Portable Business Projectors

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Portable Business Projectors by Manufacturer

Boxlight

Your Cost $658.52

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 100 ANSI lumens brightness
• 300:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input
• Weighs only 1lb!!

• Resolution 800 x 600 SVGA
• Brightness 3000 Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 2000 :1

• Brightness 3500 Lumens
• Resolution 1024 x 768 True XGA
• Contrast Ratio 2100 :1
• Aspect Ratio 4:3

• Brightness 4000 Lumens (Standard)
• Resolution 1024 x 768 True XGA
• Contrast Ratio 2100 :1
• Aspect Ratio 4:3

Your Cost $1199.37

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2600 ANSI lumens brightness
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• 2 RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) inputs

Your Cost $1399.45

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2100 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

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Canon

Your Cost $822.48

• Native XGA Resolution (1024 x 768)
• 2000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $982.47

• Native XGA Resolution (1024 x 768)
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $987.98

• Native XGA Resolution (1024 x 768)
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $789.27

• Native XGA Resolution (1024 x 768)
• 1500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $2449.15

• Native XGA Resolution (1024 x 768)
• 4000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1000:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

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Hitachi

• Resolution 1024 X 768
• Aspect ratio Native 4:3
• Brightness 2,000 ANSI lumens

• Resolution 1024 X 768
• Aspect ratio Native 4:3
• Brightness 2,200 ANSI lumens

• Resolution 1024 X 768
• Aspect ratio Native 4:3
• Brightness 2,000 ANSI lumens

Your Cost $1169.37

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) and component video inputs

• Resolution: 1024 x 768
• Brightness Normal Mode 2600 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 500:1

Your Cost $899.64

• 2,600 ANSI Lumens
• Native XGA Resolution
• Contrast ratio - 500 : 1
• Component / Composite/ S-Video Inputs

Your Cost $1099.74

• Brightness: 2,600 ANSI lumens
• Resolution - RGB 1024 Dots X 768 Lines
• Networkable/Wireless: RJ-45, SD wireless card
• Contrast ratio: 500:1

Your Cost $867.91

• Resolution 1024 x 768
• Brightness 3,000 ANSI lumens
• Contrast ratio 400 : 1

Your Cost $1198.65

• Brightness: 3,000 ANSI lumens
• Resolution - RGB 1024 Dots X 768 Lines
• Contrast ratio: 400:1

Your Cost $759.22

• Resolution 1024 x 768
• Brightness 2,500 ANSI lumens
• Contrast ratio 500 : 1

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Infocus

Your Cost $982.76

• Resolution XGA 1024x768
• Brightness: 1800 max ANSI lumens
• Contrast Ratio: 1100 : 1
• 1 DVI Input

• Native Resolution 800 x 600
• Brightness 2500 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 2000:1

• Native Resolution 1024 x 768
• Brightness 2500 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 2000:1
• Native Aspect 4:3

• Native Resolution 1280x800
• Brightness 2500 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 2000:1
• Native Aspect 16:10

Your Cost $638.32

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $785.47

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $982.56

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1400:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

Your Cost $1199.24

• Native 1280 x 800 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1400:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

Your Cost $1099.54

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1400:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

Your Cost $1566.29

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• DVI input

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Mitsubishi

Your Cost $585.37

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 1800 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1699.98

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2600 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1089.65

• Resolution 1024 x 768
• Brightness/Lumens 3000 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio 2000 : 1
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1669.55

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1329.79

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 1500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $852.37

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1055.36

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1942.16

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3100 ANSI lumens brightness
• 400:1 contrast ratio
• DVI (w/HDCP) and RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) inputs

Your Cost $3765.67

• Native 1400 x 1050 resolution
• 3100 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• DVI (w/HDCP) and RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) inputs

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NEC

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• Resolution Native SVGA 800 x 600
• Light Output (lumens) 2000 normal
• Contrast Ratio 600:1
• Weight 6.4 lbs

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• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• DVI (w/HDCP) input

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• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) and DVI-I inputs

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• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) and DVI-I inputs

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• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2700 ANSI lumens brightness
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) and HDMI inputs

Your Cost $899.51

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1198.85

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2600 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $1329.63

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1600:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $487.65

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 2000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1200:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $613.42

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2100 ANSI lumens brightness
• 1300:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

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Optoma

Your Cost $993.52

• Native 16:9 aspect ratio and WXGA resolution
• Brightness of 2500 lumens and a 2500:1 contrast ratio
• Elegant design and ultra-portable 3.2 pounds
• Connections include: HDMI, VGA-In, S-Video, Composite Video, USB, Audio-In

Your Cost $926.55

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $993.62

• Native 1024x768 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• HDMI input
• Ultra-portable at 3.2 lbs!

