Best Home Theater Projector Reviews 2017

With its range of quality projectors, Epson has solidified its standing as a leading producer of reliable appliances. The Epson Home Cinema 5030UB offers individuals a sizeable screen size range for viewing pleasure. Retailing at only $1,999.98, users will be satisfied with its high contrast ratio and resolution that provides clarity to every movie or presentation.

Here are some of its notable features-

• 3LCD, 3-chip technology for Up to 3x Brighter Colors and reliable performance
• One measurement of brightness is not enough — created for both high color brightness and high white brightness. The PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UB has: Color Brightness: 2400 lumens and White Brightness: 2400 lumens.
• Full HD 1080p, widescreen performance — for movies, games and more — up to 300" on virtually any wall or screen.
• Exquisite detail — up to 600,000:1 contrast ratio, plus Super-resolution technology.
• Place the projector virtually anywhere — 2.1x zoom and the widest horizontal lens shift available make it easy.
• Advanced video quality — THX certification ensures exceptional video performance.
• New Classic Black-and-White Cinema Mode — deal for rendering black-and-white hues as the original filmmakers intended.
• Exciting 2D/3D adventures — eye-popping 3D entertainment at home with the included RF 3D glasses.
• Stunning picture uniformity and color — features a state-of-the-art Fujinon® lens and built-in cinema filter.
• Versatile connectivity — two HDMI ports, RS-232, and more, for all your favorite devices.
• Outstanding support — two-year limited warranty and toll-free support.

The Epson 5030 UB is part of a line of home theater projectors that offers users versatility. Although the line shares most of the standard features such as inbuilt speakers, USB and HDMI connectivity, notable differences include different aspect and contrast ratios, color brightness, as well as divergent keystone correction.

Jam-packed with advanced features, Optoma uses the dynamic black technology that delivers high performance cinematic quality. For the affordable retail price of $549.99, users can impress their company with fantastic image aspects and advanced color reproduction. The projector’s DLP Technology creates razor sharp pictures and wonderful videos, while providing world class reliability and longevity.

Here are some of the features of this device -

• Bright vivid colors – 3000 ANSI lumens
• Full HD 1080p image quality display true 3D content form almost any 3D display device, including 3D Blu-ray, PS3, Xbox and Sky3D
• Dynamic black technology - 23,000:1 contrast ratio gives more depth to your image by smoothly adjusting the lamp output, based on the brightness
• Easy connectivity - 2x HDMI and MHL support and built-in 10W speaker
• Gaming Mode Designed to provide the best gaming experience
• The HD141X incorporates BrilliantColor™ multi-color processing technology to bring stunning, vibrant color to your screen.
• Full HD- Sharper more detailed projection with 1920 x 1080p pixels, perfect for watching Blu-ray movies without downscaling or compression
• Full 3D- Using the inherent speed of DLP technology, The Optoma HD141X Full 3D projector can display true 3D content form almost any 3D display device, including 3D Blu-ray, PS3, Xbox and Sky3D.
• Gaming Mode Designed to provide the best gaming experience you can enjoy lightning response times, high contrast and vivid colors on a large screen using Gaming mode. Perfect for all games including racing and first person shooters
• MHL Connectivity That allows users to connect to any MHL enabled mobile device and turn your HD141X into a smart projector
• Powerful Audio with the powerful on-board 10W speaker
• HDMI Link allows you to turn on/off the HD141X and multiple source device with one remote
• Long Lamp Life extends lamp life up to an incredible 6,500 hours
• 24p to preserve the purity of the original image

The Optoma HD141X home entertainment projector is part of a line of projectors that offers the same enhanced performance that the brand is well known for. The major difference in features of the other models is the screen size range where certain home theater projectors have a higher range than others for slightly more, but affordable prices.

Sony doesn’t need any introduction when it comes to home entertainment - they produce some of the powerful and reliable electronics on the market. For example, the 3D SXRD Home Theater/Gaming Projector instantly caught our attention and we had to include it in our list.

