ViewSonic PJD5111 2500 Lumens Portable DLP Projector

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 11 x 7.5 inches ; 5.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0023PZDW0
• Item model number: PJD5111
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,026 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

ViewSonic's PJD5111 is a practical projector that offers outstanding value and performance. This SVGA resolution projector supports high definition signals and projects 2500 lumens for clear, bright images in most lighting conditions. At only 5.1 pounds, it is light and compact, making it ideal for the mobile presenter or to move from room to room in the office or on a campus. Texas Instruments¿ BrilliantColor¿ technology delivers brilliant, true-color and high contrast images for viewing presentations, charts, or video. With extensive connectivity, including two RGB inputs and one RGB output, the PJD5111 is an excellent multifunctional data/video projector. Eco-mode reduces fan noise for less distraction during important presentations and even extends the lamp life up to 4000 hours*. The PJD5111 is perfect for users looking for an easy to use, versatile and portable projector at a great price.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

101 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bright & Cheap, Great for office enviroment., September 2, 2009

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T. McCready (Fountain Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ViewSonic PJD5111 2500 Lumens Portable DLP Projector (Office Product)

This projector has been great for doing classroom presentations from my laptop. It's very bright (2500 lumens) and alot less expensive than other models. The three negitives are:

1. There's no HDMI input, so this wouldn't be the best projector for a home theater setup.
2. The resolution is limited to SVGA, perfect for business presentations but there are better options for watching movies.
3. The feet used for adjusting the height and tilt of the projector are cheaply made and hard to adjust.

But all of these are a small sacrifice for an affordable projector this bright. It's so bright I can leave the classroom lights on without washing out the image.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for home movie theater, February 5, 2010

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S. Jay. - See all my reviews

This review is from: ViewSonic PJD5111 2500 Lumens Portable DLP Projector (Office Product)

We love the unit -- use it mainly for movies at night. I especially love the fast auto poweroff, the auto-signal detect, and the ability to turn down the brightness to conserve bulb life (It is still bright enough to use during the day in a semi-darkened room). The colors and contrast is great (when set to movie mode).

I have not noticed any of the "rainbow" effects during movies that can happen with dlp projectors -- though it is easy to create the effect by rapidly waving your hand in front of the projector while on, I have yet to see the effect during movies and video games.

I'd definitely recommend it. Note that we don't use blueray yet, so the 720p resolution is far more than needed for DVD quality movies, and I couldn't justify spending 4 times the amount for a good 1080p projector.

BTW, we use composite video via VGA to get the best video picture. So I'd also recommend ordering an inexpensive composite to vga cable. As ours is ceiling mounted, I ordered:
1. 25ft SVGA cable (about $11)
2. 6ft VGA Male to 3RCA (Component Video) Male Cable (about $4)
3. VGA Coupler / Gender Changer Female-Female (to connect the above cables together) ($1.50)

Absolutely no need to waste money on expensive cables...

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice for the price., October 30, 2009

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Anthony M. Mutti - See all my reviews
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I turned it on and it worked, automatically finding the source. Very bright for the price. Great color. A tad loud. This is far from a short throw projector though. For a 6' wide picture you'll need 15' of distance.