Need to display an important business presentation, a fast-paced video game, or a movie full of brilliant colors or artsy shadows? We've tested these top-rated portable and full-size projectors to help you find just the right one for use at home, in the office, or on the road.
The 1080p Anker Nebula Solar Portable offers lots of desirable features, including support for 4K and HDR, built-in Android TV, and good brightness for its size and weight. Color accuracy isn't perfect, but it's good enough for most people to accept without a second thought.
The Kodak Luma 400 offers 720p resolution, HDR10 and 4K support, and built-in streaming. However, the tradeoffs for its compact size are lower brightness, poorer image quality, and an outsize price tag for what you get.
The Epson EX5280 delivers vibrant color for presentations and high brightness for a portable projector, but its combination of low resolution, low contrast, and poor shadow detail limit its suitability for video or film clips.
Business trips and family vacations may be on hold, but a light, compact, and capable portable projector makes a good travel companion even if "travel" just means down to the den. These are the top-rated models we've tested—check them out, along with our deep-dive reviews.
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The Philips PicoPix Max One throws a bright image for a small projector, and its image quality is passable for home and business use, but the powered focus has some annoying flaws.
AAXA's M7 Pico Projector offers 1080p native resolution (with up to 4K input at 30Hz) and shows a bright image for its size. Those with a critical eye will notice a slight green bias, but even they should find it watchable for presentations, movies, and video.
BenQ's innovative GV30 delivers 720p video, robust audio, and streaming in a projector you can carry from room to room on one finger, and point at any convenient surface to use as a screen. It also works as a Bluetooth speaker.
The Xgimi Horizon Pro offers all sorts of keen features, from 4K resolution to auto focus, and only the fussiest videophiles can knock its image quality.
The Epson EX3280 offers low resolution by today's standards, but delivers vibrant color for presentations, sufficiently crisp images, and even watchable movies from a portable projector that's bright enough to stand up to ambient light.
The Epson Pro EX10000 delivers a bright enough image to stand up to ambient light in a large conference room or classroom, but the quality of that image may not justify the steep price tag.
The Epson Pro EX9240 projects presentations with vibrant color, good color accuracy, and sufficient brightness for a large conference room or classroom. However, poor contrast limits its usability for photorealistic images.
The BenQ GS2 gets enough right—image quality, water resistance, easy setup—to make it worth considering. But disappointing onboard audio and flawed built-in streaming keep it from being a slam-dunk pick for a portable entertainment projector.
The Optoma UHD35 home entertainment projector delivers a bright, 4K (3,840-by-2,160) picture at large size, low input lag for gaming, and Full HD 3D. It's well suited to movies, video, or gaming in a family room with ambient light.
The RFV Milano is a minimalist projector at a minimal price. It's small enough for quick setup as needed, and delivers a watchable picture and surprisingly good sound.
The Vankyo 1080p Mini Wireless Leisure 530W Projector, which comes with a 100-inch screen and an HDMI cable, is an inexpensive option to get started watching movies in your backyard or basement.
The Miroir Synq M189 delivers impressive color accuracy and robust audio, plus it packs a compartment big enough to hide your favorite streaming stick. It's our top pick for portable streaming projectors.
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