ViewSonic PRO8200 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector

by ViewSonic

Product Features

• Eco Mode for energy savings, longer lamp life and reduced audible noise, Laser remote control with batteries
• Keystone adjustment +/-40%, Low Audible Noise of < 29dB
• Throw Ratio (1.46 - 2.2:1), Dual HDMI Inputs with HDCP
• It has 1920 x1080 (1080p) resolution, 2,000 Lumens, 3000:1 DCR
• It has 10W x 2 Stereo Speakers, Lamp life: 4000/6000 hrs (N/Eco)
• 10W x 2 Stereo Speakers, Lamp life: 4000/6000 hrs (N/Eco)
• 1920 x1080 (1080p) resolution, 2,000 Lumens, 3000:1 DCR

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The ViewSonic® Pro8200 delivers a true HD home theater entertainment experience to even the most discriminating home theater enthusiast. The NATIVE 16:9 WIDESCREEN ASPECT RATIO is ideal for HD programming and movies as well as gaming. The Pro8200 combines state-of-the art DLP® and BrilliantColor™ technology with 2,000 lumens and 4000:1 contrast ratio to deliver a stunning visual experience to any home theater. The innovative seven segment color wheel provides vivid, rich colors. With multiple connectivity options, including dual HDMI inputs with HDCP, you can connect a DVD/Blu-ray player, game console and more for complete home entertainment. Enjoy home theater at its best with beautiful rich colors and crystal clear picture.

Key Features: Full HD 1080p with 1920x1080 native resolution Dual HDMI Inputs Bright in virtually any setting with 2,000 lumens BrilliantColor™ Technology DLP Technology Advanced 7-Segment color wheel Pixelworks High Performance Video Processor PIP/POP Option Go Green – Save Green Peace of mind with one of the best warranties in the business

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Bright in Virtually any setting with 2,000 lumens Crisp 2,000 lumen output makes this the perfect choice for family room or home theater

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Full HD Native 1080p (1920x1080) resolution is perfect for the sharpest and clearest picture available. It delivers exceptional details and outstanding color saturation for superior image quality. It is ideal for watching all types of high definition formats (1080p/1080i/720p) and content, in movies, videos, sports, games and TV, without distortion or scaling of the original video format.

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DLP® Technology Advanced DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology allows you to experience crystal clear, razor-sharp and lifelike images with the same DLP technology that Hollywood relies on. For fast action, the response time is also on the order of 1,000 times faster than similar LCD based projectors. And with no air filters to clean or change, the latest generation of DLP based projectors from ViewSonic offer amongst the lowest TCO (total cost of ownership) in the industry. Check out the TCO calculators at http://www.viewsonic.com/viewschool/dlp-tco-calculator/

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BrilliantColor™ technology Color is one of the most important characteristics of a good projection system, and the latest BrilliantColor technology delivers stunning all-digital clarity with life-like color, sharp graphics and outstanding video. The sophisticated 7-segment color wheel enhances the yellow color performance that is key to accurate and vivid color reproduction.

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The HDMI Advantage Delivers the best high-definition video and audio quality without loosing any degradation. With dual HDMI inputs, it’s perfect fro connecting to any high definition home entertainment devices like Blu-ray DVD players, HD gaming consoles and HD receivers.

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Pixelworks High Performance Video Processor With full 10-bit color processing capability, this projector has detail enhancement technology and motion adaptive de-interlacing provide crisper, sharper images on the screen.

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Optical Zoom 1.5x Optical Zoom 1.5x optical zoom provides more than twice the mounting flexibility over a standard 1.2x optical zoom. This translates to less installation hassle and more flexible mounting options.

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PIP / POP Option With multiple video inputs, the projector is capable of connecting all your AV equipment and even can display two different video sources by utilizing the PIP/POP display option. This means you can even watch HD sports while playing a video game at the same time!

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Go Green - Save Green DLP technology allows this projector to operate in Eco-mode, which extends lamp life up to 50%. Filter-free design eliminates the need for cleaning and maintenance. Both of these features help you save money and time.

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We'll help you calculate the distance Chose a projector that fits your space, as well as your lifestyle. Simply determine your desired image size and then cross reference on this chart to locate the required projection distance. An interactive distance calculator specific to each and every ViewSonic projector is also available at http://www.viewsonic.com/viewschool/distance-calculator/

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Peace of mind with one of the best warranties in the business Backed by our 20+ year reputation for quality and reliability, ViewSonic offers the industry's best overall projector warranty with 3-year limited parts, 1-year lamp and first year free Express Exchange® service. Don't be fooled by seemingly longer warranties out there in the market that exclude the more vulnerable systems and moving parts.

