Your Application If you are giving a training presentation, you will probably need a brighter projector so the participants can read detail and take notes. A presentation using graphics and/or video will be visually less demanding and can be viewed in a darkened room. Your Screen Sufficient light reflection is provided in most screens on the market, thus making a low brightness projector look good in the right setting. The Number of People The image size increases as the number of people in the room increases. This reduces the brightness of the projector since the light is spread over a larger area. Another important thing to think about when buying a projector is the weight of the unit. If you travel quite a bit, you may want a very light weight unit. If you do not travel and want more features on the projector, you may opt for a heavier model. The Four weight classes of projector are as follows: Ultra-Mobile Ideal for the Traveling presenter. Typically weighing under 8 lbs, these machines provide a great low-weight-to-brightness ratio while maintaining the desired data resolution and video output. On the down side, some of the lightweight projectors sacrifice features such as power zoom, power focus, and remote control capabilities which can weigh the projector down.

The projector''s case comes with plenty of room for cables and accessories. The full-function remote control is easy to use and includes a laser pointer. You can also use a bundled utility to configure and control the projector from your PC''s keyboard. You can also download presentations to acard and then play back the presentation without a computer. Setup is fairly easy, thanks to a manual zoom lens. The autosync feature set the image size and position correctly, but substantial tweaking was required to adjust the timing. The projector did a good job at both the light and dark ends of the gray scale. has packaged up a great product with the delivering all the key elements that the frequent presenter would want at a price in the low $2,000s. It delivers excellent contrast and sharpness, and it is the brightest of the machines in the review rated 1000 ANSI lumens. The remote is without a doubt the best compact, credit-card sized remote we''ve seen. Fan noise is low. The CS4 is the smallest and lightest of the SVGAs on our recommended list, weighing 5.3 lbs.

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