If you're in the market place for a 5000-lumen, Total HD projector designed for 24/seven performance, or for a big briefing room or classroom, firm of worship, restaurant or sports bar, here are FIVE projectors competing for your club:

  • BenQ LH770 (street price $4500)
  • Dell 7760 (street toll $2899)
  • NEC P502HL-2 (street price $3099)
  • Optoma ZH500T-B (street toll $2999)
  • ViewSonic LS800HD (street cost $2999)


These five loftier performance HD projectors take a wide array of features in common including all of the following (exceptions noted):

  • Minimum 5000 ANSI lumen rating
  • 1920x1080 resolution with 0.65" DLP fleck
  • Laser-phosphor lite engine with xx,000 hr life
  • Horizontal and Vertical lens shift
  • four-corner keystone correction (H+5 correction only in the NEC-P502HL)
  • 360-degree installation in pitch, roll, and yaw
  • Manual zoom and focus lenses
  • Digital zoom
  • At least ii HDMI ports
  • On-board audio speakers
  • Total Hd 3D uniform
  • Crestron RoomView (now called Fusion)
  • 24/7 performance for signage applications

That is a LOT of identical or similar features between v projectors.

So how practise they differ? Let's take a closer wait to come across what each projector has (or claims to have) too equally what it lacks compared to the competition.

(Btw, if y'all want to come across all specs adjacent on the Compare folio, click here).

BenQ

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BenQ LH770

BenQ LH770


MSRP: $5000 Official Street: $4500

Advantages

In addition to all of the common features listed above, the BenQ LH770 has the post-obit:

  • 95% Rec.709 color coverage
  • HD-optimized 12-element, all-glass, depression-dispersion lens
  • 2 HDMI ports, 1 with MHL in a subconscious compartment designed for a wireless dongle
  • 3 year warranty with advanced replacement; includes light source
  • Congenital-in x-watt mono speaker
  • Certified IP5X dust resistant, which makes information technology usable in dusty environments, and--together with suitability for 24/7 performance--makes information technology an excellent choice for full time maintenance free applications
  • Along with Crestron RoomView, supports Extron and PJ-Link for command over a network
  • Optional QCast video streaming dongle
  • DICOM Sim mode for medical presentations and classrooms
  • Center placement of lens for piece of cake positioning during installation

BenQ LH770 panel

Limitations

  • No HDbaseT port
  • No Portrait mode
  • xx,000:1 contrast ratio
  • 1.5x zoom, with 1.38:1 - 2.xiii:1 throw ratio, slightly less zoom range than other projectors in this grouping
  • Cannot display images over LAN
  • HDMI supports upwards to 1920x1200 for computers, and 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 576i, 576p, and 1920x1200 for video, but not 1080p/24 or 1080p/50
  • 30.4 pounds: largest and heaviest projector in the group

Optoma UHD50X

4K Domicile Theater Projector

Optoma UHD50X

4K Home Theater Projector

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Dell 7760 Projector

DELL 7760


MSRP: $3799 Official Street: $2899

Advantages

In add-on to all of the common features listed above, the Dell 7760 has the following:

  • five,400 ANSI lumens; a slightly higher rating than the competition
  • 100,000:i dissimilarity ratio
  • Portrait mode
  • two HDMI ports
  • Can display images over LAN
  • 1.8x zoom is the longest zoom in this group, 1.2:1 - two.13:1 throw ratio
  • Set of 2 10-watt speakers for robust built-in stereo sound
  • Certified IP5X grit resistant, which makes it usable in dusty environments, and--together with suitability for 24/7 operation--makes information technology an splendid choice for full time maintenance-gratuitous applications

Dell 7760 laser projector, rear panel

Limitations

  • No HDBaseT port
  • No DICOM Sim mode
  • Noise level rated at high finish of typical: 36 dB in full power mode, 32 dB in Eco mode
  • Supports only Crestron RoomView and congenital-in web interface for command over network
  • HDMI supports upwards to 1920x1200 for computers and 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 576i, 576p, for video, only not 1080p/24 or 1080p/50
  • 2 year warranty is shortest in the group, just information technology includes 2 year/20,000 hours for the light source and avant-garde exchange

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NEC P502

NEC P502HL-2


MSRP: $5999 Street: $3099

Advantages

In addition to all of the mutual features listed in a higher place, the NEC P502HL-two has the following:

  • HDBaseT
  • 2 HDMI ports
  • Can display images over LAN
  • i.7x zoom, with one.24:1 - 2.1:1 throw ratio
  • Robust audio: 20 watt mono speaker
  • Just 19.4 pounds--the lightest projector in this grouping by far--for easier set up up
  • DICOM Sim mode for medical presentations and classrooms
  • Portrait mode
  • 5 year warranty

