PA503HD 4000 Lumens 1080p Full HD DLP Projector, High Brightness

I will be projecting in a couple of weeks in a dining hall where the entire west end is a glass wall (with no shades or curtains), so there is a lot of ambient light - especially after our noon lunch! I received the projector, unboxed it (it was well packed, including two batteries for the remote), powered it up and was rewarded with a nice bright display. (After powering up, wait about 20 seconds for the full brightness. Also - you can make it even more bright and increase contrast and sharpness through the on-screen menus.) Very basic adjustable feet allow fairly limited vertical/tilt movement of the projector. You may need to use books or other objects if you need it aimed more upwards or downwards. Keystone corrections worked well. At different vertical angles of the projector, I was able to use the digital keystoning to get the image squared up with no problems. (I use a portable projector stand which allows me to pan and tilt the stand and projector easily.) Optical zoom and focus worked well - I tested and got about a nice 9-foot-wide display on a screen with the projector located about 15 feet back from the screen. Based on my very quick and rough testing, for about every 3 feet of horizontal displayed data on the screen, you need the projector to be about 5 feet from the screen. I used an HDMI connection to my laptop as the source, and got very good, clean and sharp displays. Back to the brightness - I tested this in our dining room at 1 PM where the entire wall behind the projector was glass with no drapes or other shading, and the weather was clear and very sunny. The picture was quite clear and definitely bright enough for my audience in a couple of weeks. I am keeping the box, as it is a good size for carrying the projector - otherwise I would need to get a padded bag to carry it. The projector itself is quite light and easy to pull out of the box one-handed and set on the projector stand or table.

The best thing about viewsonic projectors is the ease of replacing the bulb when it eventually wears out and pops. Replacement bulbs from 3rd-party vendors can be had for around $80usd and drop in easily. This unit does get warm and the fan gets noisy over time, but it has great image quality, brightness, and can be repaired with off the shelf parts.

Works as expected, but the two adjustment feet is a bit unwieldy. The display looks good, getting it positioned correctly and using the keystone took some work. Otherwise happy with purchase.

Very bright presentations even in well lit rooms, excellent picture quality, incredible value for the money Things I would change: the leveling feet are screw type, flimsy and a hassle

Having so many problems with this projector! Always out of focus, can’t seem to ever get it in focus. Also the screen doesn’t get big enough. Very disappointed in this product.

Outstanding Product! Pricey but worth ever penny.

This has been a really good projector, we have used it at church, and has met our needs.

I bought this projector to show movies / concerts outdoors. The distance from projector to large 12 x 8 screen is about 30 feet (I have a shelf mounted on the side of a cabin, keeping it safe and out of the way and near my audio and DVD) and the screen is set up where it can be viewed by a large crowd). The problem I had was the size of the picture was so large, the screen only showed about 75% of the video, the rest spilled over the sides. My rating is based on the zoom - limited and could not shrink it down to fit screen at that distance. Otherwise, it's bright, compact and light weight. Has two audio outputs ( used the bottom one for mono).

Sehr zufrieden, hell und scharf! Wollte kürzlich auf einen teuren 4k Beamer upgraden, habe dann aber bemerkt, dass der viewsonic viel schärfer ist als der 4K Beamer. Bin dann beim View Sonic geblieben. Er ist auch leise.

Très bon vidéoprojecteur pour mon utilisation en multimédia. Réglages simples et le mode éco est vraiment bien pour ne pas être dérangé par le bruit du refroidissement de la lampe. Le mode tableau noir est celui que j'utilise le plus et donne un bon rendu. Par contre, si la pièce est beaucoup trop ensoleillée, l'image n'est pas assez visible pour ma configuration et utilisation. Déjà 300 heures d'utilisation et rien à signaler. 👍

This was recommended to me for my use as a teacher who teaches in a lit classroom. It has proved to be exactly what I needed--enough lumens for daytime use, easily usable for movies, etc. in darker settings. Great resolution. Easy to install to my Apple computer. What I needed. I trust that it will also last--including the lamp hours. Satisfied and within my budget. I do travel a bit with this and bought a stand that I can use in settings where I need to elevate it.

still the best projector. old school lamp that gives great picture and can be replaced

After several months use I can say I am pretty satisfied with this unit. I have it projecting on a 3metre wide area of wall painted light grey. I usually have the room blacked out but it tolerates lighting and some daylight reasonably. Boots up quite quickly and the remote has plenty of functions such as keystone and zoom to set the picture up. Good valie