Re: Best budget projector to get?

[W T Taylor <bill-taylor@xxxxxxx>]

IL> Just wondering how important the Lumen rating is, as the Panny only
has a
IL> 700 lumen output (although, a much better contrast at 700:1 rather
than
IL> 400:1) Another possible Panny benefit is a claimed 5000 hours
(rather than
IL> 2000 hours) lamp life.

The importance of light output depends how its going to be used. If
you're going to view in a darkened room high output is not important;
you may even want to reduce the output. On the other hand, if you want
to view in daylight you want all the lumens you can get, and you still
won't get a very good image.

I'd treat makers specs with a pinch of salt, particularly contrast
ratio and lamp life.

Lots of opinions and info on

http://www.avforums.com/
and
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/

Bill