Projector Reviews
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Pico
The Yaber Pico T1 projector is an unusually slim portable, about the size of a smartphone, though with 540p resolution and relatively low brightness you can't be too ambitious with image size or bright viewing conditions.
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Conference Room
2023 Highly RecommendedThe ASUS ProArt A1 is the sole projector in the ASUS ProArt line, and also the world's first Calman-Verified projector for creative professionals, exhibits, or education.
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Portable
The Anker Nebula Capsule 3 Laser points the way to a new generation of sophisticated laser-driven pico projectors, but it lacks the brightness of some LED competitors.
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Conference Room
The Sharp/NEC NP-PE456USL is a 4,500-lumen, 3LCD WUXGA projector with a tight short-throw lens that's a good fit for challenging installations in business, education, museum, retail, and entertainment markets.
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Conference Room
The LG ProBeam BU53PST short-throw 4K projector includes a built-in webOS browser, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. It's a true bargain for its resolution and brightness class at $4,299.
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Portable
The ASUS ZenBeam Latte L1 DLP pico projector is a small and light 720p solution with Wi-Fi capabilities good for a quick movie, presentation, or Zoom set up. Unfortunately, its low brightness limits its utility.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedThe Epson LS800 laser TV projector continues the 4,000-lumen brightness benchmark set by the LS500, while delivering the industry's tightest throw-ratio and solid performance for everyday viewers.
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Home Theater
The Optoma CinemaX D2 and D2 Smart USTs are the successors to Optoma's P2. They offer 3,000 ANSI lumens and notably low input lag for gamers.
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Home Theater
The LG PF510Q is a highly portable, 1080p LED mini projector equipped with LG's webOS and other unexpected features, though its 450-lumen brightness may limit its use to darker environments.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceThe Formovie Theater, the triple-laser winner of the ProjectorCentral 2022 Laser TV Showdown, is packed full of features and offers excellent image and sound quality for its $2,999 asking price.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedThe Epson Home Cinema 2350 is Epson's entry-level 4K PRO-UHD lamp projector, offering 2,800 ANSI lumens and strong performance for its $1,299 price.
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Portable
2022 Highly RecommendedXGIMI's Halo+ portable LED projector takes the already high-performing Halo and adds a variety of features to improve set-up, image quality, and the gaming experience.
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Large Venue
Epson's re-imagining of it Pro Series large venue projectors has resulted in the compact EB-PU2216, a 16,000-lumen powerhouse with a range of features not found on competing models.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedThe Samsung Premiere LSP9T RGB laser UST delivers super-wide color gamut coverage, the Tizen streaming OS, and a very good built-in soundbar...though at a hefty price.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedRated at 2,300 ANSI lumens, ViewSonic's X2 short-throw 1080p LED projector comes out of the box with inaccurate color, but with a little work it delivers good performance for its $1,099 price.
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Large Venue
The Optoma ZU920TST is a short-throw, WUXGA laser projector with a cost-effective, permanently attached lens and a powerful 8,200 ANSI lumens of light output. It's a great solution for schools, businesses, houses of worship, and even golf simulators.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedThe LTV-3500 from AWOL Vision is one of the brightest UST projectors available. It handles HDR well and measures reasonably well out of the box, earning a Highly Recommended designation.
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Home Theater
BenQ's TH690ST is a 1080p, short-throw gaming projector with a solid-state LED light engine, support for HDR10 and 3D, and super-low input lag—all for a $1,099 street price.
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Large Venue
With 7,000 ISO lumens, the remarkably light and compact Panasonic PT-VMZ71 WUXGA laser projector offers surprisingly high brightness for its $3,899 cost, making it a winning choice for small- to mid-sized classrooms and conference rooms.
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Following our unprecedented 14-projector Laser TV Showdown to find the best UST image quality, we listened to every projector to determine whether their onboard audio systems would hold up to the picture. Here's what we found.
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Home Theater
2022 Highly RecommendedThe ViewSonic X2000B-4K laser TV UST projector delivers on good contrast and color, 3D support, and a reasonably low input lag, all at an attractive street price.
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Home Theater
The Optoma UHD55 is a solid 3,600 ANSI lumen lamp-based gaming projector for $1,799 that also works well as a home theater projector, though it has some noteworthy limitations.
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Large Venue
The Sony VPL-FHZ85 3LCD laser projector for business and classroom use is rated for 7,300 ANSI lumens and automatically cleans its own filter for the duration of its low-maintenance lifetime.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceLG's new HU915QB flagship laser ultra-short throw home theater projector doesn't come out of the box looking perfect, but it calibrates well to deliver some of the best images you'll see from any projector.
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MSRP: $909
Conference Room
With 4,200 ANSI lumens from a long-life, 10,000-hour lamp, the InFocus IN1026 is an affordable WXGA, 3LCD projector for classrooms and boardrooms.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceThe JVC DLA-NZ8 builds on JVC's proven record with new features like HDMI 2.1 with 8K e-shiftX, bright 2,500 ANSI lumen output, and an excellent image with deep blacks.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceAs the least expensive native 4K laser projector on the market, Sony's VPL-XW5000ES cuts some corners to get to its $5,999 price point, but overall it delivers winning performance.
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Conference Room
The $699 ViewSonic LS550WH is a good budget option for a solid state, short throw conference room or classroom projector. It's suitably sharp and shows good color accuracy in its best mode, though frequent rainbow artifacts may be an issue for some.
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Conference Room
The unique Broomx MK360 all-in-one solution delivers impressively immersive environments for institutions or businesses looking to offer unique experiences.
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Home Theater
The $2,699 Wemax Nova ultra-short-throw projector delivers great out-of-the-box performance in SDR, but has no significant calibration options and runs into some issues, particularly with its handling of HDR.
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Home Theater
The Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K is a portable laser projector rated for 1,840 lumens and includes Anker's excellent auto-setup features to get you up and running quickly. Unfortunately, image accuracy doesn't measure up to the price.
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Home Theater
As a gaming-first projector, the BenQ TK700 fits the bill. It's very bright, has low input lag, delivers a nice, crisp picture and is a solid performer for movies, too. There are a few missing features, but still offers a lot for its $1,400 price.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceThe JVC DLA-NP5 is a $7,000 lamp-based projector with excellent out-of-the-box accuracy, native 4K resolution, support for 3D and 4K/120 gaming, deep blacks, and superb HDR performance thanks to JVC's dynamic tone mapping.
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Pocket
It's neither terribly bright nor high resolution, but with a price of only $249, the AAXA P8 is an inexpensive pico projector that surprises with an Android OS offering a built-in web browser and streaming apps.
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Home Theater
2022 Editor's ChoiceThe Hisense PX1-PRO TriChroma laser ultra-short throw projector might seem like a less capable option next to the L9G according to specs, but in actuality it over-delivers to be the best UST in its price range.