Best Multimedia Projectors for Video

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Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector

$740.00 Est. at Amazon

from TurtlePerson2, www.newegg.com
and blu-ray videos look great on it.
from www.amazon.com
i've owned this for a month now, and have used it for about 30 hours of video and computer browsing.
from Zak, www.newegg.com
it's a whole different experience to play video games on a huge screen, and it's also cool to have an in-home theater.
from www.amazon.com
when playing cable i have it connected via s-video.
from www.amazon.com
i never had any experience with a movie projector before this one, except for trying to watch movies in a video beam school projector, which was awful.

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Positives: Great Image Quality, Quiet Operation, Easy To Use, Native Resolution: 1280 x 720

2 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for VIDEO

Optoma EP721

$628.00 Est. at Amazon

from Iri from Afghanistan, www.circuitcity.com
will be better if it have a hd plug and rca plug sow i can conect to my xbox ,,,good thing is that it has a s-video plug i liked good for the price
from www.bestbuy.com
if you can live with that, then this a great option to the $2000 models that are floating around out there for entertainment.i have the cable hooked to the projector by s-video and the dvd hooked to
from from, www.circuitcity.com
all i needed a video adaptor (available at the apple store) and i was up an running within 5 minutes.
from www.amazon.com
we haven't tried the projector with a video source yet but it seems like the deficit in yellow may be an issue for some movies.
from www.amazon.com
it has keystone correction, full remote with laser and supports a wide range of resolutions with support for a variety of video input connections including regular vga as well as digital with dvi-i

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Positives: Good Image Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Brightness, Native Resolution: 800 x 600

3 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for VIDEO

Dell M109s DLP Projector

$368.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
i only recommend this projector for watching movies in a dark room and playing video games.
from lt.dell.com
reviewdigital cameras and video cameras often come with a standard screw size in the bottom of it for a tripod.
from lt.dell.com
supports component video (via component-to-vga adapter).
from www.amazon.com
picture quality with a vga cable to the 360 is great, much better than with the standard video connector.
from www.amazon.com
it's also fun to project movies on the bedroom wall, but remember, the brightness is 50 lumens, and your standard video projector is about 2,000, so you want total darkness and it's still not the same

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Positives: Easy To Use, Multiple Features, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 858 x 600

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for VIDEO

Samsung SP-P 400 B Pocket Imager DLP Projector

$606.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's also great addition for a party, i can display some images or video clips on the wall with music from my computer.
from www.amazon.com
alright it took me a while to buy this thing i had to look around see some videos on youtube about it...
from www.amazon.com
i saw the 1st video review on tiger direct and it does exactly as they said it would.
from www.amazon.com
it's bright enough you can play videogames i've been using it for wii games since i can't use lcds or plasmas.
from www.amazon.com
however, given the low price, the great quality, the eliminated consumable cost of $300 bulbs, this project is perfect for presentations and other low-res work like video conferencing.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Image Quality, Great Brightness, Native Resolution: 800 x 600

5 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for VIDEO

ViewSonic 2500 Lumens DLP Projector

$1,035.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
for badcat, the composite is your video (rca) you can also use a hdmi to s-video modulator...dont ever use the vga port unless you are hooking a copmuter up to it, but yeah you can also get a
from www.tigerdirect.com
all that i want to do is decimate legions of zombies in dead rising in a movie-size format ;) i noticed that this one doesn't have component video or hdmi, so how do you hook it up to your 360?
from bvrev.compusa.com
video games look great and so do dvds when using a 1080i dvd upconverter player (very noticable difference vs a regular dvd player).
from www.tigerdirect.com
i was a little bummed about the limited number of inputs in the back, but s-video, composite, and vga gets the job done.
from www.tigerdirect.com
also if you have problems with rainbows or dlp motion blur headaches look for lcd or 5 time speed wheel dlp , this projetor has real problems with dark action video and is not a good gamming .but

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Positives: Excellent Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 1024 x 768

Optoma HD65 DLP Projector

$1,019.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
80% of your video games will look horrible on a large screen( mine is 110" and gta4 looks like its on ps1)overall i definetly reccomend this projector.
from www.amazon.com
this projector was mainly purchased for movies and video games.
from www.amazon.com
currently i run the video leads through the projector and the sound leads through my surround sound system.
from gdelappa, www.newegg.com
don't expect too much from video lower than 1280 by 720; this projector gives its best with hd videos in term of picture quality - the image is just so perfect.
from www.amazon.com
i spent 330 to get a ht receiver that has tru pass through hdmi and switching for other video connections...to reduce the cables that need to go to the projector.

