Since 2003, Panasonic has manufactured high quality home theater projectors in collaboration with Hollywood filmmakers and Panasonic's Hollywood Laboratory.

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Rob Enderle, principal analyst at tech industry tracker Enderle Group, says home entertainment projectors are the most likely to go next.

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Denver, Colorado, CEDIA Expo 2008-September 4, 2008-Italy's SIM2, whose striking, high-performance HD home-theater projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video and dramatic cabinet designs, is partnering with U.S. firm Entertainment Experience, LLC to create the first "better than Blu" solution for high-end home theater installations.

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Mitsubishi also made a go of it in flat-panels, but ditched those efforts last year and will now focus on the professional market and home-theater projectors here in the US. In recent years the tech has improved with thinner models, integrated soundbars and even larger screens available.

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Front-projection microdisplays will drive overhead projectors and home theater systems, according to Chinnock.

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Our two latest projectors further establish BenQ as an innovative leader in home projection and ensure that home entertainment will never be the same.

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That limitation aside, Yamaha's sound projectors come highly touted for quick and not-so-dirty home theater setup.

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