After researching the Optoma HD20 for last month my wife has finally jumped on board but now want one that if she wants to take it out back and watch a movie with the neighbors I can do it for her.
My dilemma is I have also been looking at the Viewsonic Pro8100 the last couple days and it seems to have a lot more adjustments.I know the Viewsonic weighs 16lbs and the Optoma hd20 is only 7lbs but now I need one thats a lot more mobile and adjustable but she whats to stick to the 1300.00 range.
Optoma HD20-1700 ANSI lumens/contrast-4000:1
Veiwsonic Pro8100-1,000 ANSI lumens/13000:1 (typ)

Will these numbers make much of a difference or are these just numbers.

Any thoughts

After researching the Optoma HD20 for last month my wife has finally jumped on board but now want one that if she wants to take it out back and watch a movie with the neighbors I can do it for her.
My dilemma is I have also been looking at the Viewsonic Pro8100 the last couple days and it seems to have a lot more adjustments.I know the Viewsonic weighs 16lbs and the Optoma hd20 is only 7lbs but now I need one thats a lot more mobile and adjustable but she whats to stick to the 1300.00 range.
Optoma HD20-1700 ANSI lumens/contrast-4000:1
Veiwsonic Pro8100-1,000 ANSI lumens/13000:1 (typ)

Will these numbers make much of a difference or are these just numbers.

Any thoughts

Brighter is better for outside because of non ideal lighting conditions. The best black levels aren't that important. I would check out the Epson 6100 but the Optoma HD20 might work as well.