A home theater projector doesn’t need to cost more than a Hawaiian vacation. Panasonic’s latest 3-chip LCD home theater unit is the perfect projector for someone who has an extra room available to convert to a private cinema. It’s also bright enough (2,400 lumens) to go into a multi-use room that isn’t dark as a cave for movie viewing. In addition to the bright image, the Panasonic offers 3D viewing with active shutter glasses, a 500,000:1 contrast ratio, three HDMI inputs and 12V triggers to make it easy to match with a motorized screen. $2,999

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