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1080p Projectors for the Ultimate Home Theater

1080p projectors are the ideal solution for top of the line home theater performance. When making your choice, consider throw distance and lens shift features (if needed) to make sure the model you want can be installed comfortably into your intended viewing room. All models are sufficiently bright for dark room viewing on screens up to 110" diagonal. However, some are brighter and can accommodate ambient light or larger screen sizes.

Sony VPL-HW40ES SXRD Highly Rated
Sony has just released the VPL-HW40ES, a 1080p SXRD home theater projector. At $2,499, it is the most affordable Sony home theater proj... more»
 InFocus IN8606HD DLP
All in all, the IN8606HD is a solid projector, but stiff competition in the sub-$1000 home video projector market means that it is not ... more»
LG PF85U DLP Highly Rated
The LG PF85U is a brand new, highly anticipated, LED-based home entertainment projector from LG Electronics. It includes a huge variety... more»
 Optoma HD91 DLP
Optoma's newest home theater projector is what many have spent years waiting for - an affordable, high-quality 1080p projector with all... more»
BenQ W7500 DLP Highly Rated
The W7500 is BenQ's newest flagship home theater projector and the long-awaited successor to 2011's BenQ W7000. This 1080p DLP projecto... more»
 ViewSonic Pro8520HD DLP Highly Rated
The Viewsonic Pro8520HD is a big bright model designed for use in conference rooms and board rooms. Promising up to 5,000 lumens of bri... more»
NEC PE401H DLP
At 4,000 lumens with HDTV native resolution, the NEC PE401H projector puts up outstanding data and video images at a modest price.... more»
 Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 4030 3 LCD
The Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 4030 is a brand new projector in Epson's home theater line-up that does not replace or upgrade any exist... more»
Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 6030UB 3 LCD Editor's Choice
The Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 6030UB sits at the top of Epson's home theater projector line. As in previous years, Epson's Pro Cinema... more»
 Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UB 3 LCD Editor's Choice
This year's CEDIA trade show in Denver saw Epson refresh its entire home theater projector line. The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UB... more»
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2030 3 LCD Highly Rated
The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2030 is Epson's most attractive home video projector to date. It features many of the best features of ... more»
 BenQ W1500 DLP Highly Rated
At $1599, the W1500 is not as inexpensive as some other DLP video projectors released this year, but the W1500 includes features not fo... more»

Definitions of Commonly Used Projection Technology Terms
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HDMI:
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is an uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface that supports audio/video sources such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver, and video monitors such as a digital projector or digital television (DTV). HDMI is backward compatiable with DVI 1.0 specification and supports HDCP.

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio, and interactive controls on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committe) HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio. First product releases using HDMI occurred in 2003.

Y/Cb/Cr:
Digital component video. Y stands for the luma signal itself and Cb is the blue signal subtracted from luma and finally, Cr equals the red signal subtracted from the luma signal.

Return Loss:
Phenomenon of outgoing signals to reflect back on themselves on cables longer than ΒΌ of a wavelength. Measured in dB where lower is better.

Deinterlacer:
Electronic component that converts an interlace video signal to progressive scan.
Current 1080p Models
(sorted by popularity)
 1.  Sony VPL-HW40ES
2.  BenQ W1070
3.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2030
4.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UB
5.  Optoma HD25-LV
6.  BenQ W1080ST
7.  LG PF85U
8.  Optoma HD91
9.  Panasonic PT-AE8000
10.  Optoma HD131Xe
11.  Optoma HD25e
12.  Epson Home Cinema 8350
13.  Acer H6510BD
14.  BenQ W1500
15.  Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 6030UB
16.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020e
17.  InFocus IN8606HD
18.  BenQ W7500
19.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020
20.  Panasonic PT-AR100U
21.  Sony VPL-HW55ES-B
22.  Sony VPL-HW50ES
23.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 2000
24.  BenQ W1400
25.  Panasonic PT-AE7000
26.  Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 4030
27.  BenQ W7000
28.  JVC DLA-X55R
29.  ViewSonic Pro8200
30.  ViewSonic Pro9000
31.  Epson Europe EH-TW6100W
32.  JVC DLA-X500R
33.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8345
34.  Optoma HD30B
35.  Optoma HD131Xw
36.  Sony VPL-HW55ES-W
37.  Sony VPL-VW95ES
38.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UBe
39.  Vivitek H1180HD
40.  Panasonic PT-AT6000
41.  JVC DLA-X700R
42.  JVC DLA-X900RBE
43.  JVC DLA-RS4910
44.  Epson Europe EH-TW5900
45.  Vivitek H1185HD
46.  JVC DLA-RS49
47.  Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 9350
48.  Epson Europe EH-TW9100
49.  Epson Europe EH-TW6000
50.  LG HECTO
51.  Digital Projection M-Vision Cine LED 1000
52.  JVC DLA-X35B
53.  SIM2 Crystal Cube
54.  Panasonic PT-AH1000E
55.  JVC DLA-RS57
56.  Optoma HD21
57.  Epson Europe EH-TW9000
58.  EIKI EIP-HDT30
59.  Runco LightStyle LS-3
60.  Epson Europe EH-TW9000W
61.  JVC DLA-X500RBE
62.  Panasonic PT-AT5000E
63.  JVC DLA-X35W
64.  JVC DLA-X95R
65.  Vivitek H5080
66.  JVC DLA-RS6710
67.  Runco LightStyle LS-5
68.  Knoll Systems HDO2200
69.  JVC DLA-X35BE
70.  JVC DLA-RS67
71.  Epson Europe EH-TW6000W
72.  SIM2 M.150
73.  Runco LightStyle LS-1
74.  SIM2 Domino SIRIO 2014
75.  JVC DLA-X75R