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Cheap home theater projector
Pros: very bright, good color, lots of connections
Cons: blacks could be darker, placement in a room can be difficult
063825005063
HD20
1080p
1,700 lumens
4,000:1
1.2x, manual
No
No
Standard: 4,000; Bright: 3,000
4.92 to 32.8
37.6 to 301.1
+/- 5 degrees, vertical
2 HDMI, VGA, component and composite video, +12V trigger
Bright: 308, Standard: 254
12.76 x 9.21 x 3.82
6.4
1 year limited parts and labor, 90 days on lamp
32 dB to 34 dB
DLP
*Est. $700
Optoma
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Best home theater projector
Pros: excellent color performance, easy setup, high-brightness mode
Cons: needs tinkering for best picture quality, blacks not as deep as higher-end models
010343878419
V11H373120
1080p
2,000 lumens
Up to 50,000:1
2.1x, manual
Vertical: 97.3% max; Horizontal: 47.1% max
No
Up to 4,000 hours
2.85 to 62.83
30 to 300
No
HDMI (2); composite and component video; S-Video; analog RGB; RS-232c
272
17.7 x 15.5 x 5.4
16.1
2 years, 90 days on the lamp
22 to 28 dB
LCD
*Est. $1,100
Epson
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Cheap 3D projector
Pros: great color, excellent 3D performance, lots of brightness
Cons: blacks could be deeper, no lens shift
010343904064
V11H501020
1080p
2,300 lumens
Up to 40,000:1
1.6x manual
No
Yes
Eco: 5,000 hours, Normal: 4,000 hours
N/A
30 to 300
Vertical: +/- 30 degrees (auto), Horizontal: +/- 30 degrees (slide bar)
HDMI (2), composite and component video, RCA stereo, VGA, USB type A, RS-232c
N/A
16.6 x 14.4 x 5.5 including feet
13.3
N/A
24 to 32 dB
LCD
*Est. $1,600
Epson
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Best 3D projector
Pros: great brightness, black levels, solid color performance, near-silent operation
Cons: more digital noise than competitors, manual controls for focus, zoom, lens shift
not avail.
027242858589
HW50ES
1080p
1,700 lumens
100,000:1
1.6x manual
v
Yes
2,000 - 3,000 hours
Not specified
40 to 300
Yes
HDMI (2), IR, component video, PC video, RS-232C,
300
16 x 18.25 x 7
21.1
3 years parts and labor, 1 year accessories, 90 days for the lamp
21 dB
LCoS
*Est. $3,500
Sony