ViewSonic PJ503DB DLP Projector

This is my first projector that I have owned and I do have to say for the money it is bi-far the best one I have seen. I have friends with 2,000 and up projectors and fancy inhouse movie theaters and with the little cost of this one I have had a hard time comparing the two, since they are so close. I did build a screen for mine and my basement theater is very very dark and that has helped alot but even with minimal light It still works great. I bought the Atdec telehook mount and it has worked great. So anyone looking for a great start to a new theater this is bi far the best bet.

This projector is better than I thought. The only thing I wish it had was a zoom feature, but for the price I can deal without it.

I bought this to do presentations becase my boss won't buy me one. So I was going on the cheap when it comes to my own money. I was expecting some barely servicable unit for the price. I was very pleasantly surprised. It actually have 3 preset brightness settings, which helps to preserve the bulb. It is sharp and totally awsome on the brightest setting. The lack of zoom means I had to reposition the unit around the room, but it's not that bad. I never used it for movies, so I am not sure how good it is for that. I would probably invest on a higher end model for movies. I would never buy a movie projector or TV that is not 1080p in this day and age. But for powerpoint, this unit does a good job. The only reason I did not give it a higher score is for the lack of zoom function.

This projector is easy to figure out how to use - I use it for power point presentations, some of which keep the projector on for 8+hours at a time. It performs very well and has a crystal clear image!

For the price, the PJ503D DLP appears to be a nice projector. Good value. I have only used it a few times so far, however find the quality is decent and fairly easy to use. The biggest drawback is the remote it comes with. I thought the remote would be able to forward the screen shots, PowerPoint slides etc, instead ... the remote is for adjusting the picture/screen. I thought this was strange and am hoping I am just missing something, however I looked through the users guide several times and also asked 2 other people to do the same. None of us could find anything that stated the remote could be used for slide forwarding. So, if this is an important feature for you, I suggest finding a different projector. If you don't mind not having this feature, and prefer to save a little, it's a good buy.