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About ViewSonic
With over 30 years of experience developing award-winning visual display solutions and providing excellent 24/7 customer support, ViewSonic delivers a level of expertise that is tough to beat. In short, we’ve got you covered.
ViewSonic PA503S
3,800 Lumens SVGA DLP Projector
With advanced audio-visual features, flexible connectivity options, and affordable, the PA503S is ideal for use in education and small business environments.
- Amazing Color Accuracy
- 3,800 Lumen Brightness
- Up to 15,000 Lamp Hours
- Reduced Input Latency
- 3D Blu-Ray Ready HDMI Input
- Quick Power Off
- 2W Internal Speaker
Features
SuperColor: Amazing Color Accuracy
ViewSonic’s proprietary SuperColor Technology features an exclusive 6-segment color wheel and dynamic lamp control capabilities, providing a wide color range and stunningly beautiful images.
Bright Images in Any Environment
Packed with 3,800 lumens and a high contrast ratio, this projector produces bright images in nearly any environment.
Long Lamp Life
SuperEco mode allows users to dim projection brightness by up to 70%, and extends the lamp life by up to 15,000 hours.*
*Lamp life may vary based on actual usage and other factors.
Features
Reduced Input Latency
This projector delivers smooth images without delay. Its ultra-low 16ms input latency provides faster frame-by-frame action.
3D Blu-Ray Ready HDMI Input
Equipped with the latest HDMI, this projector is perfect for connecting to any HDMI-enabled device, and can display 3D images directly from 3D Blu-ray players.
Vertical Keystone Correction
Vertical keystone correction (+/- 40°) helps eliminate crooked and distorted images for a perfectly proportioned picture every time.
PA503S PA503X PA503W Resolution SVGA (800×600) XGA (1024×768) WXGA (1280×800) Brightness 3,800 Lumens 3,800 Lumens 3,800 Lumens Dynamic Contrast Ratio 22,000:1 22,000:1 22,000:1 Aspect Ratio 4:3 4:3 16:10 Throw Ratio 1.96 ~ 2.15 1.96 ~ 2.15 1.55~1.70 Throw Distance 3.9 – 43 ft / 1.19 – 13.11 m 3.9 – 43 ft / 1.19 – 13.11 m 3.28 – 36.02 ft / .99 – 10.98 m Display Size 30 – 300 in. / 0.76 – 7.62 m 30 – 300 in. / 0.76 – 7.62 m 30 – 300 in. / 0.76 – 7.62 m Lens Vertical (+/- 40°) / 1.1x optical zoom Vertical (+/- 40°) / 1.1x optical zoom Vertical (+/- 40°) / 1.1x optical zoom Light Source Life Up to 15,000 hours (Dynamic Eco Mode) Up to 15,000 hours (Dynamic Eco Mode) Up to 15,000 hours (Dynamic Eco Mode) Connectivity Mini USB Type B, 3.5mm Audio Out, 3.5mm Audio In, Control (RS232), HDMI 1.4, VGA In (x2), VGA Out, Composite RCA Video In Mini USB Type B, Audio Output, 3.5mm Audio In, Control (RS232), HDMI 1.4, VGA In (x2), VGA Out, Composite RCA Video In Mini USB Type B, Audio Output, 3.5mm Audio In, Control (RS232), HDMI 1.4, VGA In (x2), VGA Out, Composite RCA Video In
About this item VERSATILE PROJECTOR: High brighness 3800 Lumens SVGA projector with advanced visual features EASY SETUP: 1.1x optical zoom, 40 degree vertical keystone REDUCED INPUT LATENCY: A low 16ms input latency provides faster frame-by-frame action for smooth images without delay LONG LAMP LIFE: SuperEco Mode allows the lamp to shine bright for up to 15,000 hours FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY: Supports most media players, PCs, Macs, and mobile devices with inputs such as HDMI, VGA, mini USB
The view Sonic PA503S price-performance projector features 3, 800 lumens, native SVGA 800 x 600 resolution, and intuitive, user-friendly design. Exclusive Super Color technology offers a wide color gamut for beautiful image production in nearly any environment. The PA503S also features extensive connectivity including HDMI, 2 x VGA, VGA out, composite video and audio in/out. An energy-saving Super Eco feature reduces power consumption and extends the lamp life by up to 15, 000 hours. With advanced audio-visual features, flexible connectivity options, and an affordable price, The PA503S is ideal for use in education and small business environments.
CH –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Projector Comparison – QKK vs ViewSonic vs Vankyo
I use the projector for exclusively outdoor movie nights. My previous set up (an ageing NEC projector) has been the source of many happy family memories. With COVID limiting social gatherings, I wanted to create a better experience … and hopefully one that was easier to set up. Achieving this turned out to be an interesting journey so thought I would share in case it helps anyone. The short version – the View Sonic PA 503S was the winner, but whether this makes sense for you does depend on what you need from a projector. Read on for the details…Initially I went back and forth on whether it was worth upgrading at all. My existing set up was a 10 yr old NEC projector, a bed sheet, and UE Boom speaker. It had the huge advantage of being available & free! However, there were some things I was looking for in an upgrade. Highest on my list was the ability to use a cell phone as an input source (the NEC projector could only use an input from a portable DVD player), plus it needed to be almost fully dark before I started the movie. In addition, it was fiddly to set up and the sound was not great.The screen was the first issue to solve. After significant research, I went with a Yard Master 135” screen. It was expensive, but it works great and I am very happy with it. I can relocate movie watching from where I used to hang the bedsheet to the more convenient location of my back patio – much more comfortable. I addressed the audio by using a Vizio sound bar I had lying around, which gave a huge leap in performance.Now for the projector… and here is where it gets interesting. I attempted to research projectors, but there were only a few sites I could find that did a decent comparison test. In fact, many sites comparing projectors seemed to simply re-cycle the marketing blurb from each product. One can spend $100 or $1000 on a projector, and its not easy to figure out whether spending more gets you a better experience. So I bought 3 projectors and ran a back to back test.The units I tested were the ViewSonic PA503S ($300), the Vankyo Leisure 3 ($127) and the QKK Mini Projector (2020 version, claiming 4200 Lux, cost $100). I also found a cable which promised to turn HDMI signal into an S-Video input, which I could then plug into the NEC projector. Findings below.4th place. NEC projector plus cable. Failed to get out of the starting blocks. The cable did not do as promised, and ended up mangling the Netflix formatting.3rd place. Vankyo Leisure 3. Did a great job with video display. It was a little brighter (but not by much) vs the NEC. The focus ring and keystone adjustment feel like the weak spot for this unit.. and likely all similarly priced mini projectors. On this particular unit, the keystone adjustment was so loose it shifted when you adjusted the focus. And the focus had to be cranked right to end extreme in order to get a sharp image … to be honest it wasn’t really in focus even then. My guess is that this was just the unit I had… but it did not inspire confidence As with many reviewers, I could not get