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Top 5 Projectors for Watching Sports Broadcasts

Spring is just around the corner and with it comes the NHL playoffs and the new MLB season! Watch your favorite sports team in the comfort of your own home. Create a sports bar environment with a large screen and projector for viewing. Lightweight and portable, you can also move your projector to your backyard for a fun, outdoor sports party.
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Projectors show better images than really large, flat screen televisions. They are also more economical in most cases. However, you will need to choose the right equipment to get that movie theater quality look and feel.
When choosing, look for a projector with the following features and capabilities:

  1. Projector Brightness – 1,000 lumes or brighter.
  2. Full HD (a must have to watch sports in HD)
  3. Lens Shifting Capability
  4. Higher Than Average Contrast Ratio
  5. Zoom Feature
  6. Short Throw Distance
  7. Wireless HDMI
  8. Lightweight and Compact for Portability

 
The following projectors are great for sports watching. Additionally, they are economical and will fit into the average home theater budget:
 

  1. The Sony VPL-HW50ES 3D Projector  vplhw50es_1
  2. Optoma HD 25 or HD33     41lUC38i0JL-2
  3. Panasonic PT-AE8000U     Panasonic_pt_ae8000u_Full_HD_3D_Home_891638-3
  4. InFocus IN112A      infocus-in112a-dlp-projector-4
  5. Epson Home Cinema 3500       hc3500_fcs-our_690x460-5

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Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector Review

Offering exceptional imaging, the Sony VPL-HW65ES is top of the line in home theater projection. Mid-priced, it sells for less than $4,000.
Mostly found on more expensive projectors, the Sony VPL-HW65EWS is equipped with Sony’s most recent processor known as the “Reality Creation 2”. This processor greatly enhances 2D picture resolution providing for sharper and clearer imaging. Additionally, it offers special features for contrast enhancement as well as 3-D transmission.
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Easy to operate, this projector offers pre-settings to make adjustments quick and simple. For example, its MotionFlow setting (which minimizes juddering) can be adjusted to Smooth Low or Smooth High depending upon the amount of stability needed. This setting can also be turned off when it is not needed. Other pre-settings include those for Bright Cinema (when you want a brighter picture), as well as both Game and Photo Mode.
Super-fast speed with 3D dimensionality further makes the Sony VPL-HLW65ES projector a great option for watching movies, sports and more. This includes 3D movies as well as video games with 3D graphics. The projector’s lamp will last for as long as 6,000 hours.
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Best Multimedia Projectors 2015

Today, multimedia projectors are more affordable than ever. And with small and compact models, they can be used in a variety of settings. From home to the office, the multimedia projector has become important in areas of home entertainment, education and business.
Below you will find information about some of our favorite multimedia projectors for the year of 2015. Consider these models when purchasing a projector for your home, school or office.
 

For the Home

 
Many homeowners now enjoy watching movies in the convenience of their own homes. If looking to create your own home theater, you’ll want to shop for a multimedia projector that offers a good picture at an economical price. Sony, Epson, Optoma and BenQ are some of the leading manufacturers of home projectors. However, our favorite this year is the Epson Power Lite Home Cinema 2040 Projector. Extremely affordable, it is sold for less than $800 and offers many features typically found on more costly projectors. This includes full HD and 3D compatibility as well as frame interpolation and detail enhancement. Equipped with a high on/off contrast, it provides an excellent picture and along with an addition to a home theater system, is also suitable for gaming.
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For the Classroom

 
Multimedia projectors can greatly enhance the learning experience of an individual. Whether used in corporate training or higher learning, projectors can conveniently connect with computers to allow the teacher to share whatever is being displayed on their computer screen. This includes websites, software apps, photos and more. Additionally, projectors can be used to simply show DVD’s or videos to students. The best projectors for classrooms should be lightweight, portable and easily mounted if desired. The Casio XJ-V1 projector meets and even exceeds these expectations. An LED projector, it provides a bright, sharp and powerful image. And at less than $1,000, it is cost-efficient for school districts, churches and other non-profit organizations. It is also user-friendly and thus can be operated without the need for technical assistance.
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For Sales or Business Presentations

 
Impress potential customers or clients with a professional presentation using a multimedia projector. With a projector, you can display graphs, spreadsheets and more on a larger screen for better visibility. Your business projector should be portable and easy to carry. The Viewsonic PJD5123 SVGA DLP Projector is one of the best on the market currently for the office. Offering quick connection to a laptop or tablet, it requires little time to set up or prepare for a meeting. It further offers quality imaging, an integrated speaker and quiet operation. The lamp it uses lasts for as long as 5000 hours and is available for discounted prices at My Projector Lamps.
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Canon LV-X300ST Projector Review

