ViewSonic PJ458D Bright DLP Projector 4.9Lbs

Average customer rating: 3.5

Great projector with a great price!
worth the money
Really Nice Little Projector
Solid performance, bright picture
Two defective units so far

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ViewSonic PJ458D Bright DLP Projector 4.9Lbs

Manufacturer: View Sonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000E3FD6E

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Product Description

ViewSonic's PJ458D projector features DLP technology to display digitally sharp images. With 2,000 Lumens in just 4.9 pounds this powerful little projector is ideal for classrooms and boardrooms, on the road or in your home. The native 1024x768 XGA resolution, Digital Keystone Correction and Zoom Lens ensure that you will get the best possible image for whatever the setting. Advanced video features deliver smooth full-motion video while multiple inputs allow you to connect several display sources at once so you can give dynamic presentations. Projector Type - 0.55 inch DDR DMD, DLP Pixel Format - 1024x768 XGA Keystone - Vertical +- 15 degrees Display Size - 31.2-312 inch (diagonally) Contrast Ratio 2000 - 1 Aspect Ratio - 4 - 3 (native), 16 - 9 Input Signal - Computer and Video NTSC M, NTSC 4.43, PAL, SECAM, HDTV (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i) Frequency - Fh 31-79kHz, Fv 50-85Hz Compatibility - PC Analog from VGA up to SXGA (scaled), Mac Analog up to SXGA (may require a Mac adapter) Connector - RGB (input) 15-pin HD, D-sub cable, Composite Video (input) RCA jack, S-Video (input) Mini-Din 4-pin, Component Video (input) VGA DB-15 to HDTV component cable, Audio (input) Stereo mini-jack, RCA (L/R) OnView Display mode, brightness, contrast, keystone, aspect ratio, blank screen, gamma, white peaking, color temperature, user color, video (sharpness, saturation, tint), display (phase, tracking, H. position, V. position), advance (auto source select, rear, ceiling, eco mode, lamp hours, lamp reset, auto shutdown, OSD timeout, menu position, factory reset), audio (audio, mute) Dimensions - Width 10 x Height 3.8 x Depth 7.9 inch Weight - 4.9 pounds (2.2 kg)

Customer Reviews:

Great projector with a great price!.......2007-05-15

This projector is super bright and works just great. Plus with its absolutely unbeatable low price, you won't go wrong with this purchase!

worth the money.......2007-03-26

pros: been great for watching movies off laptop, hooked easily to my mac laptop

cons: very white scenes can be washed out, could not make it work with Windows running via boot camp, hook up with RCA cables to my component DVD player looks awful

overall: worth the cost

Really Nice Little Projector.......2006-12-24

While there are certainly individual variations on products, the bad reviews below skew the ratings unjustifiably, IMO.

I have had this projector for about two months, and while I don't use it everyday, I have used it a lot. It has a very nice picture, is very bright (I have tried it on a white wall washed by direct sunlight, and, to my amazement, there was still a viewable picture in the sunlight), is remarkably tiny, and has been reliable so far.

We have used it at meetings at two trade associations I am part of, and it received many favorable comments. (The largest meeting had about 60 people, and the image was clearly viewable from everywhere in the room.)

It is not a long throw projector, and the zoom range is surprisingly limited. The colors are a bit washed out, no matter how I adjust them in the menus. They are not as vivid as on my computer screen.

That said, it is really a neat projector, and viewing pictures at the size this projector can easily do makes it an involving experience. I also have a 24" computer monitor, and watching pictures on the projector is way cooler than on the computer screen regardless of the color limitations. We have watched a couple of movies on it, too, and the movement response is smoother than on my LCD screen.

The energy/lamp saver (which supposedly doubles lamp life) has such a minimal effect on brightness that I leave it on that setting all the time.

In researching before buying, there were comments about the rainbow effect of DLP projectors. While I have seen it on a setup screen, where a circle is shown on a white screen, and when I scan my eyes over the screen quickly rainbows are visible, regardless, in actual use it is not noticeable. To my eye.

The case that comes with it is really nifty, abeit a tiny bit too small for all the accessories (which are also useful). It's hard to believe that such a cool thing fits into such a tiny package.

I would totally buy one again, and am actualy considering it at Amazon's current price (under $700; the guidelines say I'm not supposed to name a price). That is a screaming deal IMO.

Given that a replacement lamp is around $300, it's hard to not want to have a spare projector, too, for an extra few hundred $$.

Solid performance, bright picture.......2006-11-28

The company I work for has one of these and I've toted it around to many meetings, hooked it up to Dell's and Apple's, used it for gaming, moving watching and presentations, and haven't had one single problem. There are some naysayers below, and of course there are always lemons, but honestly the reason I came to this page (and was startled to find negative reviews) is because I'm looking to purchase a second unit for my personal use in a home theater. This device has a brighter picture than other units we have at my work, is quieter, has more intuitive menus and a practical remote (with a laser pointer!), has nifty adjustable feet on either side in the back which make it easy to level and center the picture, and lot's of other neat little nicities. Really, I don't have anything bad to say about it, but mine isn't broken like the two people who reviewed this before me. ;-)

Two defective units so far.......2006-09-27

The first unit had a non-functional control panel. Except the power button, pressing other buttons on the unit had no effect. Pressing the menu key on the remote brought up the menu but nothing could be selected. The picture could be displayed but was in a distorted shape. Nothing could be adjusted. The unit overheated after 10 minutes of use and turned itself completely off without leaving the fan running.

The second unit had a functional control panel. I have not tried the remote yet. But it also had the same overheating problem and shut itself off without the fan running after about 1 hour of use.

Once the colors, brightness and contrast are properly tuned, this unit displayed vivid colors. The colors were very good (with a slight yellowish cast) for displaying digital photos which was the reason I bought it for. I found even the eco mode, the unit was bright enough when projected to a Da-Lite 50"x50" matte white portable screen (gain=1.0) when the room was dark in the evening. In the eco mode, the project can last much longer without overheating. But who wants to keep a new car which overheats on highway speed?

I am waiting for the third one to be delivered. If the third one is not working as expected (functional control panel and not overheating), I will have to order another brand, such as the Optoma EP719.

I must add that Amazon has a wonderful customer service policy. Returning a defective unit is real easy and painless.

Update
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The third unit ran for three hours in the normal (not eco) mode without overheating. The front of the unit was not too hot to touch like the other two previous units.

The colors, contrast and brightness worked equally well as the second unit. I tried a DVD movie ran from the same laptop and it was pretty good. The remote worked too although I would have liked to have it simulate the mouse click through the USB port. Both the Infocs X3 and Epson Powerlite 76C have that feature. I guess I have to use my real wireless mouse for that.

This one is the keeper! I would like to upgrade my rating to 3 stars but there is no way to do that.

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