Netflix to produce sound thru the projector, but that was not a show stopper as I am using a sound bar with ARC-HDMI input as my audio.2nd place. QKK. Like the Vankyo, it did a great job of video, and had the same audio issues. Video was sharp, and a little brighter vs the NEC. It was relatively short throw… I filled the 135” screen at a projection distance of around 12 feet, which worked well for my set up. A word on quality control. Like the Vankyo, focus / keystone adjustment is a weak spot. It’s a very plasticky and crude mechanism. Incredibly I had to buy 3 of these units before I got one that worked. The first one was a lemon – it never focused properly. You could get focus in the center of the screen but not the edges, which really killed us when we had a movie with sub titles. The 2nd unit was lost in delivery. Amazon refunded it. The 3rd one I reviewed here. Its focus ring / keystone adjustment mechanism worked well, and it was easy to get good focus.1st place. View Sonic PA503S. The View Sonic is at a completely different level of quality, plus it offers one huge advantage – it is literally twice as bright as the QKK & Vankyo. Firstly the image – its clear, and the focus is easy to adjust to perfection. No softness at the edge of the screen, it was ‘movie theater’ quality. One slight difference vs the QKK… the throw is a little longer. I needed 19 feet projection distance to fill the screen, thankfully not a problem for my set up. Secondly audio – Netflix works on this unit. Again, I had a work around so this wasn’t essential, but in case that matters for your set up. Most importantly of all, the brightness. The View Sonic claims 3600 lumens. It was (by eyeball estimation) twice as bright as the others. This means I can start watching a movie just as the sun goes down, fully 1 hour before the QKK / Vankyo were viable options. This turns out to be a huge deal. The QKK and Vankyo both needed it to be fully dark to watch the movie. Around here that means starting to watch a movie at 9:20pm in the summer… and therefore finishing well after 11pm. With the View Sonic I can start watching at 8:15pm. For comparison the QKK claims 4200 lux, and after some digging I found a claim of 2200 lumens. So for me, a combination of brightness plus a generally much improved build quality convinced me to keep the $300 View Sonic and return the others.
59 people found this helpful
ThunderHawk –
5.0 out of 5 stars
No 3DTV? Sharp 3D projection and up to 15,000 hour bulb.
If you want to watch blu ray 3D movies, you’ll need compatible DLP shutter glasses after connecting an HDMI cable from your blu ray 3D Player (PS3 with update for blu ray 3D). On the projector, there is not a mode to switch off the 3D effect to go into 2D, so that will depend on each disc. If it’s a 3D only disc, it’s only going to project with a double image that will require the DLP 3D glasses. The cinema Real D 3D glasses don’t work at all, I tried it.For the image, I have it set at 100″ or so, and the image quality is solid. The image is sharp, though there is a screen door effect when you look at the projected image closer and if you hold your hand into the beam of light, you’ll see it. But it still looks great. This is like having a movie theater in your home!While this has a speaker built into it, the sound has no bass and distorts at higher volume, with quiet volume even at the loudest setting. There is a 3.5 mm audio Jack OUTPUT that you can plug into the Viewsonic Projector that will allow you to connect any Computer based speakers that use a headphone jack to project the audible sound. Once it’s plugged in, it happens automatically. I listed with headphones on, and the quality is much better than the built in speaker. Will be trying a more powerful bass speaker set up soon.My biggest complaint is the Menu and remote controller menu. I want SUPER ECO MODE so I can get 15,000 hours instead of 5000 hours in Normal mode. That would be 7250 two hour movies that you can watch before the bulb dies out. That’s incredible. But the ONLY way I can get it to stay in Super Eco Mode for the slightly dimmer bulb setting (which by the way still looks great with bright whites and nice darkness), is to go into the settings, switch to that mode and then press EXIT on the remote. If you press Menu, adjust the volume, or any other input, it will automatically switch back to NORMAL 5000 hour mode due to terrible programming. And if the input blu ray film is switched, it also switches back to normal mode without you even doing anything. It’s ridiculous and 2/5 stars because of it for something so critical to making the projector bulb last 15000 hours as advertised.The box packaging this arrives in is strong and sturdy and well protected. The instructions however, are just pictures, so they are pretty much useless and I figured out the buttons and set up on my own. So in other words, just a “quick start up guide” instructions that are very lacking.Overall though, I’m very happy and thrilled with this new movie projector. You can also play PS4, PS5, PS3 games on it if you want, as well as regular blu rays, DVDs, and blu ray 3Ds. I haven’t tried a UHD disc yet, but the resolution may be affected since this outputs 1280 x 800 aspect ratio depending. Test out the best angle and set up for where you’ll project your image. I project it right onto my light cream colored wall and it’s perfect. I love it!With TV Manufacturers opting for 4K and 8K these days, they completely abandoned the 3D feature even though there are still studios releasing new 3D blu rays. So this ViewSonic is a very affordable alternative for your blu ray 3D player to display 3D films (compared to the $1000 to 2000+ models).
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Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice bright clear and crisp picture.
Use it several times a week for hours. Its been months with no problems.
DTK –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the price
I bought this as an outdoor projector for family movie nights during COVID. It works great for the price, but there are limitations. First, the sound is terrible from the machine alone, you will need extra speakers if using outdoors – for a single family one smaller speaker like the Shark/OONTZ will work, but for a neighborhood night I needed to buy a high wattage speaker. The picture is generally great, but what you use as the source will make a difference (much crisper and clearer when hooked to Blu-Ray player versus streaming). If you are planning to use outdoors, timing and sunlight is a major consideration. It is not usable in any daylight. I live in Northern New Jersey and the sun sets in the front of my house. The back is shaded from 7PM on in the summer. I have used it as early as 7:45PM but the picture is very light and barely can be seen. It gets better at 8PM, but really not decent until 8:15PM at the earliest. My flood lights do not impact it that much, it is really a daylight issue.Overall we are happy with it. My kids enjoy movie night each week and we were able to have a drive-in themed socially distanced birthday party for my oldest.
