our Hot Product Award Panasonic PT-AE3000U Projector 11-4-08. An outstanding, and very affordable 1080p home theater projector. It's just loaded with features, too! Wins our Hot Product Award (easily) Check it out. InFocus X9 Projector 11-12-08 A no hassle entry-level 720p, DLP projector. It's built for ease of use and great out of the box performance. The X9 projector is Bright, sharp, great for family rooms, and can double as a portable business projector! Planar PD8150 10-22-08 Planar's top of the line single chip DLP is refined, offers natural looking imagery, a bright "best mode", and a premium price tag at your local dealer. And it seems to be worth it. One of the very best single chip DLP home projectors around. Mitsubishi HC6500 10-17-08 This mid-priced 1080p home projector. Great color accuracy, and natural looking picture. Available from local dealers only. Impressive enough for our Hot Product Award
Sanyo PLV-Z700 10-8-08 Sanyo's under $2000 entry level 1080p model. A solid, flexible projector, with image quality is a bit below more expensive models. A great first projector for those on a tight budget, and perfectly fine for non-enthusiasts who just want something that will impress them and their friends. Sanyo PLV-Z60 9-30-08 This new 720p 3LCD projector, improves on the PLV-Z5 it replaces. the PLV-Z60 is slightly brighter (though not overly bright), better black levels, and supports 24fps and Deep Color. Razor sharp image. A very solid entry, it earns our Hot Product Award. BenQ W20000 1080p Home Theater Projector 9-19-08 BenQ's top of the line Darkchip3 DLP home cinema projector delivers great performance at roughly a $4000 street price. Superb shadow detail, sharp image, and extremely bright, it earns our Hot Product Award. InFocus X10 1080p Home Theater projector 9-1-08. InFocus is on a roll, and wins our Hot Product Award. The X10 is very bright, has great shadow detail, and a very sharp image. Really atural looking colors. Even better, it's one of the lower priced 1080p projectors. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector 8-26-08. This new entry level, HD, 720p projector, is bright, and a solid choice, especially for those that want to mix a lot of TV and sports and not just movies Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Home Theater System 8-19-08. This complete 1080p projector based home theater system, does it all, and does it great. It is complete with motorized screen, projector, 5.1 surround sound, programmable remote, and more, and installs easily
in an afternoon! Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p home theater projector 8/9/08 The low cost HC5500 replaces the popular HC4900, with better black levels, but less placement flexibility. Like its predecessor, still one of the lowest cost 1080p projectors around. Panasonic PT-LB75U and PT-LB75NTU portable projectors with 3LCD technology. 8-4-08. Two very bright, affordable, XGA projectors, We give our Hot Product Award to both, although of the two, the wireless networking PT-LB75NTU is exceptional Epson Powerlite 400W WXGA, Ultra-Short Throw Multimedia projector. 7-30-08 This is the first low cost projector WXGA resolution, and an ultra-short throw lens. Ideal for classrooms, digital signage, and specialty applications. Special Interest Award winner! Sanyo PLC-XL51Ultra Short Throw Projector 7-27-08 This is an update to the PLC-XL50 review done late June. This is not review the soon to ship PLC-XL51, but cover the difference between it and the PLC-XL50. ultra-short throw projector. InFocus IN83 projector 7-8-08 InFocus is shipping a superb new DLP projector with the new Darkchip4 processor. Extremely bright, and it has the best color we've seen yet. A slam dunk winner of our Hot Product Award, and one of the very best! Sanyo PLC-XL50 6-29-08 - This ultra short throw projector can be used in a wide variety of special applications, including digital signage. It sits inches from the screen, the presenter isn't blinded, or blocking the image. It wins our Hot Product Award Viewsonic Pro8100 1080P Home Theater Projector: 6-23-08. Avery impressive, and brighter than most 3LCD projector, but not without a flaw. A serious projector to consider if you are using a local installing dealer. If new firmware fixes the iris issue... Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector - This extremely small, yet very bright home theater projector offers superior out of the box image quality. Most impressive. It is a projector who's sum, is greater than its individual parts. It wins ourHot Product Award. Mitsubishi XL1550U Installation / Portable 3LCD projector: This projector offers up 3000 lumens and a host of features, including interchangeable lenses. A very solid performer, with a lot going for it. We also comment on the more powerful XL2550U Optoma HD71 - A 720p DLP projector with exceptional brightness. Once properly tuned it makes for an excellent projector especially in a family room environment, It also can double as a business widescreen projector. It wins our Hot Product Award! Canon Realis SX7 Portable Projector 4-3-08. Canon's flagship portable projector sports native SXGA+ 1400x1050 resolution, and offers more than 4000 lumens. A killer projector for scientific, engineering, hi-resolution graphics presentations. Business Portable Projector The Dell M209X DLP micro-portable XGA resolution projector is truly impressive for a two and a half pound projector. It produces over 2500 lumens, and comes with a great warranty. It rates our Hot Product Award. 