Customer Reviews

ViewSonic’s PJD6210 XGA DLP 120Hz 3D Ready Projector

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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I recently took the plunge on a projector. I was actually originally going to get this projector initially but then the Acer H5360 and Optoma HD66 lured me with their 720 peeeez. However, upon many many talks with the wife, I decided to wait on a more expensive 3D PJ until the Blu-Ray 3D thang is all settled. For nearly $300 less than the Optoma HD66, I scored a Viewsonic 6210 at $420. As for the Acer, it is still unavailable here in the 'States as of writing this. Anyways, the projector is tiny and does max res of 1280x1024 (1024x768 native). It supports 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio.

Right off the bat, I felt the color was a bit muted, but the projector was insanely bright. I borrowed a HD20 Optoma for months and this rivals the brightness of that PJ. Picture clarity of the 6210 is what you would expect of a XGA projector. It's clear, but no 1080p. I played with the color and was satisfied but never undeniably impressed. It's passable (for my standards), but I think I need to do some more tweaking.

After a wrestle with an on-board GPU, I finally got the drivers to work for my 8800 GTS (thanks to Windows Update - nVidia installer flat out would not work). 3D Vision wizard was an absolute breeze. It recognized the monitor instantly. I tried some movie trailers (Bolt, Fly Me to the Moon) and they were EXTREMELY impressive. No ghosting, very clear.

I then tried Avatar the game. Blown away. I was used to playing on a 120hz CRT but playing on a DLP projector is just... better than I imagined. ZERO ghosting. I mean, zip, zilch, nada. The brightness dips heavily in 120hz mode, but you can make up for this for the most part in the number of options via the nVidia Control Panel, in-game settings, or PJ settings.

I hooked up my 360 to it with ease via the VGA cable that is available. It looked great, along with HD Netflix streaming. The PS3 was a different story. It's super easy and looks great when you have the right connectors, but I had to order the PS2/PS3 component cable first, and a VGA to component adapter which took forever to arrive (accidentally ordered from a Chinese seller on ebay for the adapter). Once its all hooked up it looks really good in 720p, but 1080p was too compressed for this PJ. Blu-Rays actually look pretty damn good too on my 88" screen. Definitely "HD" looking although the projector is technically a 1024x768 native image.

Summary:

Pros:

Small
Bright
Zero Ghosting
CHEEEEAP!!
100% 3D Vision Compatibility/Support (although did not work for Mirror's Edge)
Clear

Cons:

Less-than-impressive Color (not bad, just wasn't impressed)
Not Technically HD (but can take HD signals and def looks HD)
Dimming in 120hz Mode
No HDMI Port, which was obvious before I ordered, but still.
Need lots of connectors too hook up PS3

I also posted this review at the nVidia 3D Vision forum.

Love this projector. The resolution is high enough that Xbox 360 and PC games still look great, home theater is good, too, and it will handle any presentation I throw at it. Don't spend twice the money when this will do whatever you want.

I got this projector 20 days back. quick shipping and good packing. initial setting up is easy and power ON and projector and watched my 1st movie and clarity was very good. it supports both 4:3 and 16:9. nice to have this one for home theater.

Easy to use, good quality and it heats the house too. These projectors all put out quite a bit of heat. Great for watching movies with the family. Good value.

This product is simply excellent. Works as advertised, no problem using it for large room or small room.

Didn't even power on, so I can't comment on picture quality. Only 2 inputs -- composite video (the yellow RCA connector) and VGA/XGA. I have returned the projector to Amazon and I think that I'm going to spend a couple of hundred dollars more and give the Optoma HD65 a try instead.