The sophisticated SXRD panel technology, coupled with Reality Creation and Sony's Super Resolution processing expertise, filters subtle details, colors and textures for a seamless viewing experience. Furthermore, the remarkable 1,700 lumens brightness produces clearer images and colors, even in brightly lit interiors. The reasonably price of $2,399 and the abundance of features make this the perfect choice.

Listed below is a quick overview of the features of this powerful projector -

• SXRD panel technology- delivers super-sharp images, and incredible high-definition pictures at home
• 1700 lumens brightness with faithful color reproduction- the improved optical engine, ensures brighter pictures. It produces clearer images and faithful colors, even in well-lit rooms
• Reality Creation – Super Resolution function reproduces colors and textures that are lost when movies are packaged to disc. It gives you crisper, sharper Full HD pictures, much closer to the 1080p original
• Bright Cinema and Bright TV modes with this technology, the VPL-HW40ES retains true color and contrast, even in a bright environment
• Contrast Enhancer automatically adjusts contrast for optimum viewing by analyzing dark and light areas in every scene, without diminishing color
• Motionflow ensures that individuals sew every detail, even in fast-moving action scenes or sports
• Wider lens shift range that allows more options for placement and installation, without reducing image quality
• Extremely low fan noise that reduces noise to a whisper-quiet 21db
• Perfect panel alignment to ensure precise color and clarity. Any color gaps are corrected by shifting the blue and red areas of each pixel into perfect alignment with green
• Built-in IR 3D transmitter that reduces set-up time and cables
• 2D and 3D modes allowing you to select various picture modes to fit in your content.
• Gamma adjustment to fine tune image brightness according to the light in the room or the on-screen picture with 7 modes to select from.
• Real Color Processing (RCP Version 2) that allows you to adjust the color, hue and brightness using a target on the projected picture

This model is part of a series of home theater projectors with major differences being the lumen range, screen distance, and divergent contrast ratios. Among the similarities in features is the same high definition resolution of 1080p.

The BenQ W1070 is an amazing projector, with all of the features and performance of a device worth thousands of dollars. Available for purchase at only $917.20 when we last checked, the technology used ensures that this product performs optimally. The additional eco friendly upgrades are perfect for people that are environmentally conscious.

Here is a short list of features to make your purchasing process less complicated -

• ANSI Brightness of 2,000 Lumens
• Contrast Ratio of 10,000:1; Keystone Correction and Lens Shift.
• Warranty -- 1 Year Parts/Labor; 180 Day or 500 hours of lamp life; Lamp Life: Up to 3500 hours (normal) and 5000 hours (economic mode)
• Rich connectivity that plays from many devices with two HDMI ports and multiple connectivity options including wireless HDMI (optional accessory).
• Built-in speakers that are Plug-and-Play ready - you only require a power cord and video source connection to prepare the viewing experience

The ViewSonic 1080p 3D Home Theater Projector is ideal for gaming. With multiple PC and video input options, 1.3x optical zoom, keystone correction, DynamicEco and integrated speaker, the experience of using this projector is unmatched. The reliable picture quality and the Filter-less design and energy-saving eco-mode guarantees virtually zero maintenance. The 3000 lumens shine in practically any setting, whether well or poorly lit, ensuring that it uses fewer watts per lumen than other analogous projectors.

Here is a quick summary of the features -

• Screen Size Range: 96-inches from 8 feet; 144-inches from 12 feet
• Brightness: 3000 Lumens
• Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1, Keystone Correction: Vertical +/- 40º
• Warranty: 3 Years parts & labor, 1 year lamp and 1 year free express exchange*; Lamp Life: 4,000 / 6,000 hrs
• HDMI, S-Video, VGA x2, Composite Video, 3.5mm Audio, RS-232, Mini USB

ViewSonic offers a wide range of home theater projectors to suit different budgets. There’s a newer model- the ViewSonic PJD7820HD- which is available with improved specifications such as enhanced lumens and different contrast ratios.