4 people found this helpful
MariaMaria –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best brightness I’ve seen for a projector this price
I use this product in daylight and at night to blow up reference for my large scale paintings and for movies. Resolution is perfect for all images so far, but small text suffers a bit as you can see on the right photo (800×600 60Hz). I run the projector for almost 6 hrs a day while working with 30 min breaks give or take. 3 weeks in and no issues. A powered adapter for a USB C port to HDMI (worth the $20 on Amazon for your highest speed port) is what I use and doesn’t allow for any lag with cinematic experiences. These are both taken during daylight from southern exposure probably the most light you could get in a room inside, over grooves in the wall and items in the way, wanted to show the worst case scenario and that it doesn’t diminish my experience. 3600 Lumens does not disappoint.The projector itself is a little larger than expected, BUT this really controls the heat. I used to use a thin Epson projector and always worried about it being around anything flammable since it would heat up any metal that was within a foot of it. I can’t hear the fan on this projector and audio is best through my computer speakers (I’ve heard lots of complaints about audio, but the audio is subpar on most projectors in my opinion, whether you pay 700 or 200; to use computer speakers instead, find your sound output dropdown in settings). Manipulation of zoom and picture aspect lacks a little, but if you physically move and try out new positions for the projector it shouldn’t be a problem and it also has manual focus which comes in handy since it doesn’t have auto focus or auto keystone (only horizontal keystone settings for when you adjust projection at a vertical angle). Overall very satisfied. Will update review if run into any issues.
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Gregg Rodgers –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for indoor and outdoor fun!!
WOW, this really worked great. I have been researching for “outdoor models” for at least 3 weeks, and to be honest, there really wasn’t one good website that really explained how projectors work. I’m still new to it myself, but we just had our 9 year old son’s birthday party on Saturday, and the projector looked fantastic! It was bright enough to use it at 6pm (east coast), and looked brilliant at 8:30p and on. I was a little worried about the the light getting to hot, but the fan did its job and it never faltered! While I was researching, this model kept coming up on the list, and again, I was worried about brightness, resolution, how big I could get the picture, so I just kind of winged it and I couldn’t be more happy! So here’s my list of parts and extras that I bought. Of course, this model projector, a NIERBO 150 Inch Projector Screen (really only needed a 120 inch one), and a TaoTronics Bluetooth 4.1 Transmitter / Receiver, 2-in-1 Wireless 3.5mm Adapter. I built my own screen stand out of simple pine and a couple heavy posts. If you’d like more info on that, feel free to email me at gtrodgers1@yahoo.com. The screen looked great and the picture was fantastic. The TaoTronics Bluetooth receiver was so I could use my large Bluetooth speaker for the audio. It was all very simple to set up, and the party went off without a hitch. My son and his friends had a blast playing Fortnite on the XBOX One on a huge screen. Nice work ViewSonic!
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WillowHeron –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bright and beautiful!
This thing is great for streaming and gaming. The picture is plenty sharp and detailed for media in general, and responsive enough for my level of gaming (NES games on Switch online, some Super Smash Bros. etc.). It has been going strong for 2 years now, and it isn’t showing signs of giving out any time soon 👍
AMSR (Trinidad and Tobago) Jc –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great classroom projector
Bought this to use in brightly lit classrooms. Works very well. Other teachers have decided to buy one after seeing mine in action. makes my job so much easier. It is lightweight and easy to use. I bought an extra-long HDMI cable to use with my laptop and it works very well. I would highly recommend this item.
2 people found this helpful
Lisa eLisa e –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great projector, quiet, bright, good picture!
This is a great upgrade from our previous projector! (Optoma HD25lv). We opted for the PA503W model so we had the wide screen option (aspect ratio 16:10). It does only have one HDMI port, so be aware of that. It’s not an issue for us because it’s hooked up to a receiver (which runs our surround sound, DVD player, and chromecast). The picture is clear, bright & colors seem spot on. I left all the settings on auto and it looks great! I wasn’t sure about this projector initially because the description talks a lot about business and education use, but it’s working great as our home theater projector! We needed a projector with a video input option so we could hook up our Wii and this one has it👍🏼 It’s very quiet (can’t hear it while movies are playing), was really easy to set up, and easy to mount on the ceiling using a universal ceiling mount (mounting holes require 3 screws size M4 x 8mm). The keystone adjustment was super easy to use to adjust the picture so it wasn’t tilted. I can’t speak to the internal speaker because we have it hooked up to a receiver and surround sound speakers. It took maybe 10 mins to unbox, attach the ceiling bracket, and get hooked up. We have it mounted 11’ 6” from our 90” screen and it was easy to get in focus and adjusted. Zero complaints! It came with a power cord, monitor cord, remote, and 2 AAA batteries for the remote, which was nice.If you’re looking for a good projector that won’t break the bank, I’d highly recommend this one.
David B. Smith –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of projector for the money
I was please with the brightness of the stock bulb. It was sharp and visible even in a well-lighted room. Be careful ordering replacement bulbs. This one comes with a 3600. Go for 3800 lumens if possible.
William Gregory –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bright Enough with the lights on!
I bought this with some trepidation as the price is really affordable. After opening the box I could see that the projector was a quality product. I often wonder if reviews are actually real unbiased reviews. This on is. I am still impressed and have had it for a few months now. The Audio is ALWAYS bad on projectors, but this one isn’t that bad. I don’t use it of course, but in a pinch it is loud enough… if your not too far from it. Great projector, and especially for the $$$.
ITCS –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent projector, except for the speakers
This is a great projector. I bought it to replace my old projector when the bulb finally burned out (a fact of life with all projectors). Rather than spending $95 and an afternoon aligning the bulb in the old projector, I just got this one. I use it for presentations because it’s much more portable than a gigant-o-screen Tee Vee.It has just one flaw. If you connect with an HDMI cable, it pipes the sound through the speakers in the projector. The volume was extremely low, even when cranked all the way up on both the computer and projector, and it was very tinny. C’mon guys, can’t you put better sound in there for $300? I still have to use the VGA cables and haul around external speakers for my presentations.By the way, if you are getting this projector portability, you *MUST* buy the PJ-CASE-008 carrying case. You’ll be sorry if you don’t.
12 people found this helpful
Caroline Fielding –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Order a power cord for the U.S.!