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Dimensions and other features:

What's in the Box

• ViewSonic projector
• Carrying Case
• Power cable
• VGA Cable
• HDMI Cable
• Laser remote control with batteries
• Lens cap
• Quick Start guide
• ViewSonic Wizard CD (with User Guide)

Programs, specification & availability are subject to change without notice and may vary by country. DLP® and the DLP logos are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments and BrilliantColor™ is a trademark of Texas Instruments. Corporate names & trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. Copyright© 2011 ViewSonic Corporation. All rights reserved.

Product Description

The Pro8200 is an advanced high brightness DLP installation projector which includes BrilliantColor tech-nology to produce more vibrant colors. The Pro8200 delivers 2000 lumens with a 1920 x 1080 (1080p) native resolution, allowing it to shine in virtually any lighting situation. The Pro8200 provides maximum mounting flexibility with a wide 1.5X optical zoom adjustment and a multitude of connectivity options including Dual HDMI. Component, Composite, and S-Video inputs. The filter-less design and long lamp life provide for easy maintenance.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy! December 8, 2011

By Quintin Cantu

We've been running this projector for a week now. For the price - couldn't be happier! This is our 3rd home theater projector. 1st was an Infocus IN72 (480), second was the Mits HC1500 (720). After 4 years the 1500 was beginning to have issues, plus was due for its 3rd bulb replacement, so decided to upgrade to 1080. Researched the 8200 at Projectorcentral.com and Projectorreviews.com ... Both sites gave it a positive review and said that it was a good buy. Projectorreviews gave it a "Hot Product" rating.

This thing is a light cannon. Super bright. Running it in Eco mode is fine even in a room that has ambient light. Blu Ray and HD-DVD performance is stunning. Awsome image clairity and sharpness. Rich, bright colors, good contrast and shadows. Coupled with the bright image the picture is very, very vibrant. My standard DVD player is an Oppo-981HD... Had to do some tweaking to get an acceptable image for upscaling to 1080... But, once there, all's good.

Cons - The projector does need calibration... Projectorreviews.com has a detail of the suggested adjustments. Basically it's just tweaking of the R/G/B settings and the Brightness and Contrast settings. Downside - every time you power on the projector the R/G/B settings return to factory defaults so you have to go into menu and reset. That's a pain in the a$$ but, allowing for the projector's strong points, the 1-minute that takes is worth it. Other issue is placement. It has a high throw angle. The lens center line has to be about 13" below the bottom of the screen image. It has a vertical keystone adjustment but doesn't have a horizontal keystone adjustment so it will have to be pretty well centered on your screen.

Aside from performance, add in the 3-year warranty on the projector and a 1-year warranty on the lamp, plus the rated lamp life (4000 hrs in bright and 6000 hrs in Eco) and, at this price, this projector is an incredible value purchase.

Buy it!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Nunn's October 20, 2011

By Nunn's

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We absolutely love this projector. We bought it for our home theater and my husband has it projecting onto a 102" screen in a 12' x 18' room. The picture is amazing and we could not be happier. My husband is a techy, so we a surround sound, Direct TV, PS3, iPod station, computer, etc. hooked up to this projector. My 3 and 4 year old love watching movies on the big screen with their daddy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Problems with shadow detail January 9, 2013

By V. Cooper

After getting this projector I noticed that all the dark scenes lacked detail. I tried tweaking all the settings after getting advice from AVSforum.com. The interesting thing was that if I played a movie from my computer or from an old DVD player then the shadow detail was there. But if I used my LG BD550 blue ray player then the shadow detail was missing. But the LG worked fine with my previous projector. I heard from the forum that these projectors seem to be sensitive to the HDMI source setting. So I tried setting the HDMI to RGB on both the projector and the player. But that did not help. Since returning the projector seemed like a pain (already mounted to the ceiling) I decided to buy another, newer and different brand of blue ray player. I ended up getting a Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Integrated Wi-Fi 3D Blu-ray DVD Player. I set it up and initially the black crush was still there. I changed the setting on the projector to RGB and on the blue ray I set it to "enhanced RGB" and that seems to have fixed it. The shadow detail was there. Phew!
The colors are a little too saturated but I'm sure I can fix that by tweaking the gamma and color settings.

My wife commented after all this tech drama "how does the average person ever figure this stuff out?!" I never thought twice about the shadow detail and color settings on my old Mitsubishi projector and LG blue ray combo. It just worked. I suppose I was lucky but I am surprised that this new Viewsonic was so picky about the source. Most people are not going to have the patience to try all the things I had to do to get it to work. I'm very happy with the quality of the image now but the setup seems a bit half baked to me.