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 1280 x 720

Panasonic PT AX200U LCD Projector

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from www.amazon.com
my brother came over the following weekend with his sony playstation 3 and we ran one of his videogames through the hdmi cable into the projector to see if we could tell a difference - whoa,
from www.amazon.com
i do video production and i can't use it to accurately monitor the color and luminance levels of my photoshop projects and video projects, but it's nice when you want to just sit back on the couch
from www.amazon.com
i have hooked up both a ps3 (hdmi) and dvd player (s-video) to it, and they work great.
from www.amazon.com
color and contrast are fine to me, but i'm not a video or audiophile, so i can't go into great detail about what is good or bad about the picture quality.
from www.amazon.com
we have a 8 foot piece of polywall for a screen, and the room gets filtered light in the day, and we use an s-video feed for the direct tv (not hd yet!), an hdmi cable for the movies...and despite

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Positives: Great Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation

Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080

$2,165.00 Est. at Amazon

from Clint DeBoer, audioholics
it's stated 50,000:1 contrast ratio may be a bit overstated in terms of real-world numbers, but you can bet that with their new d7 panels with c2fine (a new inorganic substrate that uses 12-bit video
from lt.dell.com
5 [ratingof] 5 reviewed by: tdsimpkins title: great projector date:?may 13, 2009 pros:?music & movies reviewi'm moderately tech oriented - but no video/audiophile.
from lt.dell.com
pros:?music & movies reviewi'm moderately tech oriented - but no video/audiophile.
from lt.dell.com
ps3 has never been this awesome share this review: review?2?for?epson powerlite home cinema 720 projector overall: 5 [ratingof] 5 reviewed by: tdsimpkins
from Rukollya, www.newegg.com
cons: only composite video, s-video, and vga (dsub) inputs, but i knew that when i bought it.

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Brightness, Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Epson S5

$545.00 Est. at Amazon

from Eastwood from Tampa, www.circuitcity.com
i gave it lower marks in compatibility simply because it only supports one component video and one s video hookup.
from bigisbad from Kansas, www.circuitcity.com
the epson powerlite s5 creates an incredible high resolution image, even usingjust a video cable direct from another video output.
from www.newegg.com
it’s perfect for videos and presentations.
from www.amazon.com
i'm pretty picky about video displays, but this projector passes the test.
from www.amazon.com
i have only had the opportunity to use the projector once for my class so far, although i have run various tests at home both with the power point, and a little video.

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Positives: Excellent Image Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Brightness, Native Resolution: 800 x 600

Epson EX50 Projector

$500.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
hung it upside down and used the rgb input and the s-video input.
from www.amazon.com
a few days later, i needed to present a video clip to an audience.
from www.amazon.com
this unit does have a usb connection for your computer, but i used the vga cable that came with the unit, and s-video for playing games/dvd's etc.
from www.amazon.com
it has all the inputs i needed it to have (2 types of monitor connections, s-video, regular video {yellow, red and white conectors}, usb, and even a monitor out function).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Image Quality, Nice Brightness, Native Resolution: 1024 x 768

BenQ W500

$1,178.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
summary: this is a great budget projector that has some of the best video processing at any price point.
from Frank, www.newegg.com
i hooked up my pc to it using hdmi cable and watch dvds, videos, slide shows, and hd television with it.
from Joel, www.newegg.com
i've noticed very little in the way of video noise, jaggies, artifacts, and whatever else occasionally happens when a display isn't processing video well.
from AllHookedUp, www.newegg.com
well, she was right, with the hdmi port on the back and 720p video games look amazing, and also movies are wonderful.
from Boombotz, www.newegg.com
all the video input ports i will ever need.

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Quiet Operation, Easy To Use, Native Resolution: 1280 x 720

Panasonic PT-AX200 LCD Projector

$1,073.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my brother came over the following weekend with his sony playstation 3 and we ran one of his videogames through the hdmi cable into the projector to see if we could tell a difference - whoa,
from www.amazon.com
i do video production and i can't use it to accurately monitor the color and luminance levels of my photoshop projects and video projects, but it's nice when you want to just sit back on the couch
from www.amazon.com
i have hooked up both a ps3 (hdmi) and dvd player (s-video) to it, and they work great.
from www.amazon.com
color and contrast are fine to me, but i'm not a video or audiophile, so i can't go into great detail about what is good or bad about the picture quality.
from www.amazon.com
we have a 8 foot piece of polywall for a screen, and the room gets filtered light in the day, and we use an s-video feed for the direct tv (not hd yet!), an hdmi cable for the movies...and despite

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Positives: Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Nice Image Quality, Native Resolution: 1280 x 720

Optoma EP727 XGA 2200 lumens DLP Multimedia Data

$720.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
we did not use the dvi input for this show, but i tried it with my home computer (which has a dvi video out) and the projector image looked especially sharp.
from www.amazon.com
i use it for slide shows and video projections, as well as showing hdtv.
from www.amazon.com
can't yet judge this projector until i use an hd or blu-ray media and player with dvi or s-video connections (no budget for that at this time).

