why do people think a projector has to have a "5000 lunens" rating to be a great projector. and if you look at this projector, it is a rebadged JVC DLAHD100. it obviously has a better scaler, but its a HD100
Once a projector is properly setup, it never use more than 800 lumens, no matter what it said on the spec sheet. Some manufacturer use honest numbers (it is the case here). A 3000 lumens from benq probably can't reach 800 lumens under the same setup than this Meridian.
700 lumens is pretty wimpy though. You'd need a reasonably dark room in order to see it very well. I'm aware that projectors advertised as "5000 lumens" are probably not capable of actually producing this brightness level. But in my experience, you need a lot more than 700 lumens to make a really bright, crisp picture.
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700 lumens really, why don't they just use light from the room.
700 lumens from a properly calibrated d65k "home theater" projector is bright!
why do people think a projector has to have a "5000 lunens" rating to be a great projector.
and if you look at this projector, it is a rebadged JVC DLAHD100. it obviously has a better scaler, but its a HD100
Once a projector is properly setup, it never use more than 800 lumens, no matter what it said on the spec sheet. Some manufacturer use honest numbers (it is the case here). A 3000 lumens from benq probably can't reach 800 lumens under the same setup than this Meridian.
My mistake, what is the best way to use a projector in a brighter room?
700 lumens is pretty wimpy though. You'd need a reasonably dark room in order to see it very well. I'm aware that projectors advertised as "5000 lumens" are probably not capable of actually producing this brightness level.
But in my experience, you need a lot more than 700 lumens to make a really bright, crisp picture.