Optoma GT-3000 was designed with gaming on the Wii in mind but it's just as good when fed a DVD or two

Portable ; Good brightness ; Fluid pictures

No widescreen ; Soft images ; Somerainbow effect ; Not HD-compatible

A 1080p projector for just £1000? It's a bargain!

Brilliant value for money ; Great 1080p picture quality ; Easy to setup and use

Not suited to smaller rooms ; Some motion judder ; Rainbow effect ; You'll need to tweak the projector's settings to make the most of it

It also has a great range of Gamma presets that enable you to adjust the colour balance of the projector so that it more closely matches the output from the source - e.g. movie, TV, PC, etc

Fine for the odd Wii game, but presentations aren't really an option.

Fits in your pocket ; Internal MPEG-4 playback

No keystoning ; Pricey

And it has hit a very difficult price point. Chuck in an extra hundred or so pounds and you'll be able to get your hands on the real thing. Not as portable, perhaps, but infinitely more satisfying

Well, it certainly ain't home cinema, but we couldn't resist the chance to look at a video projector small enough to fit in a pocket.

Decent performance for such a small device ; Built-in speakers

Pricey ; Not very powerful - needs a dark room

For the money you might be better off buying a netbook, which (though considerably bigger) would offer a brighter display, the ability to play media files without external accessories, and all sorts of multimedia functions

The adjustable front feet make it easier to straighten the image when the Samsung is destop-mounted

Impressive styling ; Excellent colour and greyscale rendition ; Calibration-friendly

Black levels could be better ; No provision for keystone correction

Setting up the projector is straightforward. Samsung states that the SP-A800B has been 'designed to show images optimally on a 100-120in screen' - and funnily enough, my Unity-gain One fitted the bill nicely

Despite delivering impressively bright while retaining good black levels, the Sony VW200 runs remarkably quietly

HDMI v1.3 connectivity ; Exceptionally quiet ; Good, basic image quality

Too many of its features seem to make pictures worse rather than better

Especially when you can get JVC's superior HD100 for considerably less

This is a bright projector that impressed us with the clarity of images, as well as the size of them

Good quality images ; Easy to set up ; Bargain price

Bulky ; Basic feature set

This is a bright projector that impressed us with the clarity of images, as well as the size of them. While the connections are kept to a minimum, this projector will suit any office or education establishment, as it's easy to set up and run

Panasonic defends the AE2000E's design deficiencies by explaining that the model is aimed at serious home theatre buyers who don't want pretentious designs

Totally noiseless HD pictures ; Good black levels ; Quiet operation

Brutish design ; Some colour inaccuracies ; No 12V trigger

The quality of the optics though, given the low price point, is outstanding

At 11kgs, the VW60 is no lightweight, but it can still be ceiling-mounted

Very ---filmic--- picture ; Great contrast ; Runs quietly

Bulky ; Very revealing of poor sources

It gives the Award-winning Marantz VP-15S1 a run for its money, and for around £2,000 less..

The Epson TW2000 has some decent home cinema chops beneath the glossy exterior

Detail-rich images ; Simple setup ; Natural colour palette

Black levels could be better ; Some horizontal motion blur

Overall, the TW2000 delivers a very credible picture. One to audition