I paid $570 for this item on Dec. 1 and now, Dec.15, it is selling for $399. Also, it does come with two power cords, but one is for England and one is for France. I cannot rate the product on how it works, since I have to find a power cord before I can use it. Disappointing on both levels.
2 people found this helpful
M. Choi –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brightest of my backyard projectors
A couple of years ago I started with a $70 LED projector for the backyard, and discovered that it only worked well in a completely dark room. Then I upgraded to a $200 LED projector for the backyard, and discovered that it worked best 3 hours after sunset. Then I bought this DLP projector, and it is BRIGHT — as bright as the DLP projector dedicated to my home theater.I think this is the best value per LUMEN. After checking some projector enthusiast sites (and given that I’m on my 3rd backyard projector), I’ve decided to avoid any projectors measured in LUX, as they will probably be underpowered for my needs. I chose this brand because the replacement DLP bulbs were cheaper than the other reputable competitors.Very happy.
J W Love –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good value for the price
I bought this for some work presentations. It worked fine for that. And I have used it for showing movies a couple of times. The picture resolution is fine if you don’t try to get too far from the screen. It’s a little bigger than I wanted, but certainly worth the price since it was cheaper than any others of equal quality. It was also easy to set up and operate.
dmann –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brighter then my old projector
I had an 8 year old view sonic and the fan blew so it was shutting down. I use it in my cabin to watch movies. The brightness is shockingly better than my old one. This is a bargain projector but there is a lot of value and it functions very well. I use to have to wait until dark to use it, but I can now use it in a dim room.
J. Daniels –
4.0 out of 5 stars
quality projector
With so many cheap projectors on the market, it’s tough to decide what to get, so we opted for a known brand that we have had positive experiences with. We got this so we could have movie nights outside.The picture quality is great, and the projection angle is such that it should sit on the ground as it projects upwards. It worked on our 120″ screen from a distance of about 12′ away.The speaker are basically useless, so we hooked up a set of computer speakers with a subwoofer, and it worked great. Just a warning, it needs to be fully dark to show movies outside.
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Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely impressed
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I have never taken the time to right a review. But after using this projector I wanted to. A few weeks ago I purchased one of the cheaper projectors. It was only $85. And for the price I guess it still wasn’t bad but it definitely wasn’t what I was looking for. There was no way my wife was going to let me spend a $1000 on one. So after researching I found this one and it was in budget. I don’t really know what the benefit would be for the $1000 projectors over this one. This veiwsonic pa503x is absolutely amazing . The picture is crystal clear ( and it’s still just projecting on the bare , textered , beige wall ) and it’s extremely bright. Even with all the lights on and the curtains open I can still see the picture perfectly. One of the best purchases I’ve ever made on amazon !
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Jerry L. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Picture quality
Using it in our church to replace old projector. Good quality image for the price I paid.
Devin Haney –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great picture very bright!!!
Ok so I bought this as a stand in projector for my home theater while my optoma uhd60 us getting repaired and I gotta say me and the wife are BLOWN away by the image quality. Yeah its not 4k but it is beautiful 1080p. Nice and bright as well color saturation is amazing and honestly looks great right out the box. Gaming input lag is very low as well. One standard hdmi on the back wouldve liked to seen 2 but oh well. Looks great on my 120″ silver ticket gray screen!!. Super impressed may buy their 4k midel if Optoma diesnt fix my uhd60 under warranty. Great projector for this price point!!! Very impressed!!
Jason –
4.0 out of 5 stars
I seriously don’t regret buying this
Ok… So I have never had this problem before. Which might make some consumers happy!!I am unable to get this unit far enough away from the screen in order to have that “Larger Than Life” experience.This guy projects at a semi-proffessional throw. It really is intended for larger rooms.I’m “shooting” from about 15′-20′ and I’m not getting the results I wanted.By no means am I sending it back.Just because my space doesn’t allow for the throw, the picture is larger than my tv set, is bright bright bright, and has the cinema quality I desire.Note:There’s only one HDMI port. Buy a cheap hub. I did, and it works fine.
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Amazonaholic :)Amazonaholic :) –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Go for it!
We first bought a “VANKYO Performance V610” for $240 (it was $280 but included $40 discount). When delivered, it looked like it was used before. then we noticed people’s faces were sometimes yellow on the screen. We tried to change the color mode, brightness, etc. but it didn’t go away completely. So we returned it and bought a “ViewSonic 3600 Lumens WXGA” for $380.As you can tell from the photos the picture of ViewSonic is brighter. It doesn’t have the cloudy-ish parts on the screen. It is better in a room with more light because of its more powerful light. The main problem with ViewSonic is that it can’t be adjusted and be on the corner of the room and should be right in front of the screen but other than that it is great.So considering the mentioned con of ViewSonic, if you wanna pay a little more, it is worth to but it; otherwise, VANKYO V610 is still good enough (unless you see the yellow faces too).I give 4 stars to Vanko and 5 to ViewSonic.Link for VANKYO Performance V610:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZSCPDM9/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Vicente Cortez –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great projector, very delicate
This projector is ideal for people who want to have a high quality projector for a decent price. This project has held up well over time. It has brought hours of enjoyment to my family during the pandemic. High quality video, very bright, easy adapters. It projects just as well on a white wall as a sheet.You will need an external speaker since the speaker that it comes with is not loud at all. It does get very hot however it has never overheated on me after hours of use.It does break easily. The first one I bought fell about 2 feet on to the floor and had no surface damage, however it completely quit working all together. Be cautious with it and you will enjoy this projector.
gman –
5.0 out of 5 stars
church projector
perfect replacement for a church projector, buy the specific ceiling mount 3 holes
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Stephanie Moore –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the price!
I purchased this projector about two weeks ago, and have used it for EVERYTHING! The picture quality is great at the recommended distances, and it is bright enough to play movies while it is still light out (although I would suggest it being semi-dark either in your house or outside to get best results). The speaker is not very loud, but will do if you are in a smaller area indoors. I purchased a Bluetooth transmitter to plug into the Aux output and was able to easily connect to a large speaker. The remote control works great, and can control volume to bluetooth speaker if you get your speaker to its highest volume and then use the remote to turn it up or down on the projector. Little to no lag when playing video games.
Aquiferan –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy
Shipped on time, worked in minutes out of the box, nice and bright.
