How is this projector's brightness? I have to use it in a room with a lot of windows during the day time.
1994025
it will not work for you, this device needs to be use in a dark room without windows and without illumination, I use it at night an when someone turns on a light it burns the image, so day light for sure will result on a blank white screen.
1994026
I would not recommend it in a room that is not dark. The LED is good, but it is does not do well in a lit room.
1926805
I have no problem with screen brightness with sun coming into the room... NOT on to the screen ... just in a sunny room. No idea about Panasonic. I do find that the 3D effect works best in a dark room. By the way, I must say that I'm enjoying surfing the web with my laptop connected to the HDTV through the RGB input. I just got a new laptop that has Bluetooth wireless connected to the HDTV through a NetGear device. Haven't installed it yet.
1880820
For the money you cannot beat it, brightness on any projector is an issue but the electrified brand seems to put that issue to rest. Have my replacement now for 1 year and it's still bright as day one
1382860
I have mine on a 85 inch screen in my bedroom and its plenty bright. at 720p seem to be plenty for me. its small and portable. easy to set up. you may want better sound than just the supplied speakers in the unit its self. it can project up to 300" diagonal. the 3d is ok but can be buggy to set up.
705436
It has plenty of lumens and works fine on semi-dark environments too, obviously it won't work in a very bright environment. The only thing I didn't liked about it is that if you connect via HDMI all the audio will go to the projector speaker (and is not loud enough), it could be better if it had an audio output port.
1387726
BeckBeck, I bought the projector for outside the home use, but still indoors. I use it for video presentations in connection with my religious faith. I am a traveling minister, and I set the projector up in a different auditorium each week. I can plug into the existing sound system with an audio converter, or I can play the projector with sound from the projector only. It has wonderful sound with a long range of projection. So, it's fantastic for what I use it for. I can show video files or a DVD (wish it was a blu-ray player) in full light. But, it's a much better picture with the lights out. It's doesn't have to be pitch black. But, "lights out" helps the picture quality. - I hope these comments help.
1398840
I love it... phenomenal projector...stunning picture amazing brightness even in bright envioments
261876
It all depends of how much dark you can get your classroom and how big your screen would be So, you can buy it and adjust the size of your screen accordingly to the brightness in room Some hints: First -This is one of the brightest led projectors yet (even LG PF85U with 1000 lumens is somehow not so more strong, because image seem those they boost with a wite lamp to get more lumens, like acer k530) Second: Led lamps do not get weak over the time like regular ones do, and the light is somehow much less yellow tinted, so one 700 lumens led projector, can be compared with a much brighter regular lamp projector, like a old 2000 lumens lamp one Third: If you want a brighter and much more powerfull projector, that lasts more than 20.000 hrs, specially to use in classrooms, go to the casio signature models, with 2500 to 3000 lumens (white light also). Those casios have not so great color balance, costs like U$ 830 to U$1000, but are the perfect choice for educational issues, and are really realy strong (there is a youtube presentation were a guy uses it's internal laser source to cut appart some plastic garbage, to show how strong is its light source - of course, when iside the projector, its laser is safe and does not hurt anyone - but dont stay staring directly to the light at short distances, as you wouldnt do also on a 3000 lumens lamp projector...)
1530984
I have not tested outside that being said it has very good brightness so I dont think you will have any problems with the projector.
1601374
Hi, it's a great, small, portable projector. The only negative thing is that the room has to be fairly dark.
1880822
It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not in ECO mode. It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not... » Read More It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not in ECO mode. « Show Less
1099816
I have heard that the brightness is really only a problem in the show rooms. Once you take it home and start watching it under more "normal" lighting conditions then it looks good. For the most part "cinema" mode and the like just lower the brightness so that it is not overwhelming when you are watching it in a darker room.
1785529
The blacks aren't as dark as some other models, part of that being that it's brighter for rooms with more ambient light, but its not bad and well worth the bulb life and warranty duration. Also the color is a bit off out of the box but for the correct color settings and a full review check out this link. http://www.projectorcentral.com/viewsonic_pro8200_home_theater_projector_review.htm
1297445
I have a basement that is kind of L-shaped and I often watch the projector with the lights on in the end of the L that doesn't have the projector/screen, for some general lighting in the room. However, I think with any projector you would at least want shades down on the windows to get the best picture.
1773497
When it comes to light in the room this projector is just 'ok'. The blinds/curtains do have to be shut in order to enjoy the movie. But if the room is dark and no light, then the project is really nice. We use the projector at night over the weekends and we love it. We have it hung on the ceiling 16ft away from screen, screen size around 120". This is my first projector.
1518997
There is no way to make the display brighter. I have problems seeing it during the day. In fact I can't even tell it's on until it makes a noise. The display works best at night while you just have to listen to the different sounds during the day.
1546167
thank you for the question actually I returned it back as it didnt match my requirements using it in big room, regarding resolution and illumination (lumins units) wish to help you more :)