The pick of the two 1kg units, but still behind the Dell.

The poor remote and menus outweigh its other merits.

Too noisy and basic to seriously compete, even at this price.

Interesting technology, but noisy and expensive to run.

Bright, well featured and cheap to run. But the Dell is better.

Good colour reproduction at a bargain price.

Wi-Fi is a great feature, but image quality is lacking.

This brand-new projector is expensive and rather noisy, but image quality is excellent.

Small, light, quiet, cheap to run and with great image quality, the Dell retains its coveted A-List position.

The wide range of features and a degree of HD-readiness are welcome, but the DLP rainbow effect can spoil things.

Good picture, built in DVD player, easy to use -- all at a price you won't believe.

Running costs are high, but with a high resolution and superb performance, it’s a groundbreaking product.

The FF1 is well featured and comes with some useful accessories. Picture quality isn’t perfect, but it still has a range of practical uses.

If you want big, bright, cheap images, check this Benq projector out.

Slightly over budget and over-specified to fit within last month’s budget projector roundup, the Casio XJ-360 is a very compact and very capable projector that may just be worth those extra dollars.

Hot on the heels of last month’s sub- $2500 projector roundup is HP’s new vp6315.

The Optoma H27 is one of the best home theatre projectors we looked at here.

Priced a little below the popular $2500 ceiling, the NEC HT410G is a very funky looking home theatre projector.

The brand new HC100 from Mitsubishi Electric is a more traditional looking home theatre projector with a centremounted lens, and curved lines.

The utilitarian looking InFocus ScreenPlay 4805 is a very capable home theatre projector, provided that you’re looking for a projector mainly for home theatre use.