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VLL007 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great projector
Bought right before the pandemic to give us that Movie Theater feel. Pictures are sharp, excellent brightness, color needs a little adjustment but it’s fine. I hooked it up to my home theater system and it sounds amazing, my family loves the experience. I have about 120 hrs on the lamp and it still works well. I have projected movies on my 100″ screen, beige wall and even a gray wall. I have also watched movies at all times of the day and had no issues, but the darker the room the better the experience. I mostly use a chromecast which allows me to cast movies/shows from NETFLIX/HULU/HBOMAX/AMAZON PRIME/CABLE COMPANY. I have used other projectors in the past, this is by far the best experience I’ve ever had.
Æ R MÆ R M –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yeah it’s the truth
Yeah it’s excellent I got it when it was on sale for around $350, but regardless of the the price of being around $400 I would still recommend it. Don’t let my iPhone 7 trying to capture the projector image while fighting flood lights give you a false idea that it’s not bright or good in contrast, it very much is.The projector has great color and resolution that’s a 100 inches in width on the screen and it’s pretty difficult to pixel peep where you’d actually be sitting. That being said don’t expect much from the speakers, I have my Apple TV command strip mounted in place on it to use available Bluetooth speakers for sound.Since quarantine I’ve been doing social distant movie nights with the neighboring apts and everyone’s really been impressed with the quality. Absolutely would recommend if you want a solid projector with plenty of lumens and contrast on a budget
william pogar –
5.0 out of 5 stars
very good projector
very good picture and easy to set up and use
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JT-NYJT-NY –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Razor sharp, excellent with significant ambient light.
I ended up with this unit after wasting my money on a sub $100 LED projector. In short, you get what you pay for. I was trying to save a little with the cheap LED projector but they’re all too dim and focus gets blurry around the perimeter of the picture. Seriously, don’t waste your time. If you want something that will work well with ambient light, and is sharp and crystal clear, this is the move. My budget couldn’t handle a thousand dollar HD model, but this one handles HD just fine. I just had movie night with the kids watching a 720p video and I was impressed. So far, I’ve used this projector for a total of about 5 hours and have no complaints. It may be a refurb but its appearance and functionality are as if new.FYI the photo was taken with an iPhone6S, at about 6:30p in June, so lots of ambient light from windows. Seriously, the photo makes the room seem darker than it was. The screen is 100” and the projector throw here is about 10’.
9 people found this helpful
K. Reese –
4.0 out of 5 stars
IF you’ve been waiting, NOW is a good time to finally start your home theater
When viewing DVD’s or streaming movies on a 10 foot diagonal screen with room LIGHTS ON it has quite acceptable brightness….., real movie theater brightness with LIGHTS OFF… Very nice projector and a considerable upgrade from ANY “under $200” projector… I don’t care what the specs / numbers they advertise are, this is better. Are there projectors available that are better than this one?…Well heck yeah!!… if you want to spend a grand or two but just realize that 2018 is a really good year for affording home theaters…trying to get this type of viewing 15 years ago could have cost you as much as a nice used car. I noticed this projector needs a little more distance to get the larger sizes than others I’ve owned. Be sure to check your room size/desired picture size vs. necessary distance placement chart.
One person found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good image and fast start up
I have had this projector now for a weekend. I have really enjoyed using it for movie/tv in my basement tv room. Very bright (Lights on I can still see a great image, but lights off is even better….I do not cover my windows when using during the day.). I can actually be watching my movie/tv show faster than if I was using my regular tv. I hooked up a roku 3 player and also tested it with my fire stick. Both work great. The fan speed and volume is pretty loud. However, after I changed it to super eco mode, that greatly reduced the volume. The image and quality did not suffer when I did that. right now it is sitting on an end table, but will be mounted soon. With all this said, I am not a pro when it comes to the fine details and image quality….for me, this is great and exactly what I wanted. I would highly recommend this product!
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Dave A. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Darn glad I got it!
Very happy with this. I got started on an inexpensive projector given to me as a gift . Then I got hooked. But this has the detail, brightness, and depth I wanted.Not a lot of bells and whistles. I got a multiple plug hdmi extender because this has only one hdmi plug in. Not expensive. Now I can plug in my cable, fire stick, and DVD player.The sound is not great, but what would you expect? It isn’t ever that good from a a TV. I used a min plug stereo plug-in to two rca plug adapter to run the sound through my stereo. (You may have a different set up.). Sounds great.So, very basic, but great picture. Exactly what I hoped for.
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michelle H. Scurfield –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
This projector is AMAZING!! I bought this along with an inflatable screen to have an outdoor movie night for my birthday and it worked like a charm. The picture was great to watch the game before dinner and it was perfect. The brightness was perfect, it did not glitch in and out. The remote is sturdy. Literally everything I wanted. I was a little concerned because of the price that it might not be very good compared to other more expensive projectors, but I would buy this over any epson or other projector brand. At night outside the picture is very clean and sharp. It started to rain so we went inside and used it on a green wall. The wall color did not affect the picture at all!! Later I tried the projector on a white wall and the picture was still amazing. I am using it for the camp I am running next year. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!!!!!!
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Elizabeth in NM –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly Clear and Bright!
I have used Epson projectors at work for the past 6 years and thought they were as good as it could get. They were often fuzzy, would come in and out of focus, etc. We have 3 of those. I then decided to try a different brand. (When I saw the logo, I recalled these were the makers of the first large-screen monitors we used in the 90s!) I fired it up and was blown away with the quality of the picture. The colors, definition, and clarity. I scrutinized it for something negative. I have used this for 5 hours now and love it. We will replace our existing ones, as soon as we have budget dollars to do so. The price-point is amazing. I had no idea I could get something this good for this price.
Marie –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good picture quality but no USB and poor sound quality
Projector has good image quality bright and clear, but does not have USB port and has poor sound quality. The mini USB does not provide power.
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Naomi –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Projected bright enough in a well-lit room.
I have only used this once but I was so happy with the product. I mainly bought this to project my class instructions in a bright room. It was important for me to make sure I did not have to dim the lights. After buying a projector that was too dark, panicking the week of my class, shopping at department stores only to find projectors available in the $500-700 price range, coming back on Amazon and taking a chance on this one based on reviews, rushed shipping, arrived a few hours before my class… it was perfect. Couldn’t ask for better. I know that was a ramble but wanted to set the stage for how crazy my search was for a good product within my price range. It was bright, projected all the details down to my messed-up cuticles (I was projecting my writing for a lettering class). Definitely recommend this product.
