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Originally Posted by rvaidyan /forum/post/18194389
Hi folks!
I promised a friend that I would steer him to the best possible deal on a cheap portable projector to use primarily for presentations with pictures and occasional video.
He does several presentations around town on his travelogues and sought my advice on an inexpensive projector that he can carry around to schools when he does the presentations.
Any advice on what would provide the best bang for the buck?
Thanks a lot, folks.
To be honest, I'm not exactly sure why people are recommending you HD projectors... One thing you need to remember about HD projectors is they are for High Definition projections, or in other words Home Theater usage. HT usage also implies that general lumens are inadequate or barely bright enough for presentations, especially at low end models such as the HD70 with 1,000 lumens.
Second of all, you must keep in mind that manufacturers label of lumens are usually a bit higher (sometimes a lot higher) marked than the actual projection when it comes to real calibration of lumen brightness. Therefore a 1,000 lumen projector may only project at 500 - 700, depending on the setting you set it at and so on.
Thirdly, as mentioned in point one, why would you use a HD projector for business presentations. In most presentation settings you don't want to keep the room too dark in avoidance to people falling asleep, second of all you want to keep a degree of brightness for people to take notes and what not. Thirdly, most presentation rooms have problems with ambient light coming from outside, HENSE, you tend to need higher lumens for your projector.
So I conclude, please stay away from HD projectors if you're looking to actually present something for people to see!
In your price range, I would recommend 2 choices:
BenQ MP626:
Price around $650 dollars (probably find cheaper locally, contact a distributor) ProjectorPeople.com or something.
2,700 lumens
3:000:1 contrast ratio
USB port (easy access usage)
Wired networking
More specs:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-MP626.htm
BenQ MP515:
Price under $600 dollars (again, probably cheaper if you talk to a distributor)
2,500 lumens
2,600:1 contrast ratio
More specs:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-MP515.htm
Here is the HD70 for your reference and comparison:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-HD70.htm
Please do not buy a HD projector if you are going to use it for business presenation purposes, you are going to regret... I can't believe people have been advising you to do so.... If you don't believe me go talk to a real distributor and see what he says, when he hears you want to use an HD projector he will give you the same advise as I have here... Hope you havent' made your decision yet!
Good luck!