Your Cost $598.21

• Native 800x600 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $774.29

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $895.34

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2700 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $1227.73

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Presentation friendly IR remote with laser pointer

Your Cost $825.58

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio
• RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) input

Your Cost $695.97

• Native 800 x 600 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2000:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $1064.49

• Native 1024x768 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• HDMI input
• Ultra-portable at 3.2 lbs!

Your Cost $792.45

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2200 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $988.59

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2700 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Ultra-portable at 4.4 lbs!

Your Cost $1646.78

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 3500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio
• DVI (w/HDCP) input

Your Cost $1499.55

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 4000 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2500:1 contrast ratio (full on/off)
• DVI w/HDCP input
• Fully featured wireless remote with laser pointer and mouse controls

Your Cost $987.99

• Native 1024 x 768 resolution
• 2500 ANSI lumens brightness
• 2200:1 contrast ratio
• DVI (w/HDCP) input

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ASK Proxima

• Brightness: 2500 ANSI lumens
• Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3

• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
• Brightness: 2500 ANSI lumens

• Aspect Ratio: 16:10
• Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
• Brightness: 2500 ANSI lumens

• 1800 ANSI lumens
• 1100:1 Contrast Ratio
• Aspect Ratio 4:3 standard

• 2500 ANSI Lumens
• 1800:1 Contrast Ratio
• Aspect Ratio 4:3

Your Cost $955.37

• Native Resolution XGA 1024 x 768
• Contrast Ratio 1400:1
• Aspect Ratio 4:3 Native Aspect Ratio
• Brightness 2500 max ANSI lumens

Your Cost $1198.23

• Native Resolution WXGA 1024 x 768
• Contrast Ratio 1400:1
• Aspect Ratio 4:3 Native Aspect Ratio
• Brightness 2500 max ANSI lumens

Your Cost $1079.45

• Native Resolution XGA 1024 x 768
• Contrast Ratio 1400:1
• Aspect Ratio 4:3 Native Aspect Ratio
• Brightness 3000 max ANSI lumens

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Sanyo

Your Cost $799.95

• True XGA (1024 x 768) Resolution
• 2500 ANSI Lumens brightness
• 450:1 Contrast Ratio
• 2 RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) inputs

Your Cost $861.52

• True XGA (1024 x 768) Resolution
• 3000 ANSI Lumens brightness
• 450:1 Contrast Ratio
• 2 RGB (15-pin mini D-Sub) inputs

Your Cost $1059.98

• True WXGA Resolution (1280 x 800)
• 2000 ANSI Lumens
• Weighs less than 7.1 Pounds
• Ultra-Compact, Fully Portable

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Home theater projectors generally are 16:9 (widescreen) native resolution, although some home theater video projectors are 4:3 native and 16:9 compatible. When building a home theater, never underestimate the importance of purchasing a screen with the proper fabric for home theater. We highly recommend da-lite high contrast cinema vision for tensioned screens or the High contrast matte white for non-tensioned screens. Click here to view our selection of video projector screens.

When choosing a home theater video projector you must consider a few parameters:

A: Screen size and Distance . Many people think bigger is better, This is not completely true. If your home theater screen is to large it will be similar to sitting in the front row of a movie theater. General screen sizes would be 92 inch diagonal  ( 45 x 80) for 11 to 13 ft distance .  106 inch diagonal ( 52x 92) for 14 to 17 feet and 119 diagonal for  18 to 24 ft.

When deciding on the screen you must consider that the bigger the projection screen, the more power (ansi rating ) and higher resolution will be required to achieve the same quality as a smaller screen and therefore higher projector cost to achieve the a same result.

B: Resolution:  The best resolution available (in a realistic price range)  is generally 1280x720 in a native 16,9 widescreen format. 1366 x 1024 in 4:3 ratio which results in basically the same resolution when playing a DVD or HDTV.   If you are only running a 92 inch diagonal screen you may  be very happy with a  1024 x 576 or 964 x 544 projector however if you were to use the lower resolution on a larger screen you will may not be happy with the final result.