2 people found this helpful
Frederic Girardeau MontautFrederic Girardeau Montaut –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb projector, well worth the investment!
I decided to trade my 300 lumen pico projector for this one, and the difference is night and day! Obviously not as portable, but the image is so much better! I had no trouble setting it up and am using it with a FireTV stick plugged in the HDMI port. This is the perfect combination.The projector is very bright, and the high definition picture is a real treat. I barely hear the fan noise (I actually don’t notice it when watching movies). Note that since the FireTV connects to my surround sound system via bluetooth, I didn’t get a chance to test the speaker on the projector.I am so glad I traded portability for image quality given that the projector doesn’t rever leave my media room. The projector is about 14 feet from the screen and fills it completely.Overall, a complete upgrade for less than 500$. Well worth it!
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Victoria –
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is way worth the money!
I bought this twice. The first time, I returned it. I’m a frugal person and it was an impulse buy. I decided to return it because we have friends who have them. I had a small cheap projector that does ok. Now that we’re home ALL THE TIME, I decided to commit. This thing is as powerful as the projector in my elementary classroom. It works during the day on our back porch. It’s easy enough to set up that I can move it into a bedroom or whatever and cast it on the wall. I have an outdoor portable projector screen that I use for outdoor moving nights, too. Just buy it.
James R PlayerJames R Player –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic… buy now! Won’t be disappointed!
We recently covered our porch and had an old projector so we got the idea to use it on the porch.. set it up and while it did good it was only a 1200 lumen so the picture would get washed out even with just turning the lights on.. seeing it with any daylight was 100% impossible!Started looking for a new unit that would be brighter but didn’t want to spend a ton since it is outside (although covered).Purchased this one and it is unbelievable.. the picture while not true HD is hard to tell the difference and it looks great!! The brightness is awesome as well.. I’m literally sitting here at 3:00 in the afternoon on a sunny day watching it.. now is it washed out some? Sure but you can see it which is truly unbelievable.. once it gets 5:30-6:00 there is no issues at all!Great projector don’t hesitate to buy!!
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Paul –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super bright picture
I need a bright projector a room with a lot of ambient light. I read a bunch of reviews in the sub $300 price range. This one came out on top pretty much all the time for its brightness in lit rooms. I have to say, it’s very bright. I returned an LED 5000-lumen projector because it wasn’t bright enough and there was no comparison in brightness. Not sure how they measured the 5000 lumens. I’d say this one is 5 times brighter. Bright. Bright. Bright. If you need bright, get this one. This has a longer throw so the image is smaller for my room, but at least it’s clear and bright in a lit room. You need about 11 feet to get an 80-inch image. I sent back the LED projector though it had some nice features: a lot more connection ports, much better stereo speakers and 1080p native resolution. But all that is somewhat meaningless if the picture isn’t bright. I guess it might have been fine in a dark room, but I didn’t have that option. The speaker on this is quite weak. Get some external speakers to plug in, it has a jack. Really, you need it. Amazon has some basic computer speakers for $10 that work fine unless you need good quality sound. Then buy something better.
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James R. Bender –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best value for 3600 lumens
I bought this projector for outdoor movies.Throw distance 22 feet gives a 7.5′ x 12.5′ screen.The manual and digital zoom feature allowed me to perfectly frame my screen.The brightness is good.. best picture is obviously in full darkness, but once tge sun has set, its decent for outside.Great value. Here are my negatives.1. After seeing 3600 lumens, i wish i could afford 4000-5000. I think it would give a much better picture at dusk. In summer, it’s 8:30/9:00 before decent darkness.2. This doesnt output 16:9.. it does 16:10. 4:3. Panoramic or stretch.3. Sound output options stink. Internal speaker or stereo output. I had to buy a $70 Bluetooth transmitter.4. Top and bottom keystone only.. means you have to be perfect at mounting your projector.5. Remote only works while pointing at front of unit.6. 1 x hdmi, and no usb power option.. we use roku stick, so i needed a plug.I would definitely recommend this projector.
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Luv2teech7 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
So EASY to use with FABULOUS clarity!
I use this in my classroom to allow me to keep students separated as the number of Covid cases has once again risen. I have never had a new projector, so I finally gave up and purchased one through Donors Choose. I wish I did this 7 years ago. I use it with an HDMI cord and my iMac. The clarity at about 30 feet projection onto a portable screen is amazing. This allows me to provide my students demonstrations without having them on top of me or each other. I originally wanted a different model, but I have to assume things happen as they should! We are in heaven with this!
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Amazon Customer –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not quality…broke in the first few months
I ordered 2 of these projectors to take to a school I run in Kenya, Africa. It is very hard to get good electronics at an affordable price, so I was hoping these would last for a long time. I very carefully wrapped them and carried them to Kenya. Within 2 months the bulb on one projector went bad. Since replacement bulbs are not available in Kenya, I had to wait for a volunteer to come over and bring us one. Then the second projector has stopped working completely. There is a broken piece in side that cannot be sourced in Kenya, and so now I’m stuck with a projector that doesn’t work, and the company hasn’t responded to my messages. I thought for sure that by ordering a “name brand” I would be getting something higher quality. I bought a cheaper projector that is not name brand, and it is holding up better. What a disappointing purchase with terrible customer service.
Ky –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read before you make the wrong purchase.
So I went and bought a Veratek 550 given the fact that it’s little brother has shown up on 4 or 5 different great reviews for projectors in 2021. The 550 did show up on one of them. I loved the slick look of the projector so I purchased it. It doesn’t support 4k after about 3 hours of watching it would start to get blurry and have delay on people talking. It was like watching one of those asian movies thats been englished dubbed, Also I want to add that the Veratek is no where close to 6500 lumens. . So I returned it and bought this viewsonic. Its 3600 lumens and its twice as bright. The picture is absolutely amazing. I haven’t had it long so a longevity test hasn’t been done yet. But so far I am impressed. 80 dollar difference and you are getting twice the projector. Don’t look any further. This one is pretty great. Srsly.
Reillybones –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality unit – easy to install
At the risk of sounding really ignorant I originally questioned why the ceiling mounting locations were on the bottom of the unit instead of the top. (This is my first projector and I wasn’t aware at the time one could display the picture in a variety of positions). There was no instruction in the quick start guide on how to change the display so it took a trip to the web site to get instruction on how to do this – now it makes sense but I would have preferred to have this instruction in the printed manuals included with the unit – OK, you can stop laughing now!
