ViewSonic Pro8300 projector offers
bright full-HD video and it has many business-friendly features. It is the
great option for those who need to present HD content in an environment that is
not practical or cannot be switched off the light completely.
ViewSonic offers flexible connection
options with two HDMI 1.3 inputs, VGA, composite video, S-video and component
video. It also combines 2 stereo speakers, so you can show slides quickly
without relying on tiny laptop speakers. A remote control includes a built-in laser
pointer.
Viewsonic
Pro8300
As basic projector, it lacks of interesting
features such as lens or zoom change and motorized focus, but automatic digital
keystone adjustment creates a quick and easy set up on site. It is also quite
light, with only 3.86 kg, in addition, it comes with the bag.
Manual zoom and focus control are accurate
and easy to use, while a standard zoom lens allows you to place the projector
anywhere from 0.9m to 10m away from the screen or wall. With 1.5x zoom ratio,
you can show images with size of 100in diagonally from 3.16m to 4.65m distance.
Business projectors often sacrifice image
quality in order to prioritize for brightness and budget, but Pro8300 bases on
DLP 6-segment color wheel, which helps enhance quality and allow it to reproduce
colors for good HD content. In a typical lighting room, you will have clear,
bright and vivid images.
The display mode lets you adjust the
compromise between the clarity and brightness of colors.
In correct setting, the image quality is
acceptable - although the skin tone is not as natural as using a cheap home
movie speaker. Pro8300 is not designed to provide sophisticated and friendly
details with movies like that, because it lacks moving contrast.
You have richest colors in Dark Room mode
of the projector; ViewSonic is nearly equal to performance features of a home
movie screen. Bright mode significantly increases the brightness, but also
reduces the color saturation and quality.
Viewsonic
Pro8300’s back
However, the inability to provide accurate
deep black of the projector becomes too well in a really dark room. While the
bright parts of the image are indeed very bright, the dark scenes reveal the
prevalence of the grey.
We measured 77% of sRGB colors and 60% of
Adobe RGB colors. Color mistake reached highest level of 12.46 deltaE, with
average 4.75. The consumption of energy at a maximum brightness is 280W; it
reduced to 230W in eco mode.
If you want a slideshow of images or high
definition video in an environment where viewers need to see each other and
note, Pro8300 will do the task impressively with low prices.
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Info
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Price: $1,012 VAT excluded; $1,215 VAT
included
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Supplier: www.viewsoniceurope.com
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DLP projector
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DMD 0.65in chip
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6 segment color wheel
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1920x1080 resolution
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16:9 aspect ratio
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3000 lumens brightness
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2 HDMI 1.3
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Composite
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S-video
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Component
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VGA
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3.5mm/RCAaudio
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USB
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Manual zoom 1.5x
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Screen size: 0.76-7.6m
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Viewing distance: 0.9-10m
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Viewing rate: 1.4-2.14:1
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Light life: 2500 hours (normal), 4000 hours
(eco)
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Specified contrast ratio 4000:1
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Color depth 30bit
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Stereo speaker with 10W amplifier
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3 year warranty (1 year for light)
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4mm
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3.86kg
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332x110x26
Verdict
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This full-HD projector seems prominent in the
bright room to where its strong brightness makes presentations really stand
out. It is helped with many kinds of inputs, built-in speakers and a
convenient laser pointer. However, ViewSonic Pro8300 is quite bad in terms of
color accuracy in dim environment.
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Designs: 4/5
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Features: 4/5
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Performance: 3.5/5
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Value: 4.5/5
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Total: 4/5
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