Lightweight and economical, the Canon LV-X300ST, is an ideal projector for churches, schools and traveling sales professionals. Compact and weighing less than seven pounds, it is easy to carry and will take up very little room when stored away.
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Its features include a 10W speaker which provides adequate sound when used in a conference room or classroom. However, if more volume is needed, simply attach the projector to an external sound system for enhanced sound quality.
It also includes a convenient HDMI input capability allowing it to work in conjunction with other media devices such as a computer or DVD player. With a little technical knowledge, it can also be connected to a network letting you control or monitor the projector via a LAN network.
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This portable projector is further equipped with a short throw lens ensuring quality imagery even when projected from a minimal distance while offering a throw ratio of 61:1, making it suitable for use with either a whiteboard or projector screen. 
Requiring very little maintenance, this projector is a good choice for a novice user that has little experience working with projectors. It utilizes an extended lamp life which can last for as long as 6,000 hours and is extremely energy efficient.
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A Look at the ViewSonic LightStream Line-Up

A year ago, projector manufacturer ViewSonic launched a line of extremely affordable data projectors – the PJD5 series. With prices ranging from $399 to $599, the PJD5 series represented a low-cost option for bright DLP business projectors. Since then, though, the LightStream line-up has expanded. ViewSonic introduced the PJD6 series – which added advanced networking, improved sound and an HDMI port – in Q2 last year, followed by the introduction of the PJD7-HD series in Q3.
All LightStream projectors share a few commonalities: They’re priced competitively, with the top-of-line model, the PJD7835 starting at just $1049 MSRP. They’re optimized for accurate color performance, and they’re all fairly bright, ranging from about 3,000 to 4,000 lumens. Because of this, the LightStream projectors have found a niche as low-cost, high-performance options for entertainment, data and multimedia.  Each series offers something a little different for operators. Here’s a quick look at the differences between the three:
PJD5 Series: Specs and Features
The entry-level PJD5 series is the most affordable in the LightStream portfolio, with a price range of $399 to $599. As such, you shouldn’t expect all the bells and whistles. But there are a number of useful features in these projectors. First, they’re equipped with ViewSonic’s SuperColor technology, helping them all earn best-in-class color performance honors. The PJD5 projectors produce vibrant, well-saturated, and a wide variety of colors.
In addition, they’re all equipped with a 2W on-board speaker, have a brightness range of 3,000 to 3,300 lumens, and the majority are equipped with a single HMDI port. Plus, there are SVGA, XGA, WXGA configurations, and all the PJD5 projectors offer great portability. Overall, the PJD5 series is well suited for data presentations that occasionally rely on video. If you’re expecting a projector for home entertainment, on the other hand, the PJD5 line-up can manage, but it’s not what they’re designed to do; you’d likely find the PJD7 as the better option.
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  • Options include: 5153, 5555w, 5155, 5255, 5255L, 5155L, 5350L

PJD6 Series: Specs and Features
The PJD6 Series is also built for data and multimedia, but the line offers several important upgrades. Most notably, the PJD6 Series is equipped with a robust suite of networking tools, enabling 250 machines to be controlled through the PJD6’s network management tools. The PJD6, in effect, is much more geared toward enterprise businesses and campuses that must deploy a large number of machines.
Additionally, the PJD6 projectors are equipped with better on-board sound – 10-watt speakers compared to 2-watt – and an additional HDMI port. Plus, the projectors are available in XGA and WXGA resolutions and have brightness ranges of 3,200 to 3,500 lumens. One similarity between the two series is price; the PJD6 series ranges from $599 to $999, making this a very cost-effective option for enterprise businesses and campuses.
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  • Options include: 6250L, 6350, 6355, 6550W, 6552W, 6352LS, 6552LWS

PJD7 Series: Specs and Features
The PJD7-HD series is the latest introduction from ViewSonic. Essentially, the PJD7 projectors are the Full HD cousins of the PJD5 series. ViewSonic says the PJD7 models are “crossover” projectors: They aren’t designed for strictly data or entertainment, but rather they handle both effectively.
Like the PJD5 series, the PJD7 projectors are equipped with SuperColor, but they also receive some significant upgrades. For example, the PJD7 projectors are equipped with a redesigned 6-segment color wheel. This advances the LightStream’s already great color performance. As a result, the PJD7 series delivers the truest colors and a larger palette. Additionally, these projectors are equipped with a 16-watt on-board speaker backed by SonicExpert, helping the speakers achieve a higher frequency range and minimal distortion. The price for the PJD7 series is also very competitive, ranging from $999 to $1049.
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  • Options include: 7830HDL, 7835HD

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