Projector Manufacturers

Optoma

Great, inexpensive, projectors. Never used anything of theirs above classroom range, but I’ve always been happy with them. Particularly the GT1080 (unfortunate name) and all of its children. 

BenQ

Great slightly more expensive projectors. Ditto re: projector types.

Epson

Even more expensive. Have used all types and: very reliable, except for color matching but that’s a problem with a lot of (all?) LASER projectors. Generally speaking - Epsons have great projector black. Also, their latest 4k lineup (as of 2024) is the sharpest pixel shift I’ve ever seen. Price point is incredible. 

Panasonic

Even more expensive. All types. Ditto re: color. Latest version of 4k pixel shift is not as good as previous generations (2023). Really good projector blacks 

Christie

Even more. All types. Have used this brand the least. Though have spent an intensive 10 days with 29 of their Gryffin 50ks and they are pretty good (except their black match). They are considered to be the best by many 🤷‍♀️

Barco 

Even more. All types. Projector black matching on higher end models but must be on a flat plane with straight blends (as of 2022, hoping this changes). Hire me if you want to learn! Their color loss and color bugs are really terrible on their lasers and they are infamous for this problem. Particularly the UDM-4k22 model. That said, it excels against some competitors who have even worse gremlins.