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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.

BenQ W1080ST DLP Highly Rated
As one of the only 1080p home video projectors to feature a short throw lens, the BenQ W1080ST is in a class of its own. This $1299 pow... more»
 Acer H6510BD DLP Highly Rated
The Acer H6510BD may be the most affordable full 3D projector available today. At $799, it delivers an attractive image that's great fo... more»
Sony VPL-HW50ES SXRD Highly Rated
The Sony VPL-HW50ES is a videophile's dream. It combines a crisp, detailed 2D image with a nearly flawless 3D image and a light engine ... more»
 BenQ W1070 DLP Highly Rated
The BenQ W1070 is a great little home video projector that produces a 2D image that looks more expensive than it is. High light output ... more»
ViewSonic Pro9000 DLP
For LED/laser projectors to be attractive, they need to be price-competitive. The Viewsonic Pro9000 is a groundbreaking product, but it... more»
 Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UBe 3 LCD Highly Rated
The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UBe is the newest addition to the Epson home theater line, and it continues their tradition of full... more»
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020e 3 LCD Highly Rated
The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020e is a great update to last year's Home Cinema 3010, correcting that projector's flaws and adding s... more»
 Mitsubishi HC8000D-BL DLP Highly Rated
Mitsubishi has been making home theater projectors for many years now, and they have been consistently solid products. The HC8000D-BL i... more»
Panasonic PT-AE8000 3 LCD Highly Rated
Now Panasonic has introduced the PT-AE8000U. While not as revolutionary as was the AE7000, it provides a number of incremental improvem... more»
 BenQ EP5920 DLP Highly Rated
The EP5920 is a solid product from BenQ and a good addition to the increasingly large ranks of home video projectors. With two HDMI por... more»
Dell 7700FullHD DLP
If you don't expect to show much video, and you don't mind the short lamp life, there's a lot here to like. Not only does the Dell 7700... more»
 BenQ SH910 DLP Editor's Choice
With a 4,000-lumen brightness rating, the BenQ Sh910 DLP projector puts up a stunning 1920x1080 image that shrugs off ambient light. It... more»

Definitions of Commonly Used Projection Technology Terms
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HD-DVD:
High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc. Two formats have been proposed for these high-capacity DVDs, including Blu-ray and the generically named HD-DVD. Blu-ray is backed by Sony and Panasonic among others through the Blu-ray Disc Association and HD-DVD is backed by NEC and Toshiba through the DVD Forum. Blu-ray uses a higher resolution blue laser allowing for more disk capacity than HD-DVD, 25GB compared 15GB per layer. At present Blu-ray is more expensive and cannot be replicated on existing manufacturing lines.

OEM:
Original Equipment Manufacturer. A company that gathers components from other manufacturers and sells under their own name. An OEM version of a product is supported by the seller, not the actual manufacturer.

EDTV:
Extended Definition TeleVision. EDTV is a class of digital television (DTV) that refers to the 480p format. 480p is a progressive scan video format that produces a full frame of 480 lines of video.

Compressed Resolution:
Most projectors and displays automatically accept images that are of greater resolution than the native (true) resolution of the video device. The resulting image is scaled to fit the native resolution of the video device using a variety of scaling algorithms. Not all video devices use the same compression algorithms; therefore, the quality of compression can vary. The nature of compression in a digital device means that some image content is lost.
Current 1080p Models
(sorted by popularity)
 1.  BenQ W1070
2.  Acer H6510BD
3.  BenQ W1080ST
4.  Panasonic PT-AE8000
5.  Sony VPL-HW50ES
6.  Epson Home Cinema 8350
7.  Optoma HD33
8.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UBe
9.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020e
10.  BenQ W7000
11.  Panasonic PT-AR100U
12.  Optoma HD25-LV
13.  Panasonic PT-AE7000
14.  Optoma HD25
15.  ViewSonic Pro8200
16.  Mitsubishi HC7800D
17.  Sony VPL-HW30ES
18.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3020
19.  Mitsubishi HC4000
20.  Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UB
21.  BenQ EP5920
22.  Acer H9500BD
23.  Mitsubishi HC8000D-BL
24.  Sony VPL-VW95ES
25.  Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 6020UB
26.  JVC DLA-X30
27.  Optoma HD23
28.  ViewSonic Pro9000
29.  BenQ W1200
30.  Epson Europe EH-TW5910
31.  SharpVision XV-Z30000
32.  BenQ W1060
33.  JVC DLA-X35B
34.  SharpVision XV-Z17000
35.  Epson Europe EH-TW6000
36.  JVC DLA-X55R
37.  BenQ W1100
38.  Mitsubishi HC5
39.  Optoma HD8300
40.  JVC DLA-RS45
41.  Panasonic PT-AT6000
42.  Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 9350
43.  Epson Europe EH-TW9000
44.  JVC DLA-X75R
45.  JVC DLA-RS55
46.  JVC DLA-X95R
47.  JVC DLA-X35W
48.  JVC DLA-RS46
49.  Mitsubishi HC7900DW
50.  Epson Europe EH-TW6000W
51.  Epson Europe EH-TW5900
52.  Vivitek H1081
53.  LG HECTO
54.  InFocus SP8600
55.  Epson Europe EH-TW9000W
56.  Sony VPL-HW30AES
57.  Optoma HD21
58.  LG CF3D
59.  JVC DLA-RS56
60.  Vivitek H1086-3D
61.  JVC DLA-X70R
62.  InFocus IN8601
63.  JVC DLA-X35BE
64.  InFocus SP8600HD3D
65.  Panasonic PT-AH1000E
66.  Panasonic PT-AT5000E
67.  JVC DLA-RS66
68.  EIKI EIP-HDT30
69.  JVC DLA-RS4810
70.  InFocus SP8604
71.  Vivitek H1085
72.  Vivitek H5080
73.  Pyle Pro PRJ3D89
74.  Vivitek H5085
75.  JVC DLA-RS48