With an office projector, your meetings can run smoothly, presentations jump right off the screen, and boring stats become more vibrant and engaging.
However, choosing the best projector for your business involves considering both your needs and the technical capabilities required to meet those needs.
1. Brightness
The most significant thing a projector’s brightness rating should tell you is how well the projector can cope with ambient light, which is measured in ANSI lumens.
As a result, if you want to set the projector in a room without blinds, you should seek projectors with at least 4000 lumens or above.
2. Resolution
The resolution of your projector refers to the number of pixels it can display. XGA is now the most popular resolution for office projectors (1024 horizontal pixels x 768 vertical pixels).
However, most recent laptops now feature a resolution of 1080p Full HD (1920 horizontal x 1080 vertical pixels) or greater. 1080p resolution office projectors are becoming increasingly common, despite being more expensive than XGA resolution.
3. Contrast
The contrast gives your image depth. When showing PowerPoint presentations, this isn’t usually a big deal because they’re usually rather flat.
We usually advise against paying too much attention to contrast since it might be deceiving.
The amount of ambient light in your space affects image contrast, and because there is no industry standard for contrast values, they can vary greatly between manufacturers.
4. Lamp life
Lamp life in most projectors ranges from 2000 to 8000 hours. This parameter refers to the lamp’s ‘half-life,’ or the point at which the light is half as bright as when it was new.
Most office projectors offer an option to run in “eco mode” in the menu options. When used in this mode, the brightness output is lowered by around 20%, but the lamp life is extended. When comparing specifications, check for standard and eco light hours included in the specifications.
5. Remote control
There are projector options such as single-button controls that allow for preset selections for brightness and other settings.
One-button settings that decrease screen brightness when your content is paused (combined with automatic dimming when the projector is inactive) minimize power consumption and increase the lamp’s life – for energy and cost-savings innovation that’s good for the environment as well as your budget.
