Just sold my TV yesterday and now planning to buy a projector instead. Its getting hard for me to decide as because I don't have any idea on what details should I be looking at. So, i was thinking if you guys can help me to choose which one to go for
Basically does not have to be Full HD and I know I cant get Full HD under my budget.
Also, I will be using it mostly to watch movies and occasionally will take it for my business presentation.
Thanks Ryanek,
But that's over my budget.
Looks good .
I've seen the Epson for under $800 at Costco
I did not find any in costco. However, I am now thinking to increase my budget to meet my needs. Any other suggestion. Also Epson TW5200 is Discontinued and BenQ is DLP.
Stay away from optima - had 2, both gave me issues.
Thanks very much for your suggestion. I will. I was looking to by EPSON brand. What do you think?
I have an epson projector which works really well. So happy with it that I have recently ordered (still waiting for delivery) another.
I use these projectors for work.
Which projector are you referring to?
It was >$800 at the time.
I can't recall the Model as it is at work, but it was around $1000 from office works.
Specifically chose that one because of the wireless connectivity option - Cost me another $100 for the USB dongle.
So in summary when I run a presentation I can connect between my laptop and the projector wirelessly!
Pretty cool gimic however if you use Office 2013+ you lose the preview slide function - you can only use the wireless with a direct screen mirror.
The new projector is a Epson EB-955WH WXGA Projector
Also >$800, but as I said, I need 'reliable' for work as I use one of these two almost every day.
One thing I find, it is a weight/size - noise - brightness tradeoff.
Easy to get small and light, but it won't be bright, unless you are willing to pay more.
Don't forget that these things are a LOT noisier (fan noise) than a TV, and they also pump out hot air when they are running.
If you have a small room it has the potential to get hot.
Great… Thanks for you reply. I am now thinking bump my budget more so that I can afford Full HD's for home cinema.
At that price, the market leaders would either be the BenQ W1070 or the Epson TW5200. Both have pros and cons but I think the deciding factor for me is the bulb price. The Epson is only around $99 whereas the BenQ bulb can be three time as much. Epson is also an LCD projector as opposed to a DLP (where some people can suffer from the rainbow effect).