Best Video Projectors (Sep 2026)

Eight projectors, $179 to $1,299, scored on real ANSI or ISO brightness rather than marketing lumens, light source, throw ratio for a normal room, and how each handles a living room with the curtains open. HPR 9.4 · Dangbei DBOX02 Laser 4K · based on 409 reviews · $949 — first because its measured brightness holds up in a lit room, the laser light source removes lamp replacement from the running cost, and it runs Google TV without a dongle. If your room is dark and your budget is not, this is more projector than you need. HPR 9.2 · Dangbei MP1 MAX Triple Laser · $1,299 — the better buy for a dedicated room with colour-critical viewing; the price buys contrast, not brightness. HPR 9.0 · Dangbei Atom Portable Laser · based on 300 reviews · $549 — the value pick, and the one we would take outdoors, at the cost of brightness in daylight. Two cautions. A "9,000 lumen" listing usually means nothing measurable; ISO figures are the strict standard. And check throw ratio before resolution: a projector that cannot fill your wall from where it has to sit is the wrong projector, however good the picture.