Projector Reviews
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Conference Room
The Epson PowerLite L260F is already an excellent deal at $1,535 on the street, but for schools enrolled in Epson's Brighter Futures program, it's a steal at $1,199. It outputs just over its 4,600 lumen rating, and includes Wi-Fi and a cable cover.
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Home Theater
It's not without its quirks, but the JMGO N1 Ultra is a unique and sophisticated 4K, RGB laser projector that offers good performance, though it needs calibration to achieve real color accuracy.
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Home Theater
The Formovie X5 is a portable 4K laser projector with attractive industrial design and a good price-to-performance ratio—though its current Chinese OS is a limitation.
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Large Venue
The first of LG's projectors to feature its commercial Signage webOS digital signage platform, the ProBeam BU70QGA is a surprisingly cost-effective 4K model with 7,000 ANSI lumens suitable for a wide range of venues and applications.
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Portable
2023 Highly RecommendedThe LG CineBeam PU700R is a smart lifestyle projector with an unusual spotlight form factor that calls to mind Samsung's Freestyle model, but it far outclasses that product with 4K resolution and a solid, 1,000 ANSI lumens of brightness.
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Portable
It's got a couple of little issues, but overall the XGIMI MoGo 2 Pro is a nice step forward for portable projectors with its sophisticated auto-setup features, surprisingly accurate color, and P3 gamut coverage.
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Conference Room
The ViewSonic LS610HDH projector is a solid-state, 1080p LED projector for classrooms and business environments that is bright enough to shine even in ambient light and comes in with a very affordable $1,100 price tag.
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Home Theater
2023 Highly RecommendedThe BenQ HT4550i, an update to the popular HT3550, is a 4K LED light source projector for dark-room theater that achieves 100% DCI-P3 HDR color gamut and excellent out-of-box or calibrated accuracy.
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Large Venue
The Barco G62-W14 is spec'd to deliver 11,500 ANSI lumens to screens in an auditorium, lecture hall, or house of worship. It has a relatively small footprint and light weight for its class, and Barco offers an excellent assortment of lenses.
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Conference Room
At 6,400 rated ANSI lumens, the Sony VPL-PHZ61 is surprisingly bright for its size and weight, while coming in at an attractive street price under $3,500.
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Home Theater
2023 Editor's ChoiceThe BenQ GP500 is a 4LED 4K projector with a light output of 1,500 ANSI lumens, Android TV streaming, a robust sound system, and surprisingly good out-of-box color accuracy for its $1,799 price.
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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.