The best projectors of CES 2026: brighter portables, big-screen gaming, and a Dolby Atmos home theater on wheels

New projector launches typically happen at industry shows such as CEDIA and IFA that land in the September timeframe, but there has been a growing projector presence at CES over the past few years. Multiple projectors were announced at CES 2026, and some were even seen in action, beaming images to the best of their ability beneath the bright show-floor lighting.

Several of these projectors are portable, lifestyle-oriented models designed to be broken out and set up on demand when the need for a big-screen image arises. But others are sophisticated home theater models designed to compete with the best projectors and deliver the real deal for movie watching or gaming. Below are the six top projectors I saw at CES.

Samsung The Freestyle+

• Samsung doubled the brightness to 430 ISO lumens
• Auto Wall Calibration compensates for uneven wall surfaces

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