NEC P502 panel

Limitations

  • 15,000:ane dissimilarity ratio
  • 39 dB audible racket at total ability and 33 dB in Eco mode is highest rated noise level in the group
  • Not grit resistant, which limits usefulness for dusty environments and increases maintenance needs
  • Only selection for command over a LAN is Crestron RoomView
  • Keystone correction limited to conventional +/-25 degrees horizontal and +/-30 degrees vertical; no iv-corner control.
  • HDMI supports up to 1920x1200 for computers, and 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 576i, 576p, and 1920x1200 for video, but not 1080p/24 or 1080p/50
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Optoma ZH500T

OPTOMA ZH500T-B


MSRP: $5199 Street: $2999

Advantages/Differences

In add-on to all of the common features listed higher up, the Optoma ZH500T-B has the following:

  • five,400 lumen middle-spot rating
  • 300,000:1 contrast ratio
  • Portrait way
  • 2 HDMI ports, one with MHL
  • HDBaseT port
  • 1.6x zoom, with 1.ii:1 - two.xiii:1 throw ratio
  • Tin can display images over LAN
  • 3-year warranty with advance exchange; three-year/20,000 hours on light source
  • DICOM Sim fashion for medical presentations and classrooms
  • Set of two x-watt speakers for robust built-in stereo sound
  • Certified IP5X dust resistant, which makes it usable in dusty environments, and--together with suitability for 24/7 operation--makes it an splendid choice for full time maintenance-free applications
  • Lowest rated noise level in the group: 33 dB at full ability; 28 dB in Eco mode
  • HDMI supports upward to 1920x1200 for computers, and 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 1080p/24, 1080p/50, 576i, and 576p for video
  • In addition to Crestron RoomView, supports Extron IP Line, AMX dynamic device discovery, and PJ-Link for control over a network

Optoma zh500t-b

Limitations

  • (No obvious limitations vis a vis these 4 other competing units based on published specs.)
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ViewSonic LS800Hd

VIEWSONIC LS800HD


MSRP: $4599 Street: $2999

Advantages

In add-on to all of the mutual features listed above, the ViewSonic LS800HD has the following:

  • 100,000:i contrast ratio
  • xxx,000 hour lamp life in Eco mode
  • Portrait mode
  • HDBaseT
  • 3 HDMI ports
  • 1.65x zoom, with 1.15:i - i.ix:1 throw ratio, delivers skillful placement flexibility
  • Along with Crestron RoomView, supports AMX, Control4, and vController (ViewSonic's own plan) for command over a network
  • 5-yr/20,000 warranty, with 1-yr advance Exchange and calorie-free source included, is best in the group
  • Noise level rated at low end of typical: 34 dB in full power mode, 32 dB in Eco mode
  • Certified IP6X dust resistant; usable in dusty environments; combines with 24/seven adequacy to make information technology an excellent pick for 24/7 maintenance-free applications
  • HDMI supports up to 1920x1200 for computers, and 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 1080p/24, 1080p/50, 576i, and 576p for video
  • Input lag rated at 16 ms in 3X Fast Input mode, making the LS800HD of particular interest for interactive applications like flight simulation

Viewsonic LS800HD

Limitations

  • v-watt speakers, everyman wattage rating in the group
  • No DICOM Sim way
  • Cannot display images over LAN

Decision

All five of these projectors are strong candidates for all the typical applications for a 5000-lumen, 1080p, light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation-phosphor based projector--from big classrooms, conference rooms, and houses of worship to sports confined, restaurants, and retail and museum displays and signage. In addition to matching resolution and virtually matching brightness specs, all are suitable for 24/vii operation, and most of them (the NEC P502HL-2 excepted) offer 4-corner keystone correction that facilitates stacking for an even brighter image.

For dusty environments, or cases where "set em and forget em" maintenance-gratuitous functioning is key--like sports confined or signage--the BenQ LH770, Dell 7760, ViewSonic LS800HD, and Optoma ZH500T-B all offer the reward of dust-resistant certification. And if you need a display in portrait way, only four models--the NEC P502HL-2, the Dell 7760, the ViewSonic LS800HD, and the Optoma ZH500T-B--deliver that feature. Similarly, the BenQ LH770 is the but one that offers 95% coverage for Rec.709 color, which may give it the edge for color accuracy in, say, a sports bar.

In brusk, all five of these projectors are potentially good choices. But, every bit ever, yous need to look for the particular mix of features for each to discover the best fit for your needs.