Which HD Projector

HD projector brightness is essentially the brightness of the lamp within the projector.  Clearly the brightness of the lamp in your brand new HD projector is important.  Factors such as the position in the room of the projector, whether the projector sits in light or shade and perhaps more importantly whether the projection screen is in a light part of the room should be taken into account.  In essence this can be summed up by stating that in a light room the brightness of the HD projector lamp need to be brighter than that necessary in a darker room.  This may seem to you as though it is stating the obvious and to a large degree it is, however the brightness of the lamp in your HD projector will be a factor in the suitability of the location you have chosen to set up your home cinema project.

Generally speaking the brighter the lamp in your HD projector the higher the quality of the projector.  Having said that the quality of HD projectors generally has really advance significantly in recent years to the extent that brightness is no longer the important factor that it used to be.  Still it does remain something you really need to consider when selecting your choice of HD projector.

ANSI lumens are the units that denote how bright an individual HD projector’s lamp is.  By using units such as the ANSI lumen you are able to compare the brightness of one HD projector to another and this assists you in making an informed purchasing decision.  Most HD projectors on the market today are likely to have an ANSI lumens value of the order of 1,500.  It may in fact be in excess of this 1,500 level however.  This sort of brightness measure is actually perfectly sufficient to provide a good quality picture in a large room with a capacity of the order of twenty individuals.

I will let you into a secret at this point.  To be honest, the brightness of your HD projector actually only really matters if you are intending that your projector is going to be used in a bright room.  In reality most home cinema arrangements are usually set up in rooms in the home which are able to be darkened down.  This generally gives the impression that you are really in a cinema, which is of course likely to be the effect you were attempting to achieve when you set the home cinema up.  Brightness of your HD projector when being used in a darkened room is not particularly significant.