Some projectors are only about half as bright at the end of their lamp life as they were at the beginning. Remember the warranty. Although brightness levels have come up for everyone, some of the biggest gaps remaining in projector performance today are in the areas of color saturation, evenness and contrast. If you really want to see the differences between competing models, have your local dealer project identical images side by side, and choose the one that looks best to you. Choose your projector category, please.
Projectors come in all sizes and shapes for different jobs.
But don't be forced into one category or another arbitrarily. Try to understand what you need, and buy accordingly. Sometimes, for instance, you can use two little projectors in place of one big one - and save money. William Bohannnon Originally published in the January 2000 issue of Presentations magazine.