Customer Reviews

ViewSonic PJD5111 2500 Lumens Portable DLP Projector

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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...

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.

I am an independent consultant who makes six or seven projector presentations a year to my clients. I needed something that would be bright enough for a well-lit conference room and would project an image large enough for groups of 10 to 20 people. I also didn't want to spend the $800 to $1000 that many of the projectors geared for the professional market cost. After pricing rental equipment, I realized I could buy this projector for less than it would cost to rent similar equipment twice. I've been very satisfied with its brightness and ease of use. I use a Mac Powerbook for running my presentations, and it was extremely simple-- you need a Mac mini display port to VGA cable adapter, but after that you just plug it in and it works. It might have been nice if it came with a carrying case, but I feel that's a small quibble at this price point.

I was skeptical at first but decided to try the product out. I have to say I don't regret my purchase and am very glad I bought it. I've hooked it up to my computer, my DVD player, my Xbox 360, and my Wii all work extremely well. It's made my viewing and playing experience much more enjoyable that clarity is amazing as is the brightness I have it set up against a 70 inch Screen just perfect. I did get special cables to hook up the 360 and Wii, and different audio speakers but all together that was no more than 15 dollars. If you know what your doing the product will work well.

I'm using this for watching movies outside in my backyard. It puts out a great picture that is super bright. Even a passing car's headlights didn't wash out the picture while projecting at a friend's house on his wall. It cools down very quickly. My friend works for IBM and he said that this projector easily keeps up with the picture from his $5000 work projector.

I recently purchased the Sonic View PJD 5111 projector for my classroom. It works very well. I teach at a Catholic high school, and we only have two projectors to be shared among 30+ teachers, so I bought this one at a great price. It came quickly, and I set it up easily. I wish I had known how short the included cables were, but now that I got a friend to help me buy some longer ones, the projector works very well from my desk top computer. I'm happy with this product.

my husband purchased this for me while on deployment when our tv broke. it was amazingly easy to set up, i did it in about 5 min. the image is super bright and i can use it with the lights on the and curtains open. don't think twice, just buy this projector. it's well worth the money!!!

I bought this projector to use at my church in a small room with a lot of sunlight and was shocked at how well it performs. I knew when I bought it, that the price was cheaper but this little projector (and it is very small and light) is worthy every penny (and probably a lot more). It has excellent brightness for its size, and has more features then anyone would expect for such a low priced projector.

It can show both 16:9 as well as 4:3; it can rotate its view to suit wall mounts as well as floor and ceiling mounts. It has digital and natural zoom as well as a host of color correction and brightness adjusting controls for optimum picture performance. From the minute you turn this little guy on you will be amazed at how easy to use it is and it even comes with a free screen and mount if you're willing to pay for the shipping.

Either way if you're looking for a projector with "all the fixins" that won't do damage to your wallet, then you really couldn't find a better one than this.

Will not hook up to any laptop or computer. Tried with four different machines in my office and could not get a signal. Interestingly the pass thru to another monitor worked. Chatted with tech support, tried a bunch of stuff (everything I'd already done), got an ra number and I'm sending it back. Must be a lemon. Frustrated because I needed it for a large meeting. Ended up renting a projector from an av house, worked fine......