C: Brightness: Generally home theater projectors range from 700 to 1100 ansi lumens ( please note that data DLP projectors will quote numbers substantially higher however when fed a video signal may reduce to as much as half,) In most case around 1000 ansi is more then enough for most installations.

D: USE. If you are only going to use the video projector for viewing of movies and HDTV then 1000 ansi will be more then enough, however of you plan on watching a lot of sports with the lights on you will need closer to 2000 ansi lumens minimum. These numbers are based on a 106 inch diagonal ( 52 x 92) screen.

E: DLP or LCD. Both technologies have pros and cons.  As a general rule , when dealing in low budget, LCD is a better choice as low price DLP units suffer from weak colors and rainbow effect. Do not buy a DLP with a 2 speed wheel unless you enjoy rainbows and headaches.  For a few dollars more you can pick up a proper 4 speed DLP video projector with a 5 segment color wheel.

Good LCD projectors for home theater are limited to very few units  such as the Panasonic 700 , Sanyo PLVZ3 which have little or no "screen door" and provide very good color accuracy.   There is also some very nice very nice high power lcd video  projectors such as the PLV70 or Christie lw25 which run  a true 2200 ansi lumens.

F: Video projector position: All projectors have a throw distance which they must be placed from the screen. This varies on model and can be determined using a "throw chart" . Generally a projector will be 12 to 15  ft from a 106 inch Diagonal screen on the average projector. Some units offer "short throw lenses" however this is only a few units.  Long throw lenses are pricey ($2000 +)  upgrades and only available for higher end units.

G: BUDGET; The most important factor is choosing a home theater  video projector is budget. All of the above factors to be considered come down to how much you want to spend.  You cannot put a 200 inch screen on your wall and buy a thousand dollar projector and get a good picture, or even a reasonable picture. However for 1000 to 1500 you can get a starter projector which will do a nice job on a 92 inch screen. As your budget increases there is increase in quality up to around $5000 or 6000. After that you are throwing money out the window as anything above that price is simply "marketing" . The only exception to this is when you get to super power units where you are running 4000 ansi which is more suited for screens 150 to 200 inches.

Several high end stores etc will try to convince you to buy tons of equipment for your theater to improve picture. These include scalers and de-interlacers etc. These are generally a waste of money as HDTV does not require any modification and any good home theater projector will already be prepared to upconvert your progressive scan dvd player signals for proper display

Video cable: Quality of video cable is important but there is no reason to spend hundred of dollars on a component video cable. If they call it an "interconnect" you are getting ripped off. There are several brands of cables available such as Monster, Phoenix Gold, A/R etc which are reasonable priced and do an excellent job. Don't be too cheap but don't pay thru the nose. You can actually make your own cables using quad shied RG6 however it is not worth the hassle unless you already have the crimpers or you require long runs as component cables over 25 ft have to be custom made and are rather pricey.

PROJECTION SCREEN: DO NOT SKIMP ON A SCREEN: A good screen is critical for your home theater. A good screen will last you years and several projectors. If you have a limited budget, you are much better off getting a lesser projector with a good screen as you can upgrade your projector later as pricing drops and features increase.

The best screens a permanently mounted on the wall. They are well below $700 for a good "permwall" with very good fabric such as the HCCV by da-lite. These screens increase in cost as you change the "fanciness" of the border however the fabric, and therefore picture quality, will not change as price goes up.

Tensioned Electric: A tensioned electric screen is the best in electric roll up screens however the cost for a 106" runs around $1800 for a Tensioned cosmopolitan electrol with HCCV fabric. The price increases if you want trap doors that open etc.

Un-tensioned electric: If you want an electric screen but are budget conscious that you may want to go for a Da-lite cosmopolitan electrol with a HCMW fabric. Cost of this is under $800.

Manual Pulldown. If you are severally budget conscious and want a simple pulldown screen , Look at a Model B with CSR for around $300 for a 106" with High contrast matte white fabric.

If you are extremely budget conscious (at this point the word cheap comes to mind) you can simply grab a model B without CSR ( controlled spring return ) for around $200.

If you find 200 is still too much for a screen, time to consider a bed sheet and using a flashlight for a projector, Hand puppets can be quite entertaining.