The Best 1080p Resolution Home Theater Projectors of 2007
04/25/2007-Art Feierman

Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Warranty
Summary, Pros, Cons

1080p Home Theater Projectors - Summary and Comparisons:

Click on these links to read more in-depth comparisons.

Panasonic PT-AE1000U vs Epson Home Cinema 1080
Epson Home Cinema 1080 vs Mitsubishi HC5000
3LCD: PT-AE1000U vs Home Cinema 1080 vs Mitsubishi HC5000
BenQ W9000 vs Panasonic PT-AE1000U
Sony VW50 Pearl vs Mitsubishi HC5000
Optoma HD81 vs. Sony VW50 Pearl
Optoma HD81 vs BenQ W9000 and W10000
BenQ W10000 vs JVC RS1
JVC RS1 vs Sony VW50 Pearl
JVC RS1 vs Optoma HD81
JVC RS1 vs Panasonic PT-AE1000U
Summary - The Bottom Line

3LCD: Panasonic PT-AE1000U vs Epson Home Cinema 1080 vs Mitsubishi HC5000

This complements the previous one to one comparisons, and is just a short piece comparing the key strengths of the three LCD projectors.

Panasonic PT-AE1000U strengths:

Lowest cost (tied with the Epson)
Most film like image
Extremely flexible in terms of room placement
Learning, mulitple device remote control
Completely invisible pixel structure
Fairly quiet even in full lamp mode, though not as quiet as the HC5000

Epson Home Cinema 1080 strengths:

Lowest cost (tied with Panasonic PT-AE1000U)
Brightest
Sharp (but not quite as sharp as the HC5000)
Best warranty
Best styling
Most flexible in terms of placement (but only by a slight amount compared to the PT-AE1000U
Well laid out remote control
Significantly smaller than the PT-AE1000U

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Mitsubishi HC5000 strengths:

Sharpest image
Good Warranty
Good compromise in terms of brightness - not a match for the Epson, but visibly brighter than the Panasonic
Quietest projector
Significantly smaller than the PT-AE1000U
Longest life lamp (5000 hours in low power mode) helps offset higher price

There are many finer details to consider, which I mention elsewhere in this comparsison review, and within each projector's in depth review.