Thousands of projectors exist in the market today. Without the right information, you might end up choosing the right projector for your needs. Here, we’ll look at how you can choose the right projector for your needs.
Screen Size and Distance
Two important factors, how wide the screen is, and how far the projector is from the screen (throw distance) are quite important. You should place the projector as close to the screen as possible without affecting the picture quality. The further the projector is from the screen, the more washed out the image will be.
The screen size, is another important spec when it comes to buying projectors. Depending on the screen size, you should always sit at most a distance of 3 times the screen size, in any given room.
How Bright the Room is
Speaking of brightness, most projectors usually start at 1000 Lumens and can go up to 3000. Rooms that are dedicated to home theaters, and have a way of controlling external light, don’t require a projector with much brightness. However, in homes with normal lighting, where you have ambient light from the windows and doors, a brighter projector might be necessary for an immersive viewing experience.
1000 Lumens in appropriate for rooms with a way of controlling the lighting, bright rooms however, might require up to 3000 lumens.
Image Quality
Image quality, is an important factor for any viewing device. As far as projectors go, the resolution, and contrast ratio affect the quality of the image you view from the projector. The most common projectors have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 1280 x 800 pixels. The more the pixels, the better quality videos and images you’ll see from the projector.
The contrast ratio is also important when it comes image quality. The more the contrast, the better. In case you are presented with a ratio of 3000:1 and 8000:1, you should go with the later.
Lamp Life
Lamp life is the number of total hours that a projector light is guaranteed to work at more than half the brightness that it was when new. For most people, lamp life is not an important consideration since they only use their projectors for movies and sports.