# inexpensive projector
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 5, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483 "2006-10-05T08:10:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/1 "2006-10-05T08:10:28Z")
ViewSonic PJ402D
> **[ViewSonic PJ402D DLP Projector - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116009)**
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BenQ MP610
> **[BenQ MP610 DLP Personal & Home Cinema Projector - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014102)**
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> Buy BenQ MP610 DLP Personal & Home Cinema Projector with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
thoughts?
i am leaning towards the viewsonic because of the longer warrenty.
it’s just going to be in the basement for hockey games and playing xbox (and wii when that shit comes out).
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### Author:  [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/2 "2006-10-05T08:58:22Z")
do u know how much the replacement bulbs are for thoes models?
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/3 "2006-10-05T09:16:27Z")
you get what you pay for w/ projectors… personally, I wouldn’t get EITHER but if you had to chose between those two, I’d go with the BenQ - it’s likely to be more color-accurate and TV oriented vs the Viewsonic which is more presentation oriented.
If you can spend $600, spend a little more and get an InFocus, something like the IN72 which is 16:9 native, or a used 4805 - the stuff you are looking at on newegg are meant for powerpoint, not games/movies/tv (duh it’s a COMPUTER store)
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/4 "2006-10-05T09:19:01Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#):
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> (duh it’s a COMPUTER store)
im pretty sure last time i opened my xbox it was a computer 😉
i saw the 4805, and it seems like a good bang for the buck projector.
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/5 "2006-10-05T09:20:25Z")
Have you ever played video games on a projector? I don’t know if it is just me and my brother, but we seriously got sick to our stomache _watching_ one or the other play on a 9’ projector.
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/6 "2006-10-05T09:23:06Z")
arent you suppsed to sit 3-4x the horizonal width away?
something tells me you were sitting a little closer than 40’ away 🙂
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/7 "2006-10-05T09:26:30Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#):
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> arent you suppsed to sit 3-4x the horizonal width away?
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> something tells me you were sitting a little closer than 40’ away 🙂
Ahh, that might of been the problem. Yeah we were probably sitting about 8’ away at the most…
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/8 "2006-10-05T09:36:14Z")
infocus has the 4805 referb’d on their site for 699
maybe i will just go that way
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/9 "2006-10-05T09:59:45Z")
I like infocus.
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### Author:  [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/10 "2006-10-05T19:39:34Z")
play at cyberjocks… you’ll get an idea of what a decent setup from 8’ away feels like…
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/11 "2006-10-06T00:06:57Z")
you’ll like the 4805, I used to sell this kinda stuff, it amazed me what you could get for (at the time) under $1500 and how it rivaled all but the over-8k stuff…
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/12 "2006-10-06T06:39:35Z")
yeah, i found it for like 630. it seems like you’re getting a lot for your dollar with that projector.
thanks for the help guys
:tup:
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### Author:  [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/13 "2006-10-06T16:24:10Z")
Let me know how you like it, noise levels, etc. I still want to get one for movies and games, but I learned a couple of lessons about projectors when I brought one home from work. The two biggest problems were fan noise, which was very noticible when watching movies and you were in a quieter part, and the contrast ratio which meant that what was supposed to be black was actually kind of dark grey.
EDIT: looked at the specs, it doesn’t look like it would meet my needs. Contrast ratio is pretty good, but it isn’t bright enough for my application, plus I want at least 1024x768 native resolution.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/14 "2006-10-06T17:03:35Z")
i have an old projector that we got for free, its cool for watchin movies and playing games. picture isnt great, def. have to have complete darkness to get a good picture, but watchin movies on my wall is fuckin sweet.
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### Author:  [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/15 "2006-10-06T19:50:22Z")
I would DEFF get an infoucs. I had one and I loved it it was perfect for watching movies and playing games. Just be prepaired to spend close to $300 to replace the bulb when it goes. Also, you should look into getting a ceiling mount if your thinking of keeping it anywhere semi permanent and not moving it around a lot. GL
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### Author:  [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/16 "2006-10-07T00:50:47Z")
> [@DrImodium](#):
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> I would DEFF get an infoucs. I had one and I loved it it was perfect for watching movies and playing games. Just be prepaired to spend close to $300 to replace the bulb when it goes. Also, you should look into getting a ceiling mount if your thinking of keeping it anywhere semi permanent and not moving it around a lot. GL
where’d you get it? how much you pay?
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/inexpensive-projector/18483/17 "2006-10-07T12:41:08Z")
I had that same projector til today… I got it 7 or 8 months ago for 600 and just sold it today for 800 :tup: