Can I play videos and use it as a "home theater" even considering the products intrinsic limitations
185805
Yes. It works very well for me. I can use VGA or HDMI without a problem. The projector produce hizz sound, I use the Eco mode to make it not too loud. I turn off the sound on the projector and use the sound from the external speakers instead. I connect ROKU 2 to this projector as ROKU2 has sound out (while ROKU3 does not). I'm very happy about it. My projector comes with the remote so it is easy for me to adjust the picture without moving the projector. The focus may have to be readjust almost everytime when using each day, not sure why but it is easy to adjust. Hope this help.
185806
I bought it for the sole purpose of creating a home theatre since I already have a HT system. It works out great for me since I don't sit too close and can't see the limited resolution of this projector. Do keep this in mind, your low res videos will look rubbish after being projected not because of the project but because of the low res video to begin with.
2219712
As long as what you're viewing was saved with the 7.1 surround sound, yes. DVD movies for example should be fine, but some video streamed from the net will likely not be.
724918
Yes you can. Because of the small amount of ram it may need to reload often. Some of my video seemed to run in slow motion.
1193920
No, it cannot. The only video connections available are the component ones.
1864950
You can certainly try it out without doing so, but it wouldn't be a bad idea for the optimum performance with this TV and your peripheral devices. AmazonBasics has a two pack of the current ones for ten dollars - they support the latest formats. The Owner's Manual for this product says that HDMI Certified cables are what you need to use, thus if you're not sure those are the cables you have - might want to buy some newer ones.
98802
Yes, you can, but not directly use the DVD or other audio devices hooked up by cable or optical.
1457819
I suppose you could though I'm not sure as to how good the quality would be. Utilizing the software video capture as a primary monitor may also have a delay with input if that would matter to you.
161027
Yes you can. The video quality is not. Great but it is ample. You will want to get a micro SD card for extra memory as it only has a gig of available storage though. 4 gig card at Walmart cost me less than 8 dollars.
1482670
I personally would use MPC-HC to play movies on it. I can use that software to play any copy write protected movie, such as Disney or Warner Brothers movies. It plays the movie at whatever the refresh rate of the disk or graphics card your using can handle and it has amazing sound performance. It works just as good as if you were watching the movie on your TV.
1080095
check how strong your VIDEO bard is..I upgraded to Nvidia 665 ($55 Best Buy).. and I can play my DVD games. also might have to upgrade sound card $10..the Towers have basic punch..but the system is already older than 2 years.one needs to keepup
1089365
Yes you can as long as you have a device that has a vga which is in most compters an hdmi or you can even put movies on a thumb drive or a sd card or you could hook it up to a dvd player or game system that has av hook ups which are the red yellow and white connectors it is a great projector and I use mine all of the time so if you buy enjoy it its a great product
1123019
I really don't know, my guess is you should be able to, if it I can install a music program you can very well play a computer, to be honest with you I don't really play any computer games so I'd give it shot.
2026973
Yes, it can play music. I use it with HTCOneS and it also works with videos.
1541621
As long as you have a DVD player. This model is optimized for office work. So laptops etc. it works great as a starter home theater though.
853417
Yes, as long as its connected to a TV or PC (or perhaps a tablet, not sure) and you have a suitable playback program like VLC or Realplayer.
1871873
I can play video and music directly using the HDMI connection to the TV. I can't say about any specific format. The MKV files I used run just fine.
283535
I really hope this question and the two answers below are joking/trolling. This thing would never play any modern title with reasonable performance and simply is only useful for outputting video to monitors, not running anything graphically intensive.