what's the cheapest projector to play dvd's with good image, sound etc in a small lounge?

Question

do you need a projector specially made for dvd players rather than computers. we have seen a cheap Dell one which is mainly for meetings/powerpoint presentations but it says is ok for a small lounge. Would it be ok or would it compromise picture quality? It has 2000 ANSI lumens, contrast ratio 2100:1 and is DLP.

Answer 1

On the surface it looks like it should be fine. The lumens and contrast are good, and I prefer DLP to LCD myself.

The only thing you might want to check is it's native resolution to determine just how good a picture you can get. A pj with 800 X 600 won't look as good as 1024 X 780 for instance.

Also, I wouldn't worry too much about the lumens. In a small to Med room anything above 1000 or so should be fine even with enough ambient light to read by.


Here's a couple more should be able to find for less that $1000.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/infocus_...

http://www.projectorcentral.com/infocus_...

http://www.projectorcentral.com/optoma-h...

Check out www.tigerdirect.com. They usuallu have some pretty good deals on projectors. Especially with largs $$$ rebates.

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Answer 2

It would be possibly the best one for that I could recommend. You could use some better speakers for the sound, though. As long as it has RCA type ports on the back so that you can plug in a DVD player, or VCR if you want. They both use the same kind of ports. The sound would be OK, but if it's like the InFocus one that I have used the sound might not be as good as you might get from a TV set. I personally do not notice a difference, but a friend of mine apparently does. Anything that I have seen with DLP on it has an outstanding picture quality. It would not compromise anything as long as the screen you view it on, such as a wall, is not reflective. Most projectors like this also work to connect to computers. I hope this helps!

Answer 3

If you are looking for the "best buy" gaming/home cinema projector with built-in speaker, it's a refurbished Infocus SP4805 DLP projector which is selling for $325 at infocus.com > store >clearance center > refurbished home projectors > SP 4805.

Here's a sample movie shot of "A Good Woman" on a 92" diagonal wall/screen with the SP 4805 placed on a coffee table some 12.5 ft. from the wall:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e6/32/22ab225b9da0543f3304f010.L.jpg

Also check out the rave reviews and home theatre pictures by amazon.com customers [query: "Infocus SP4805"].

Good luck!

Answer 4

Ok yea at like walmart sthey are like 347 umm or 600 thats chep compared to the dell catalog if you got to ebay to but idk if you are going to wanna go to ebay to buy that type of thing i need more detales But i rather just buy a labtop its easier for busnius but they are a little on the expensive side but they are worth it because they are easy to travel with insteed of buying a purjectuve system because you will just have to lug it around with yiu thats gonna be anoying well hope i helped hope all goes well and you pick a right one for you and just a tip dont spend alot of money on it if you realy need it you will get it ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook bye

Answer 5

It depends on the ambient light level in the viewing area, the type you are looking at will not compromise quality. If you hook it up to a laptop it will give good results.