Recommended Premium Home Theater Projectors

For a traditional dark room theater with dark colored walls, ceiling, and carpet, JVC has always been the king of black levels, and the NZ500 is no exception. With a native contrast ratio over 29000:1 without any laser dimming tricks, tons of zoom and lens shift options, and excellent tone mapping and color accuracy, the NZ500 has all the markings of a traditional high end home theater projector at a fraction of the price.

If you need or want more brightness, I was also very impressed with the Epson QB1000. While $7999 is still a lot to pay for a pixel shifter with 1080p panels, the performance is on par with other projectors at and above that price point. So, if your theater is more of a multi-purpose room without black walls and ceiling, or if you just want to project a massive screen, you’ll appreciate the extra brightness of the QB1000 over the NZ500.

If you need or want more brightness, I was also very impressed with the Epson QB1000. While $7999 is still a lot to pay for a pixel shifter with 1080p panels, the performance is on par with other projectors at and above that price point. So, if your theater is more of a multi-purpose room without black walls and ceiling, or if you just want to project a massive screen, you’ll appreciate the extra brightness of the QB1000 over the NZ500.