ViewSonic 1080p Projector with 3500 Lumens DLP 3D Dual HDMI and Low Input Lag for Home Theater and Gaming (PX700HD)

ive filed a claim to return mine. these are my impressions after 388 lamp hours. my only previous projector was the acer h5360, a now discontinued 720p 2500 ansii lumen projector. the good: its 1080p, and BRIGHT. in a well lit room with windows, i dont have much of an issue watching during the day time. i played through all of red dead redemption 2, and watched a lot of shows. having a second hdmi input is a really nice plus. my old projector would throw a 100 inch picture, while this one throws 120 inches from the same distance. the remote is nicer than my last projectors. the disappointing: the biggest glaring problem for me is the large black border that surrounds the picture. not noticeable during the day time, but if you like watching movies in a dark room, it stands out a LOT, because the blacks on the projector are really bad. if this projector just had really good blacks, this wouldnt be an issue and i might not be returning it. buyer beware. i reached out to the manufacture to make sure this wasnt just a defect with mine, and they confirmed this is how its intended to look. whenever the projector is is showing white (or close to white) pixels, the top and left of that area will have a thin green line, maybe 1 wide or tall. its not noticeable in most areas of the screen unless you decide to look for it, but any time the white there is a bright scene that goes all the way to the edge, youre going to notice that green line either at the top or left of the screen. i spoke to another owner of this projector and they confirmed the same issue with theirs. the projector will not remember that you muted the on board speaker from your previous time when you turn it on. i dont really notice it over my sound bar, but if i need to mute my sound bar, the projector will continue to play sound until you mute the projector. the normal color settings make reds really bright. the gaming color setting displayed reds correctly. i wouldnt really recommend this for a home theater, but if you want a 1080p projector thats only going to be used in well lit rooms from a manufacture with a good warranty program, this might be the one for you at the price.

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Overall, this was a very good projector, but I ended up having to return it. The picture quality was very good and very surprising for the price. The picture was bright enough, but the projector I ended up choosing to replace this one was brighter even though that one has less lumens. I’m no expert on projectors, so I don’t know what all factors into that. The fan was also very quiet. It’s a barely noticeable low hum. The speakers were also decent enough for on board speakers. This might sound silly, but the deal breaker for me was the overthrow/gray area that bordered the image. I don’t have a screen, so the border was very noticeable and distracting. I’m sure for people with screens that have the velvet border around it to catch the overthrow, it’s no issue, but it was way too obvious, especially when I had to use the keystone to make adjustments. If anyone is curious, the gray area was a little over 4.5” for me. The projector I ended up with has a border that’s probably less than an inch and barely visible.

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Disappointing picture quality, especially in the Brightest setting. Colors appear washed-out. Definitely not bright enough to watch un anything but the darkest rooms. Surprisingly quiet, though doesnt make up for the poor picture quality. Going back.

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