The Screenplay 5000 is a fine projector in spite of a handful of niggling foibles. Worth a look.

If you have thousands of dollars to spare and you want the ultimate in home cinema projection, then the Infocus 777 is probably for you.

You will be blown away by its high quality image and variety of inputs--if you can afford it.

The HC4900 has lowered the entry-level price point for 1080p projectors. With good image quality and a large range of colour and image customisation options, it's very good value for money. Apart from its simplistic black plastic design and low brightness levels, the HC4900 is a high quality unit.

The Mitsubishi Electric HC1100 will suit most users looking for a basic projector with excellent performance.

If you are in the market for a high quality cinema projector that is light weight, compact and delivers with fervor, this is the projector for you.

This is almost the perfect projector for a home theatre setup; it'll produce sublime colours whether watching Blu-ray movies or DVDs, and it's also a very quiet and relatively cool operator. However, its ability to handle dark scenes could be better and its overall image quality is a little soft.

The Mitsubishi Electric HC5000 is an exceptional home theatre projector. It has the power and versatility to deliver the latest high definition content while also being able to play regular DVDs at high quality.

Although a bit pricey, the HC900 offers one of the best DLP produced images we have seen yet.

NEC's HT510 is easy to set up and use and offers adequate performance for a home theatre environment. However it is let down by a relatively low native resolution.

The Optoma offers all-round good performance for a mid-priced DLP projector, but even so, the biggest thing holding the H57 back will undoubtedly be the price, especially when you take into consideration the top-notch competition available for much less.

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