Do You Need a Big Image in a Small Room? Short-Throw Projectors Finally, consider whether you need a short throw—meaning the ability to cast a given-size image at a short distance from the screen. Short-throw projectors let you throw a large image in tight spaces, and also minimize the risk of people getting […]
Do You Need Audio, or 3D Support? Powered External Speakers Not all projectors have audio capability, and for those that do, the audio is sometimes all but useless—particularly with highly portable projectors. If you need sound for your presentations or for watching video, make sure that the built-in audio, if any, is both […]
How Do You Plan to Connect? VGA Connector projectors offer a VGA (analog) connector for a computer and a composite video connector for video equipment, If your computer has a digital output, you may also want a digital connection on the projector, because it will eliminate any chance of problems, such as jittering […]
How Bright Should the Projector Be? There is no single best level for brightness, and brighter isn’t always better. For a home theater projector you plan to use in a dark room, for example, 1,000 to 1,200 lumens can easily give you a large, bright image, while 2,000 lumens may be so bright that it’s […]
What Resolution Do You Need? Ideally, you should match the projector’s native resolution (the number of physical pixels in the projector’s display) to the resolution you expect to use most often, whether you’re planning on connecting to a computer, video equipment, a game console, or some combination of the three. Projectors can scale images up […]
Does Portability Matter to You? Consider How Portable The Projector Needs To Be. Consider how portable the projector needs to be. You can find models with sizes and weights ranging from small and light enough to fit in a shirt pocket to large and massive enough to be suitable only for a permanent, […]