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Gilmore –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works well and we can recommend it
We use this on our outside covered patio on a white painted wall. It works great early evening but not during day – just not bright enough, which we expected based on reviews. Night time is perfect. We are watching videos from a macbook via HDMI and everything functions as promised. We stream the sound from the macbook to a blutooth speaker.If there was one thing that is a little off is that it projects a little bit red – noticeable in faces mostly. Tried all the settings for picture but none fix the reddish hue. Now keep in mind I am comparing the colour to the macbook while it streams which is flawless (and cost $2000) so maybe not a fair comp to a $400 projector.For what we paid, we love it. We do not leave it outside even though our patio is covered, we only bring it out when we watch movies (or TV). Overall, I can recommend it. And we have owned high end projectors in our home theaters that we have spent up to $3000 for. Technology has come a long way and the price has come way down. Sweet.
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Denise SmithDenise Smith –
5.0 out of 5 stars
This doesn’t disappoint!
This is fantastic and I used it at chistmas for out door Christmas movies. People drive by and would watch. I even had my neighbors come with their lsen chairs to watch a Christmas movie! It was crisp and clear and super easy to use. I plugged it into another speaker full full sound. It was a huge hit! Cant wait to have a movie night this summer with our neighbors. I wish it had a lense protector though. I kept the box, and store it in there. Honestly big bang for your dollar! I bought a grey see through type of screen, but a white sheet will work too. The remoted is easy to navigate. It took me 10 minutes to set up. Ran movies off my cell phone, then my lap top. It does not have a port for flash drives. No USB which is another little ding. But not enough to give it 4 stars. You have 1 HDMI port, 1 VGA port, 1 AUX port, and 1 for a micro USB, which nothing I had fit into it. You can use it for business, indoor/outdoor movies, or decorating. Game night in your garage for the guys! It offers rear projection too.
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John –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome brightness
I bought and off brand piece of Chinese junk that said it was 6200 lumens… what a joke. This Viewsonic said it was about half that much and is at least 6 times brighter. I have a big window and it was impossible to watch a movie until after full darkness with the other one, but this one I can watch movies all day long (now I need a big popcorn machine). I can’t say how great this machine is and easy to use. It took me about 10 seconds after I mounted it on the ceiling to get the screen flipped and everything adjusted without ever opening the manual. It is simply a great product for my home theater setup. I use the PC connection and do not use audio from the device. The fan is really quite, and it does blow a little warm air, but not too much. I definitely recommend this product as it is an incredible value and is super bright!
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Rain –
4.0 out of 5 stars
IT IS INCORRECT ON THE DISTANCE TO SIZE RATIO!!
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First of all, I am a real buyer and not some professional buyer that is getting paid to give an item 5 stars. THE PROS- The projector is clear. You can even see it fairly well with the lights on/daytime. The cooling fan for the projector is quiet and it doesn’t get that hot at all. Lots of things inside the menu that you can adjust.THE CONS- I first bought a cheap projector($79) in the beginning and it projects BIGGER in shorter distance than this VIEWSONIC. I was disappointed how it did NOT project that big. The color is a little bit off, not true to the original picture that is coming from(dvd, iPad, etc.). The sound is NOT loud at all. You’ll need to hook up an external speaker. FINAL RATING: Clear picture, needs lots of room/ distance to make the picture bigger, color is off no matter how you adjust it. Over all, it’s a decent projector.This is my second week of owning it. Hopefully it will last a long time.
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Thomas J. Gale –
5.0 out of 5 stars
You Get the Brightness and Clarity you Pay For
Sure it cost more than the mini LED projectors that have exploded on the market these days. I am an artist who needs an easy method of quickly transferring scaled up lines onto large canvases and thinking I could get by with a less expensive alternative (tech is supposed to be both cheap and high quality these days isn’t it?) I tried a few of those mini projectors that claim to have bright images and super clear projection. None of them worked for me. In the past I worked in a large theater doing countless set ups for meetings, lectures, and presentations and we always invested in the highest quality projection units possible on our budget like BenQ, Panasonic, and Epson. So after being frustrated with cheaper alternatives, I purchased this ViewSonic PA503X and knew immediately upon set up that I had finally purchased the unit that was what I needed to get my work done. Image is bright and sharp at 3800 lumens and I can project clearly defined drawing transfers now for all my larger canvases. The fan is not particularly loud or annoying and the unit is compact and lightweight enough to be easily supported on a pedestal that I put together with foamcore panels. This unit may have been initially more costly, but finally I have a projector that does exactly what I need it to do and it set up quickly right out of the box. I would recommend ViewSonic projectors highly not only for artists but also for teachers and small business folks who need to present in a room with fairly high ambient light.
5 people found this helpful
Pc Guard Technology –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent image !
This projector has an excellent picture quality.With the HD resolution we achieve a nice 120″ screen size.Bright colors, crystal clear text, and the details on movies, and soccer games are outstanding..!!Very happy with this purchase
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Velvet –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful image quality
We had a ViewSonic before this one, and it lasted nine years, during which we watched at least a move twice a week, and I also surfed to watch a lot of YouTube videos. We loved our old ViewSonic, and we love this new one, too. The colors on the projection screen are crisp, luminous and warm at the same time. My husband got it out of the box and between the moment he called up to me to ask “how about a movie” and my finishing up whatever I was doing and walking down to join him, he had the machine out of the box and hooked up. It was that easy. We use a laptop with a DVD player in it to play movies. The only thing left to do now is to unscrew the old one and put the new one on the ceiling bracket. We also hooked up the external sound system in no time.I want to mention that we tried several LED lighted projectors of different price ranges before coming back to buy this one, as we hoped LED would be a more energy friendly choice. Turns out the colors on the LED lit ones were horribly cold, mostly in the blue/black range and also all of them had terribly loud fans systems on them, both criteria on which we don’t want to make concessions. We like to hear the soundtrack without straining our ears to filter out the noise of the cooling system. This ViewSonic is quiet and I cannot say enough of its awesome colors.We both are very pleased with our new projector and look forward to years of entertainment.If you like my review and found it helpful, thanks for letting me know!
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Kurbsyde –
4.0 out of 5 stars
What do you expect?
