PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website.
For more than 25 years now, PMA Research has collected monthly sell-through data from leading U.S. projector dealers, retailers, web resellers, and distributors. Their Tracking Service family of monthly reports offer timely data and analysis on unit sales, true volume-weighted street prices, and inventories of projectors for these channels.
Each month, PMA Research posts their “Top 5” Projector Lists for the following categories:
Installation Projectors with Interchangeable Lenses
This “Top 5″ list is compiled from PMA’s monthly Distributor Projector Tracking Service panel, which is made up of IT, Pro AV, and CEDIA distributors. For the installation/interchangeable lens projector segment, NEC had the best-selling model in December. Panasonic followed with a pair of top-selling models, with Sony and Epson rounding out this “Top 5” list.
Here are the top five models from December in this segment:
- NEC NP-PA703UL-41ZL
- Panasonic PT-MZ680
- Panasonic PT-MZ780
- Sony VPL-FHZ85
- Epson EB-PU1007
Laser Projectors (Normal/Semi-Throw) with 5,000 and Higher Lumens
This “Top 5″ list is compiled from PMA’s monthly Pro AV Projector Tracking Service panel, which is made up of Pro AV dealers and systems integrators. In the +5000-lumen, laser-phosphor projector segment, Epson had two best-selling models make the list, while Sony, Panasonic and NEC each had models in the “Top 5” in December.
Here are the top five models from December in this segment:
- Epson PowerLite L530U
- Sony VPL-PHZ60
- Panasonic PT-VMZ51
- NEC NP-P525UL
- Epson EB-PU1007
4K UHD and 4K Support Home Entertainment Projectors
This “Top 5″ list is compiled from PMA’s monthly Retail Projector Tracking Service panel, which is made up of U.S. retailers, web resellers, and custom installers. For 4K UHD and 4K Support home entertainment projector sales, ViewSonic had the best-selling model in December. Epson followed with two of their models, and Optoma rounded out the top five with a pair of their models.
Here are the top five models from December in this segment:
- ViewSonic PX701-4K
- Epson Home Cinema 2350
- Epson EpiqVision LS800
- Optoma UHZ50
- Optoma UHD38