Currently there are over fifty companies the sell projectors. Not all of these companies actually manufacture there own products. In fact some companies make minor adjustments to other company’s projectors and then re label them as their own. The best projector brands depend heavily on who you are asking, but the most well known projector brands that sell the most volume are easy to determine.

Here is a rundown of the top selling projector companies and what they specialize in.

Epson
Epson has over 100 years of developing state of the art, high quality products. One of its most popular lines is its projectors. Epson projectors can be used in a variety of settings including home theater, business presentations, and classrooms. Epson’s entire line of projectors utilizes LCD technology and a majority of the projectors have #LCD panels.

Sanyo
Another heavy hitter in the projector industry is Sanyo. Sanyo is an electronics giant, leading the market in innovative products worldwide. They produce a variety of electrical devices, but the home projector is quickly becoming one of their most popular. Sanyo manufactures only LCD projectors and is considered a relatively cheap projector brand.

Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Presentation Products Division produces an extensive line of both LCD and DLP projectors. This projector brand is well known for its realistic color reproductively and uniformity.

Optoma
Another projector brand that sells in large volumes is Optoma. Optoma Technology Inc. specialized in DLP projectors. There award winning line of projectors can be used for home entertainment purposes, for professional presentations, or in the classroom.

Panasonic
Panasonic is a reputable electronics company that was founded in 1918, and they have recently added projectors to their line of award winning products. Panasonic makes both LCD and DLP projector. Their entire line of LCD projectors is under $5000 and most of their one or three chip DLP projectors start at $5000.

Canon
Canon is another popular projector brand. Canon, through most well known for their cameras and photography accessories, Canon has been producing projectors for almost fifty years. Canon offers a diverse line up of projectors but is most well known for its SXGA and LCOS projectors.

InFocus
InFocus is currently the industry leader, with over 6.5 million projectors sold in 2006 alone. They make both LCD and DLP projector as well as their own line of Proxima projectors. They pride themselves in being innovative manufacturers of audio visual equipment for the home, businesses, and educational environments.