Projector General Advice Guide

Buying projectors is more complicated than it seems and the technical terms make it worse. We do recommend you call us for advice because we can often save you money and make sure you get the right solution first time, avoiding returns and time wasted!

If you are installing the projector you need to know:

Image Width x Height
Distance between the screen (or wall) and the projector

These measurements will let us know what throw ratio is required and make sure you get the right one to fit the space you have.

Basic Info

Lumens

this is a rough guide to cover most cases but of course each scenario can differ so gives us a call if you are unsure:

Standard living room, classroom, meeting room etc with lighting control - 1500-3000 Lumens - Click Here to view options
Standard living room, classroom, meeting room etc with no lighting control - 3001-5000 Lumens - Click Here to view options
Large venue i.e school hall, village hall, church etc - 5001-8000 Lumens - Click Here to view options
Very large venue i.e. auditorium, high-roofed church etc - Above 8000 Lumens - Click Here to view options

Resolution

This is the quality and shape of the image, take into account what needs to be shown on the projector and what you are connecting it to (i.e. high quality laptop, Sky Q, games console etc), again if you are unsure which one suits you best just give us a call:

XGA - Standard Definition - OK for basic text, spreadsheets & low res images. The same almost-square shape as old TV's - Click Here to view options
WXGA - Standard Definition but widescreen format - better suited for low resolution video content or connecting to more modern laptops & devices on a lower budget - Click Here to view options
Full HD & WUXGA - High Definition - this is the quality most TV content is in nowadays - Click Here to view options
4K UHD - Ultra High Definition - Full HD projectors which shift their pixels to 'mimic' 4K, much better than Full HD in most cases and much more affordable than True 4K and sometimes also called 4K PRO-UHD by Epson - Click Here to view options
4K & 4K+ - True 4K - for true movie buffs and dedicated home theatres, the quality you would expect at the cinema and the best manufacturers for this are Sony & JVC - Click Here to view options