Sports HD projectors

Big tellies are all well and good, but if you really want to supersize your sports, then a home entertainment projector is the way to go. Recent increases in brightness mean buyers are no longer restricted to peering in pitch-black rooms, and going high-res or even adding cinema-style laser projection is on the right side of affordable.

For this larger-than-life showdown, we’ve assembled a trio of beamers that range from under £600 to a lofty £2,600. All deliver 1080p resolution and require only a clear white wall to strut their stuff (though if you’re feeling flush, you can always spring for a dedicated screen, too). Generally, you can expect to cast a 100-inch image in the average living room if you have a projection distance of 3m or more. When space is limited, an Ultra Short Throw (UST) model (represented here by Epson), will do the same from just a few centimetres.

Given that projectors are fundamentally different from televisions, we think the best viewing experience comes from