1080p Projectors Comparison Report: 3-14-2008. We compare 20 fine home theater projectors from eight manufacturers, and give out our annual Best In Class Awards. This huge article summarizes our thoughts based on our individual reviews, and side-by-side projector shoot-outs. Epson Home Cinema 720 projectors review. This HC400 replacement, is a great all-around projector with lots of appeal, bright, sharp, dynamic, and flexible! Sports fans will rejoice and movie watchers will be pleased overall. Epson MovieMate 72 12-18-07 All-In-One 3LCD Projector with 720p resolution, finally, a "portable" projector system with DVD and audio, that rivals good stand-alone projectors. One of the most impressive new projectors of the last year or more! Panasonic PT-AX200U: 10-27-07 The brightest of the affordable 720p projectors, it produces a film-like picture, and works great in almost any room. 3LCD technology, and lots of wow factor. A Hot Product Award winner! Optoma HD80: 10/15/07 Optoma's entry level HD80 1080p DLP projector is about the least expensive around, but performs very well. Almost identical to the HD8000 but less expensive, and available online. Hot Product Award winner. InFocus Big Play IN82 Home Cinema Projector: Late to enter the 1080p game, InFocus comes out with an extremely bright and competent DLP powered entry. Panasonic PT-F100NTU 7/26/07 wireless networking projector, and PT-F100U projector review. Two great, low maintenance, bright LCD projectors for installation. Sharp XV-Z20000 home theater projector - 6-28-07 A serious contender for best 1080p projector under $10,000. Excellent image quality, tons of image control, make this rather pricey projector, a dream choice for those who like to "tweak". Excellent! Mitsubishi PK20 Pocket LED Projector - 6-7-07 Our first look at one of the new tiny LED projectors, surprised us. We knew it wouldn't be bright, but this 1 pound projector produces an impressive image, and is versatile, earning our Special Interest Award. Projector Screens: Stewart Filmscreen Firehawk G3, motorized, tensioned. A Hot Product Award is a slam dunk. I review my own new G3, just installed in my theater. And I love it. Projector Screens: Elite Screens' 92"
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Want to see more reviews? Click here for all reviews, or here for only home theater projector reviews. Thank you for visiting Projector Reviews, the fastest growing website that focuses on reviewing today’s best business and home theater projectors, projector screens, and projector accessories. First and foremost, Projector Reviews provides both in-depth and also, shorter, capsule reviews on the following types of projectors: Home Theater ProjectorsThese are almost all widescreen projectors, with resolutions from 480p to 1080p, ideal fo HDTV, DVD and hi-def DVDs, including Blu-ray and HD-DVD disk formats. Portable ProjectorsGenerally under 10 pounds and as light as 1 pound and change, today's lightweight projectors offer enough power to handle conference rooms with lights on, and the more powerful ones are ready for auditorium sized presentations. A few of these are widescreen projectors, but most are still standard 4:3 ratio projectors. LCD projectors, DLP projectors, for EducationA wide range of projectors, both LCD and DLP are available for the classroom, lab, and other education applications. Many projectors designed for classrooms now feature more and better speakers to handle the room without the need of external speakers, saving significant cost. From a technology standpoint you will find the following types of front projectors
Unlike years ago, today’s digital projectors handle both data and video sources, even though they may still be referred to as data projectors, video projectors, digital projectors, etc. Projector ResolutionTraditional digital projectors project an image on to a screen that has the same shape as a traditional computer monitor – (4:3), and these include the following resolutions: SVGA projectors (low resolution) XGA projectors, (the most common resolution), SXGA+ (extremely high resolution) and UXGA (starting at $30,000).However, many new projectors, especially those for home theater project an HDTV shaped image (16:9), and they are referred to as widescreen projectors. On the home theater projector front, those are organized into 720p projectors and 1080p projectors. Business projectorsBusiness projectors now sell for as little as $500 and on occasion you can find them for less, but at that price you get low resolution projectors, that are mostly purchased by schools and small companies that don’t have minimal budgets. For a hi resolution XGA projector, they start around $800. All About Projector Screens:The Projector Screens section contains articles written in house, and