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Get the right projector for your needs

By Nat Asherg


Projectors provide the ultimate home theater experience. Nothing else comes as close to truly re-creating the viewing experience of a movie theater. Imagine the bewitching beauty of Avatar's planet Pandora spread out before you. Or a close-up shot of Jeff Beck's fingers coaxing delicate harmonics out of his Stratocaster. Picture a 240-pound linebacker barreling straight at you. Or a video game villain swinging a sword big enough to splinter your coffee table. Projectors deliver all that and more - images bursting with cinematic detail and color across a larger-than-life screen measured in feet, not inches.

Technology maturation has made projectors far more portable than they used to be. Portable projectors, weighing from 3 to 8 lbs., have smaller footprints than the typical laptop, and tiny pocket or "pico" projectors can weigh in at under a pound, though they are not as bright as larger projectors. It is important to bear in mind that the quality of the PowerPoint or other document makes a big difference in the quality of the image projected. A great projector can't save low-resolution graphics from looking low-res, even when they're enlarged for a big screen.

If you have a home theater room that is very dark, a projector with a lumens rating of under 1,500 will tend to provide an adequate picture. Media presentations given in dim light typically require about 1,500 to 2,000 lumens, and a room with regular ambient lighting may require a projector with over 2,000 lumens to provide a good picture.

LCD technology: LCD technology is generally favorable due to its superior color accuracy. LCD is also a must-have if your presentations are color sensitive due to color-coded diagrams, or graphic-design centered. The final must-have "feature" really isn't a feature at all. Do not forget to order a spare bulb for your projector, or you could be forced to scrap an important presentation or wait while someone chases down a spare.

The size and form factor of a digital projector can also be important to consider. If you have a projector shelf in your home theater, you may be limited by the dimensions of that space. It is also possible to find portable digital projectors for business use. These projectors often lack the very high lumens and resolutions of larger models, but they can be very convenient if you travel a lot and give presentations on the road.




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