My first flat screen CRT PC Monitor was a Viewsonic and I still have it, and it still works (I don’t use it unless I am working on older pcs now, but was built so good, It does indeed still work and worth taking up space in my house). That being said, when I finally pulled the trigger on buying a front projector, I was happy to spend $300 on one with 800×600 resolution, which is not HD, but what I’ve wanted since I was young in 1996 and which at that time would have cost well beyond a few thousand. I have a 55″ 4K tv and 47″ HD tv for gaming, so I wasn’t looking for a HUGE HD 4K display, just an experience like that of when I went to the theaters as a kid and this delivered it. Picture brightness is GREAT, 800×600 as expected, but my only issue is with the sound.UPDATE: had some issues with having to unplug power when plugging new signals into the HDMI, it would red light flash.But actually, that would be like plugging a monitor into a PC while it’s running, not a good idea, so yeah.UPDATED UPDATE: Just got the WXGA and LOVE IT!!!Only issue is that I kept the same setup as the SVGA, so I need to Zoom Out, and at times it will return to zoomed in, most likely either the Roku, HDMI switch or links between them all?Had issues with the SVGA when I first got it, and figured it out, so hopefully this isn’t an issue?Will Update again.Better be able to watch the Championship game on Sunday,,, Go Pack!!!!!
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Marisol –
1.0 out of 5 stars
After about two years it stopped working: won’t buy from this company again
Originally the main issue I had with the projector was that the remote being annoying, and that unlike projectors I have previously had, you can only adjust the size of the screen by physically moving the projector.Now I am immensely disappointed because I thought this projector would be a great investment for at least the next 5 years seeing as I should only really have to replace the lamp/bulb from time to time. Recently it wouldn’t turn on and none of the lights would flash, so I contacted customer support and while they were kind they were entirely unhelpful. The unit I purchased about 2 years ago was refurbished, they stated they only covered issues with it up to 30 days. Fair enough, they did state that the issue was most likely the lamp. Honestly though, there are so many companies that do have warranties, but if you really have an issue with their product they fix it. Example: I bought a backpack from Teton and had an issue with the straps, I emailed their customer support team about my problem and while they technically didn’t have to help me because I purchase it off amazon, they did anyway and sent new straps. One of the reasons I chose this projector in the first place was because I looked into this company and I had a monitor from them a few years ago. I could have chosen a cheaper unit with a random name from China, but I thought Viewsonic was the way to go. I am sure that they can’t just afford to, as a company, repair every issue without cost like you could with a backpack, but I really thought if something ever did happen they would be more helpful or something. (side note: they were kind, not helpful)So I hoped on the internet and taught myself how to replace the lamp, I replaced the lamp and my unit worked for about 4 hrs and then once I turned it off to move it to my room I heard a sinister popping/crackling noise which can’t be good and now it won’t turn on again.Frankly, just don’t buy this unit, because there are better projectors, with better speakers, better customer service, and better remotes. I bought a Wimius about 4 years ago that is going strong in the care of my older sister and that projector is incredible.Pros: great color, keystone correction, quiet unit, and light weight/portableCons: terrible audio quality, bad remote, lack luster customer help, and you can’t go into the settings and set the size you want the screen to be.All that to say that I am just disappointed and frustrated, I can’t afford to have it repaired or buy a new unit, so I am just projector-less. As dramatic as this sounds, I will never buy another product from Viewsonic again.
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AYBAYB –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great image but need external speaker
I was looking for a projector for a kid’s outdoor birthday party. I first bought a cheaper ($100) one, but that one was a dud so had to find another one fast. Finally decided on this one.The image is great indoor and outdoor. It’s bright enough that we can watch movies during the day in a bright room (we have several high windows in the great room that have no cover), but definitely better when it is dark.We connect the Firestick on the HDMI and have a bluetooth speaker connected to the Firestick (can also connect the speaker using a 3.5mm audio cable).The speaker as others noted is not great. On my kid’s bday party we couldn’t connect it to our external speaker (turned out the audio cable we had was faulty, and I had a brain fart and didn’t think to connect the bluetooth speaker to the firestick directly), and the sound was super low, you can barely hear it.We have only have this projector for a month, so I’m not sure about durability. But we have used it a lot and have been happy with the purchase.
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Cozette –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Since it can’t do what I need it to do for my dad I have to return 🙁
My dad needed something in his office to be able to project from a laptop with clients. I almost went with a cheap projector but then after a little research I realized I would need a more expensive one so he could project with the lights on. I found this, and from photos and reviews it looked perfect. Especially the part that says, “Packed with 3,600 lumens and a high contrast ratio, this projector produces bright images in nearly any environment.” However …. it just doesn’t really work how we need it to. When the lights are on you can see the picture, but it is too faint. With the lights off this projector is beautiful. Sadly, that’s not what it is needed for.Even worse, I went through the trouble of ordering a tripod projector screen, projector stand, laser pointer, etc. And now they all have to be returned. I think he will be better off just connecting his laptop to a TV through HDMI so that it will be clear, bright, and not faint with the lights on.If my apartment wasn’t so small I would love to have this to project movies on the wall! Also super cool is from other reviewer’s photos where they project movies outside. So all in all, this is an amazing projector. Except that it cannot show clearly with the lights on. From the description I thought that would be possible. Since it can’t do what I need it to do for my dad I have to return 🙁
3 people found this helpful
Dwayne Lock –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Projector for a great price.
This projector is working way better than I thought it would based on the price. We are using in a large Buildng with a throw of at least 25 feet and the picture is clear vivid and bright.
Adam and Liz Orton –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Demonstrates the importance of other factors besides resolution
I bought this for my home theater. I noticed the resolution was not any where near 1080p but I decided to purchase it due to other factors including: brightness, contrast ratio, price, menu options, and lamp life.I have owned 4K projectors before that had terrible contrast and brightness. This projector proves that resolution alone is not an important factor for a home theater projector.The total price is absolutely unbeatable. Images look bright and vivid, and you can easily see every shade of gray needed in a scenario where you’re watching a movie.There’sa feature that allows you to reduce lamp brightness (which is super helpful in a home theater where sometimes too much brightness is a bad thing (and said feature allows the lamp to run for approximately 15,000 – comparable to newer LED projectors, but with far better image quality.If you don’t have enough money to afford an expensive 4K home theater projector but still want super high image quality, this projector is your Huckleberry.
One person found this helpful
Dr. Farid Rooh –
2.0 out of 5 stars
I would not buy again.
It only has top and bottom page correction. My old one from them I could adjust all corners. This one only tilts it up and down. Can’t adjust the back legs, so screen shows crooked. They discontinued my old one unfortunately.