others from Stewart Filmscreen, to help you understand, and choose the best projector screen for your room and home theater projector. It also contains a list of the reviews we have done on motorized and fixed wall projector screens We have occasionally reviewed projector screens, and plan to increase the number of projector screen reviews to 4 or 5 projector screens per year. We consider fixed mount projector screens, pull down projector screens and motorized projector screens, and now that I think about it, even portable projector screens and inflatable projector screens. Our projector screen reviews will focus primarily on those projector screens that work best in home theaters, as well as specialty projector screens and lightweight portable projector screens. More Regarding Projector ScreensEveryone buying a video projector should have a screen. And while there are many well known projector screen manufacturers, including Da-Lite, Draper, Vutec, Elite… One projector screen manufacturer that is considered to sell premium quality projector screens is Stewart Filmscreen. Other well known brands including projector screens from Da-Lite, Elite, Draper, Carada, Screen Innovations, and Vutec. We have articles to help you choose the correct projector screen surface, explain tensioned screens, positioning the projector screen, what type of screens best reject ambient room light, and much more, in our Projector Screens section We hope you find our projector reviews and projector advice to be most helpful. We also hope you will click on a banner or two to visit our advertisers (it keeps the doors open, and the projector information flowing). Access the database of projectors from the left bar, some of the top brands are listed there, but a few dozen more can be found on the All Projector Brands link. Or, use our Projector Search feature Many recent projector reviews are listed on the projectorreviews.com homepage, but you can access the entire list from the All Digital Projector Reviews tab on the top bar. For general information on projectors and how to choose them visit the Projector Advice and Information tab (also on the top). Our Contact Us/About Us area is on the top right. For home theater projector reviews only, click on the Home Theater Projector Reviews tab on the top of every page. Here is a link to the new projector screens advice and reviews section or you can access it from the projector screens link on the left bar. Note, most business should not be buying the low res projectors, as mentioned in our article “ Selecting the Right Business Projector…” So, who are the players in the projector market: InFocusInfocus projectors are the most recognized brand in the industry, and the last major US company in the projector business. They offer home theater projectors under the InFocus brand, and business and education projectors under both InFocus and Proxima brands. PanasonicPanasonic projectors come in all sizes shapes and capabilities, from featherweight projectors, to home theater projectors, fixed install projectors for conference rooms and auditoriums, even digital projectors for movie theaters. Panasonic builds both LCD and DLP projectors EpsonEpson provides the LCD panels for most of the LCD projectors out there, and has always been a top 5 player with a full line of business and home theater projectors. OptomaOptoma projectors are all DLP projectors, and they have 3 of the hottest home theater projectors shipping today. They are a major player, and also build projectors for some US computer brands. Optoma recently also started marketing projector screens. BenQBenQ's front projectors are also all DLP models – They have dominated a major segment of home theater projectors – with a dlp projector at 720p resolution, but they also offer a full line of business projectors, starting around 3 pounds. SanyoSanyo probably builds more front projector models than anyone else, and they also build video projectors for Christie and Eiki. On a good day they have about 25 LCD projectors in their lineup. Sanyo has recently begun to run a promo giving away a projector screen with one of their home theater projectors. HitachiHitachi projectors seem to be number one in the educational market, a core focus of theirs, but they have a full line of LCD projectors. JVCJVC projectors have been around for a long time, pioneering LCOS technology (they call their LCOS projectors D-iLA. For the first time, JVC finds itself with one of the most popular projectors on the market, the JVC DLA-RS1 1080p home theater projector! SharpSharp projectors have an extensive line of both business and home theater projectors to choose from. MitsubishiMitsubishi offers one of the most extensive lines of both home theater projectors, and business and education projectors. SonySony offers a number of home theater projectors including 1080p projectors using their SXRD (LCoS) technology, plus a full line of business projectors - - - - Enjoy shopping for your next projector. Also, check out our blog: The Art of Home Theater Projectors – Art Feierman, Owner (and lead projector reviewer) |
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