Advantages: 1280 x 1024 Maximum Resolution
Disadvantages: Not designed for ceiling mounting.

...This is a great projector overall. I recognise that this is a fairly old projector and pretty much outdated, but as I work with secondhand electronics, I am seeing this projector becoming more and more popular. If you are looking to buy one secondhand I wouldn't expect you to pay any more than £200 at most. Please do not be put off by the fact that this projector has a brightness of 600 lumens. It is on par with projectors of around 1500 lumens. Infact, it is far better than most projector of double the brightness (1200 lumens) the projectors that come to mind are Toshiba's, but I'll review some of them later. I think that this projector is popular for a couple of reasons. One is that it has a max resolution of 1280 X 1024 which is superior than most new projectors and certainly beats any projector in it's price range. The second... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, good picture quality, easy to use
Disadvantages: Starting to show its age!

...The Infocus Lite Pro 425 is a LCD projector designed to display computer images onto a screen or wall. Its compact size shows that it has been built with portability in mind. This projector was purchased about 3 years ago by the company I work for. The projector cost about £1400 and at the time and it was a pretty high specification machine. The projector can display a maximum computer resolution of 800x600 and this is in 24bit colour. Although this is still acceptable, the resolution is perhaps a little low by today’s standards. For those who are unsure of what an LCD projector does, here’s a brief explanation of what we use it for. The LCD projector is designed to be used with a laptop or desktop computer and is best used to display images onto a white screen. If you are familiar with overhead projectors, (like the ones most of us... Read review

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Advantages: Motorised Tilt, Auto Setup
Disadvantages: Poor Sound Quality

...The sony VPL-ES2 is a great projector at a bargain price. I wil admit that I think it would struggle with large presentations with only having a 1500 lumen lamp. But for home use and for small scale office presentations this projector is just what you need. I bought this projector for watching films at home after selling my previous projector due to it being far too noisy. This projector is very different when it is on the sound from it is barely noticeable. If you've purchased a projector before then you'll know that the most important thing is the bulb life. Because when the bulb goes they can easily cost anywhere upwards from £300-£400. It is often a more economically viable option just to replace the projector. However with this projector you have no reason to worry. The bulb life is a staggering 3000hours and in eco mode... Read review

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Advantages: User friendly, Bright and good quality
Disadvantages: A recommended 3 metres from the screen or wall etc

...We have a few of these projectors at our company and I have to say they are one of the easiest digital projectors we have, has we have a selection of philips, epsons and mitsubishi projectors as well. The main advantages with this projector is the quality and brightness of the image you get. It is clear at the front of the room and just as clear at the back of the room. The zoom and focus controls are easy to use by anyone without knowledge of digital projectors, which is located at the front. The menu features are set out in an easy and neat way for anyone to operate, with simple arrow buttons to move around the menus and selection is with the enter key located in the centre of them. There are security options, brightness and zoom features, location options (which basically means that if you fix the projector to the ceiling you can... Read review

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Advantages: space saver, saves electrisity, easy to travel
Disadvantages: picture not so brigth with the day ligth

...we purchase projector 6 months ago and are very satisfited with it. picture is very clear and now we can watch tv on the 110" screen. it does not take lot of space but you get image on all wall. projector is great alternative to big screen tv. the time we spend watching the projector has bought us closer and more happy about spending time together. sometimes when we watch the projector we feel as though we are in a live movie theater with all the effects of real live tv. it gives you the feeling of being right there on the set of the movie. I would suggest this as the way of the future for anyone that enjoys fun and a good time spending of comfort.... Read review

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Advantages: Crystal clear picture, great resolution, very cost-effective!
Disadvantages: Inputs and configuration, slightly complex.

...Well, i firstly i must say what a great little proojector this is! My dad owns and runs a small business and uses a couple of projectors here and there for various uses, mainly for pitching ideas to potential clients. Anyway, after buying one of these projectors for a small and, to be honest, quite tacky little room he switched from projectors costing upwards of £1700 to this very one, the difference in quality is virtually unnoticable and it is a vast improvement in portability and, needless to say, price. The LT25 looks great as a presentation projector and it has done wonders for my little home cinema. The room in which the projector is used is only a little over 10 feet long and roughly six feet wide but is now where i spend the majority of my time! The picture is crystal clear, sitting a mere 8 feet from a 6 foot diagonal screen... Read review

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Advantages: Looks Great - Very Stylish, Compact & Very Light.
Disadvantages: Not Bright Enough At All

...The Toshiba TLP-S30 Projector This projector is very aesthetically pleasing, it looks very modern and and the face of it looks to be a great projector. There are several important factors to look at when considering buying a projector and that is the brightness. This projector boasts a 1400 lumen lamp. For those of you who aren't used to projector terminology, lumens are just a unit for the measure of how bright the bulb in a projector is (and lamp is just the correct term for a projector bulb) Now this isn't an amazing brightness, but the Sanyo PLC-SU20 (just as an example) works comfortably at 1200 lumens and around 1500 lumens is really what somebody new to projectors should probably be looking at. So the brightness of this projector is good then you woul think. Well actually no; On paper the projector should perform very well... Read review

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Advantages: High Brightness, 3LCD Projection System, AIAS (Advanced Intelligent Auto Setup), Short Focal Length
Disadvantages: Abit Noisy

...The Sony VPL CX21 is a bright, slim, and stylish projector designed for mobile applications. A friend of mine has this and we always watch movies on it. The projector has many features which I've written about below with brief explanation of each feature: - High Brightness of 2100 ANSI Lumens The projector has three Sony 0.63-inch LCD panels and a latest designed 165 W lamp, it has a brightness of 2100 ANSI lumens, which provides amazing image quality even in very high ambient-light. The projector has a resolution of XGA (1024 x 768), this simply means fine display of even the smallest details. - 3LCD Projection System This is what the Sony projector is all about, it has a 3LCD projection system which means the projected images are bright and natural and for this to be achieved it has 3 LCD panels. It provides high light transmission... Read review

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Advantages: Silent operation, good speaker, very well constructed.
Disadvantages: Heavy at 5kg, and very bulky.

...This really is a true function over form projector. I promised to review it in another projector review so here we are. If you are looking for your first projector and are looking at the second hand market, then I very much doubt that this will be your first choice. It is big, bulky and heavy. And lets face it, it's not the most stylish projector in the world (though the picture of it here on ciao is quite good). So why would you buy it then? Because this is a really solidly built, reliable projector. The lens for example has a nice big rubber edging around it. The lens on a projector is probably the second most fragile part of a projector (after the bulb), but it's one of the most commonly damaged. Having a protective edging around the lens means that should anything nock it, it is unlikely to damage it. Also the protective ring... Read review

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Advantages: Low price, high-quality lens
Disadvantages: wired remote

...When Amateur Photographer provided a free roll of Kodak Elite Chrome ExtraColour slide film last year, I decided to make the leap into slide photography. I shot the roll quickly and bought a small slide viewer to see the pictures. I was so impressed with the quality of slide film that I had to see them projected. So, I went looking for a basic starter projector. What I found was the Leica P150. The P150 was reasonably priced and I did want to buy anything too fancy to start. The P150 comes with an 85mm lens which is perfect for home viewing. The P150 also comes with a wired remote to change slides. My issues with the P150 revolve around usability. I don't have a slide projector stand, so I typically have to angle the projector upward to project onto the screen. This is fine once the slide magazine is loaded. However, it can... Read review

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