With the limelight stolen by the award-winning G9 Pioneer Kuro and LED-backlit Samsung series 9 flat panels, it's high time we relook at their 1080p beamer counterparts to rekindle the lost interest. These sport the same multimillion-pixel resolution, plus the advantage of a supersized screen which is the closest you can get for a truly theatrical effect.

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	1.	JVC DLA-HD350   CNET Asia rating: 9 out of 10 The good: Incredible contrast performance; exceptional sharpness; decent design; runs very quietly; excellent DVD upscaling performance. The bad: Lack of color management features; colors could be richer; no PC input. The bottom line: JVC's DLA-HD350 improves even further on the remarkable black level of the DLA-HD1. Couple that with its extreme sharpness plus better brightness, and you end up with a projector that is a bargain of gargantuan proportions. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	2.	Sony VPL-VW200          CNET Asia rating: 8.7 out of 10 The good: Exceptional color fidelity; deep black with excellent shadow detail; superb feature package; includes panel alignment and blacking; solid connectivity. The bad: Expensive; some loss of resolution because of the scalar; MotionFlow anti-judder processing creates artifacts and makes film look more like video; no horizontal lens shift. The bottom line: Although it certainly costs more than most of the 1080p competition, the SXRD-based Sony VPL-VW200 delivers one of the best pictures of any projector we've tested. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	3.	Mitsubishi Electric HC6500   CNET Asia rating: 8 out of 10 The good: Deep blacks for an LCD; natural-looking colors and skin tones; flexible placement; whisper quiet. The bad: Needs proper calibration. The bottom line: Mitsubishi's delivered a top-notch sub-S$6,000 HD projector with the HC6500. It's a noticeable improvement over its predecessors and a serious contender at this hotly contested 1080p projection price point. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	4.	Sony VPL-HW10   CNET Asia rating: 7.5 out of 10 The good: Reproduces deep, clean blacks with solid shadow detail; reasonably accurate color; excellent feature package including horizontal and vertical lens shift; sleek styling. The bad: Red and green are somewhat inaccurate; zoom, focus and lens shift are manual, not electronic; not bright enough to drive very large screens. The bottom line: Sony's VPL-HW10, the company's least expensive SXRD projector yet, proves itself a very good performer for the price, and therefore an excellent value. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	5.	InFocus Play Big IN83       CNET Asia rating: 7.3 out of 10 The good: Clean, film-like and smooth pictures; accurate primary and natural colors; unique swivel stand; handy touchlight remote; three 1080p24-enabled inputs. The bad: Black crash; noisy even at low power; chassis lacks onboard controls; no lens cover; a bit chunky. The bottom line: The InFocus IN83 works beautifully out-of-the-box, delivering smooth, rich pictures. That said, it fails to sizzle, plagued by mild black crush despite a new DarkChip4 engine. Review | See full specs | Rate this

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	6.	Sanyo PLV-Z3000   CNET Asia rating: 6.8 out of 10 The good: Accurate color decoding; solid connectivity; well-rounded feature package with horizontal and vertical lens shift. The bad: Inaccurate primary colors bring down overall color fidelity; not very bright. The bottom line: Sanyo's affordable 1080p front projector has its share of flaws, but still represents respectable value in its category. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	7.	Epson EH-TW4000   First take The EH-TW4000 is a full-HD 3LCD projector with a 6,000:1 native contrast ratio. Epson says it's managed to push this parameter up by a factor of about four from the previous generation, and a peak 75,000:1 performance through the use of its new automatic iris system available in normal or fast mode. The EH-TW4000 also features an E-TORL lamp which is rated at 4,000 hours and delivers a bright 1,600 lumens of light output. Out-of-the-box, video processing is catered for by the HQV Reon-VX video chipset. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	8.	Panasonic PT-AE3000   First take With a new-gen D7 3LCD engine, the PT-AE3000 offers almost a four-fold dynamic contrast over the AE2000. At 60,000:1, this should deliver deeper blacks and livelier colors to go with its high 1,600 ANSI lumens brightness and Blu-ray-optimized 1080p native resolution. Its party piece, however, is the new Frame Creation technology inherited from the company's plasma TVs. This supposedly smoothens motion and eliminates judder through picture frame interpolation. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	9.	Mitsubishi Electric HC7000   First take 3LCD technology has come a long way, particularly for the current D7 panel-based offerings. The HC7000 is no exception with its dynamic iris-assisted 72,000:1 dynamic contrast. This level of performance puts the Mitsubishi at the forefront of the pack and should give it a noticeable boost in black-level reproduction. Also making an appropriate return is the HQV Reon-VX video processor commonly found in higher-end projectors and A/V receivers. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	10.	JVC DLA-HD750   First take The key differentiator that sets the DLA-HD750 apart from the competition is its no-holds-barred 50,000:1 native contrast. More importantly, JVC is able to achieve this class-leading performance without employing a dynamic iris which enhances blacks at the expense of light output. So you'll get to enjoy the best of both worlds: Solid shadows and bright pictures. The company is also throwing in an HQV processor and THX movie modes optimized for DVD and Blu-ray playback. First take | See full specs | Rate this