Not long ago, you may have thought of projectors as complicated, unreliable or just too expensive. In 2025, though, consumer sentiment started to flip. Companies like Anker and Valerion made the projector experience more practical and immersive, helping drive consumer interest and, ultimately, sales.

This shift has been quite a few years in the making. LG helped kickstart the projector renaissance back at CES 2018 when it introduced its unusual-looking data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/2016-12-20-lgs-full-hd-laser-projector-is-bright-enough-for-daytime-use.html” data-ylk=”slk:CineBeam;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>CineBeam HU80K projector that could provide a…

Not long ago, you may have thought of projectors as complicated, unreliable or just too expensive. In 2025, though, consumer sentiment started to flip. Companies like Anker and Valerion made the projector experience more practical and immersive, helping drive consumer interest and, ultimately, sales.

This shift has been quite a few years in the making. LG helped kickstart the projector renaissance back at CES 2018 when it introduced its unusual-looking data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/2016-12-20-lgs-full-hd-laser-projector-is-bright-enough-for-daytime-use.html” data-ylk=”slk:CineBeam;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>CineBeam HU80K projector that could provide a…