Looking for a home theater projector that punches well above its price tag? The BenQ HT2060 routinely dips below its little‑over‑$1,000 MSRP during sales, and that value makes it our best budget home theater projector pick. Expect sharp 1080p images and deep, inky contrast that rivals anything else here once the lights are down. Colors are dialed‑in right out of the box, so you don’t need to worry about calibrating it, but its brightness is merely mediocre, although certainly good enough for a dim home theater room. It projects a 100-inch image at a distance of around 9.6 feet, 120 inches at a distance of around 11.5 feet, and a very large 150 inches at a distance of about 14.4 feet.
Extras are minimal: there’s no built‑in smart OS, Wi‑Fi, or Bluetooth, but it’s definitely a smaller and lighter projector than any of the choices above, and it comes with auto vertical keystone correction, making it rather easy to move around if you’re looking for the perfect placement. If you’d prefer to watch movies from streaming apps, the unit has a powered USB‑A port for a dongle. Unfortunately, there’s no ARC/eARC; instead, you get 3.5 mm audio in/out and an optical output. Overall, if you want top‑tier cinematic performance at a decent price—especially once those discounts hit—the BenQ HT2060 is hard to beat.