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Nice Brightness, Multiple Features, Native Resolution: 1024 x 768

Epson EX70 Projector

$700.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
with macos, setup was as easy as plugging in the video and usb cables.
from www.amazon.com
video is smooth and sharp.
from www.amazon.com
i have spent the last two weeks playing video games (midnight club racing: los angeles) watching blu-ray movies (night at the museum), and watching off-the-air hd signals from my computer.
from www.amazon.com
i have used quite a few projectors that don't have speakers and bought an inexpensive pair of travel speakers to plug into my laptop when utilizing video clips or other media with sound, but found
from www.amazon.com
we use our projector for movies, hdtv and video games and have become accustomed to a crisp picture and beautiful colors.

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 1280 x 800

Infocus X6 DLP Projector SVGA 2000:1 2000 ANSI

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only downfall is that it only came with a cable to connect to a pc, but not a cable to connect to a dvd player (s-video to rca) i had to order that separately since the stores (radio shack &
from www.amazon.com
it permit to have to video in and you can alternate it.
from www.amazon.com
so far, i haven't figured out how to switch from a powerpoint to video on the fly.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Image Quality, Native Resolution: 800 x 600, Type: DLP Projectors

Sanyo PLV-1080HD Projector

$1,600.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
still, there's ample s-video, component and hdmi to keep me occupied.
from www.amazon.com
my laptop is also plugged in so videos on my computer are displayed beautifully.
from www.amazon.com
how can any videophile think that is a good thing?

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Positives: Excellent Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector

$1,943.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i used the quick start guide, hooked up my laptop and usb blue ray drive with a vga cable, dialed in the settings from some expert video guy's review online and entered a state of nirvana.
from www.amazon.com
i am not a video expert, but this unit is amazing.
from www.amazon.com
the primary reasons were the price, the $[...] rebate, and the excelent video processing chip (reon-vx).

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Positives: Nice Image Quality, Easy To Use, Good Brightness, Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080

ViewSonic PJ513DB Projector

$589.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i run component video into it, have it set to 16:9 (though you can leave it on "auto-sync" if you want), and it displays 480p image.
from www.amazon.com
it still worked with the s-video cable no problem.
from Chocolomo, www.newegg.com
pros: good product, easy installation, no drivers required, works with windows7 and all previous versions, 800 x 600 but you can optimize the composite video signal, it looks great in a bright
from Rukollya, www.newegg.com
cons: only composite video, s-video, and vga (dsub) inputs, but i knew that when i bought it.

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Positives: Excellent Image Quality, Easy To Use, Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 800 x 600

ViewSonic PJ650

$890.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bluesky from Virginia, USA, www.circuitcity.com
of the projector unit and instead use another good progressive scan dvd player supporting hd and hook it up with a good rgb cable(make sure to use the s-video to rgb adapter provided by optoma).
from www.amazon.com
it was very easy (again, on the quick set-up card) to hook up the video feed.
from www.amazon.com
it doesn't seam to have digital video input but i have used it both through the analog vga and the dvd and the picture quality is very good.
from www.amazon.com
we use it several times a week to watch dvds and streaming video (via laptop) projected on a blank wall in our living room.
from joy73 from wash dc, www.circuitcity.com
i need to return this item, since it does not play dvds from dvd recorder and home video.

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Positives: Great Image Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Brightness, Native Resolution: 1024 x 768

Aiptek PJV11X PocketCinema V10 Portable Projector

$302.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the device includes a sd slot so you can load videos and pics on it.
from www.amazon.com
it plays video too, but not the standad formats, so it comes with a software on a cd to make the convertion.
from www.amazon.com
i dj and play music videos in clubs on the weekends.
from www.amazon.com
i wouldnt recommend using the internal 1gb memory since the video conversion software is horribile.
from www.amazon.com
bottom line: plan on using an external video source.

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Native Resolution: 640 x 480, Type: LCD Projectors, Image Brightness: 10 ANSI lumens

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