ViewSonic 3800 Lumens SVGA High Brightness Projector for Home and Office with HDMI Vertical Keystone (PA503S)

Replaced an older projector with this item and it runs circles around the other one. It has a superior picture even on the Eco settings which is brighter than the other unit was on its maximum settings. Very exceptional quality for the price; highly recommend.

A faculty member purchased this on his own accord for group meetings in a small office. The quality of build and function on this projector leaves quite a bit to be desired. First, the picture cant focus anywhere beyond 5-6 feet from the screen. With the terrible native resolution this has (it is NOT 1080p - their description is deceptive) you end up looking at the tiniest, dim picture ever. Yes, it is very, very dim. Id guess it puts out about 300-400 lumens max. Turning the focus knob makes the whole bulb/lens assembly feel like it is going to fall out. The focus knob also turns the throw knob (it shouldnt) so you have to use two hands to get this thing to want to focus and throw correctly. Do not buy this projector. Spend a bit more and get something that supports native 1080P and has a far superior build quality. As for us, this is going right back to Amazon for a quality projector.

Very clear picture. If you can afford it spend the extra money its so worth it! I tried cheaper ones the they worked ok but the picture quality sucked and theyre not bright enough. Definitely buy this one.

Got to say I do enjoy this projector! Hooked up the firestick to it and my Bose Soundlink speaker! Endless movie watching! I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to watch movies or play video games on a 120 screen!

Our band purchased this to use for video content while we play in live settings. Its a huge improvement over projectors weve used in the past! Its bright and sharp. Since Covid-9 hit, Ive been using it more frequently to project video games onto my wall. Works great for that too! :)

This has been a tricky review to write because of all my experience lately with low-cost no name projectors. ViewSonic is the only name brand I have tested with the hopes that it would be higher quality than the various relabeled Made in China ones I have been using (and most of those have been surprisingly great). Let me start with some positive notes: 1. This is an INCREDIBLY BRIGHT and SHARP projector! Normally I test them in a dark room, but after seeing how great this DLP picture was, I brought it to the brightest well-lit room in my apartment - the kitchen. With multiple windows letting in noon sunlight, and the lights on (four bulbs in a ceiling fan, plus four spotlights in a center light) AND sitting next to multiple GROW LIGHTS (they are bright) and projecting on to a non-white wall, the image was still stunning. Ill attach a photo of the startup screen that shows the sharpness of the letters. Impressive! 2. The warranty is 3 years, which is fantastic. 3. It also supports 3-D video (PGD-350 glasses are $65 list price). This was the main reason I was curious about getting a DLP projector. Hopefully the lower resolution (1024x768) wont detract from the viewing experience compared to a modern HD TV (1920x1080). 4. It supports a tiny bit of screen size adjustment, and has vertical AND horizontal keystone correction available through the menus. Most cheap projectors support vertical (for projectors mounted on the ceiling, or on a lower table projecting up), but none of the other ones I have supported horizontal. This allows you to put the projector off center in a room (like on the side of a couch) and get a straight square picture. Nice. Now let me get some downsides out of the way: 1. The only modern port on this projector is a single HDMI input. It contains two old-style VGA inputs and one VGA ouput, which is great if you have a PC from the 90s. Fortunately, Macs and other modern PCs can usually use an adapter to swap their DVI/Thunderbolt/etc. to VGA. This means if you dont already have one, there will be extra cost using this projector. It also has a composite (!) RCA video input. How quaint! (Useful if you want to hook up non-HD devices, though, but I dont think I have anything left in my apartment that isnt HD these days.) 2. The resolution is only XGA (1024 x 768). Thats a resolution that came out in 1990. My ancient 2012 MacBook laptop has 1280x800 native, so when using a Thunderbolt-to-HDMI Adapter, I still wont get anything better. Keep this in mind if you are using this for laptop presentations. Powerpoint and such looks fine if folks design the slides properly, but displaying spreadsheets and other data might be cramped. Before purchasing, switch your computer to 1024x768 and look at things you want to project and make sure this is okay for you. You can find projectors at about half this cost that are at or higher than XGA, so if resolution is important, this may not be your best choice. 3. It claims that extended life is up to 15,000 hours. The ViewSonic website offers a replacement lamp for $149. This is typical for DLP projectors versus LCD projectors that might have 45,000 or more hours of expected life. You need to decide if the tradeoff is worth it. I think it is, since that would be like using it 8 hours a day for over 5 years. Just be sure you mount it somewhere that you can get to it if you ever need to change the lamp. 4. There is no USB or SD card input, which even cheap toy projectors all seem to come with these days. For most, this wont matter, but I often use projectors for holiday displays and load up video on a USB drive and let it play on its own. For this Ill need to get a cheap video player or hook it to a DVD player or something. Not a dealbreaker for most. Because some of my negatives impact how I use projectors (lack of USB/SD input) and because I feel it might just be an old design (VGA, composite video), I am only giving it four stars. BUT, build quality seems great, and ViewSonic is at least a known name brand (though known for low cost alternatives, to me). I will revise this review if my opinions change down the line. My advice is -- if 3-D isnt important, and you can handle a slightly less-bright screen, there are options for $100 less that may suite you better.

Bright enough to see this easily with the lights on, picture is crisp, and the remote control is simple and effective. Perfect for our small law firm.

I use this in my classroom to allow me to keep students separated as the number of Covid cases has once again risen. I have never had a new projector, so I finally gave up and purchased one through Donors Choose. I wish I did this 7 years ago. I use it with an HDMI cord and my iMac. The clarity at about 30 feet projection onto a portable screen is amazing. This allows me to provide my students demonstrations without having them on top of me or each other. I originally wanted a different model, but I have to assume things happen as they should! We are in heaven with this!

problems with connection to newer computers.

Upgraded from Viewsonic pjd5533w which I loved. Zero issues with the old unit. TV next to it is Samsung 4k. The projector is almost on par with that. Brighter, but a touch more detail on the 4k, which is to be expected. Beautiful. Hdmi to a receiver that has multiple Hdmi inputs. 100 screen. Love the adjustable features to manually fine tune the image.