ViewSonic PJD6381 XGA Short Throw DLP Projector -120Hz/3D Ready, 2500 Lumens, 2400:1 DCR

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 11 x 4.5 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002FJUKAY
• Item model number: PJD6381
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,851 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

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		A Display The first--and most important--item you'll need is a 3D-ready display--whether it be a 3D HDTV, 3D projector, or 3D computer monitor. These displays usually have a higher processing power than older models as they need to display one image for each eye to create a 3D effect.
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The PJD6381 is the lightweight and portable ultra short-throw XGA DLP projector – capable of producing a 77-Inch image at a distance of only 3.5 feet. Weighing in at just 6.1 lbs, with 2500 ANSI lumens and a 2400:1 contrast ratio, it delivers great multimedia lessons in the classroom or dynamic presentations in the boardroom. BrilliantColor DLP technology produces more vibrant colors, while the high brightness and contrast ratios make this projector shine in virtually any lighting situation. This projector is designed for table-top use or can be mounted on the ceiling or wall for classrooms and meeting rooms. Built with DLP with Brilliant Color TM technology, The PJD6381 delivers 2500 lumens and 2400:1 contrast at a native 1024 x 768 XGA resolution. The short throw ratio enhances performance even more, delivering almost twice the virtual brightness of comparable standard throw projectors. The PJD6381 offers both security bar and Kensington lock port for increased theft deterrence. There are 8 default picture modes (Brightest, Daylight, ViewMatch, Cinema, Standard, Blackboard, Greenboard and Whiteboard) to choose from depending on the user’s individual projection screen or board type.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good projector for the price, January 8, 2010

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Henri Roger Savin (Boston) - See all my reviews
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I bought this projector in order to use it with the N'vidia 3D vision glasses and play my games in 3D.
I have already owned 2 Epson LCD Projectors and this is the first time I am using DLP.
The installation was easy to plug to the PC, the build quality looks good and the specs are excellent for this price range.
Then I turned it on and my first surprise after placing it at the same location than the previous was that I was projecting on the ceiling and with a huge size. Mind you, the Epson projectors have already a very short throw angle but this one bits it by a lot. I ended up placing it on the floor at about 6 feet from the wall I project on and the size of the screen is of about 15feet in diagonal.
The lighting was excellent at 60Hz but started dimming seriously when switched to 120Hz. Another thing is that I had to go to the native resolution of 1024x768 in order to be able to use the refresh rate of 120Hz.
Then the bad part... Running the N'vidia 3D software, it did not recognize the projector as 3D ready. It is actually not on the list of supported projectors yet. I should have checked this before buying.
Another thing is that the quality of the image seems good for Windows environment but for the movies and games it is not that good. I may have to tweak the parameters a lot to get the quality I had with the previous one.
In clear:
Pros:
Well built, lamp life of about 6000 hours, extremely short throw angle and very good lighting at 60Hz.
Cons:
Not yet 3D compatible, Placement of the projector can be tricky (on the floor?), quality image inferior to older LCD models like Epson. It seems I can't get my lens to give me a crisp image, there still some imprecision in the image.
Conclusion:
Good projector for people who have a short space for projection, do not need 3D yet and can't have a dark room to use for projection. Parameters tweaking may be necessary to get the best image for gaming and movies.

Updated in February 2011.
I have now used this projector for a while and eventually Nvidia fixed the issue of 3D and it has worked as a charm ever since. 3D games are very good in general. The image quality has improved much. I do not know what I did but now it always looks good.
If I had to give a bad point, it would be that I cannot connect my PS3 directly to it and when I do connect two computers to VGA1 and VGA2, VGA2's image is interfered a lot. It flickers and does not make it much usable.
Conclusion: At this stage, I am not ready to change for another one, being fully satisfied with what I have now. Next steps will be to be able to increase the resolution to much higher than 1280*1024... One can hope...

Updated 11/27/2011
I have now been forced to return the unit for repairs. I the span of maybe one week, one then up to 18 white pixels started to appear on the screen. Viewsonic took it under warranty but they are taking their sweet time to repair it (they claim about two weeks). I also had to pay about 20$ for the shipping, at my expense.
After replacing it with its predecessor (an Epson one) during the time of repair, I realized too that the image is clearer over the whole screen as compared to the viewsonic for which some blurriness was showing in some areas. I hope this issue will also be fixed in the same time.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total Crap, November 9, 2010

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Bubba - See all my reviews

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Really bad. I should have stayed with the $500 optoma. This picture is horrible. Anemic. Just plain unacceptable. We thought it would work better with a SmartBoard. It doesn't.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Projector, February 7, 2010

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Kent W. Lanum - See all my reviews
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Highly recommended. It has a real short throw, in that you can put it nearly next to the screen and it fills the whole thing. Haven't had time to play with it but it seems to be an excellent projector.