I would like to use this projector in a lit room. Will it be bright enough to use without dimming the lights?
1419561
I think that will have to slow down a little. I use to live events, with other lamps, and is great, but sometimes you have to cut the lights.
1419562
It will depend how big of a screen you want- we have ours set back about six feet and it gives us about a 10 ft screen- but I have to dim lights to get the full picture- now if you were closer it should have plenty of lumens to show up well
1419563
It does have a pretty high lumens for a projector. In my installation it is visible with the lights turned on. However, it does look much better with the lights dimmed or some of them turned off in the room. Depending on how bright you lighting is, you might have different results.
1419564
Depending on the screen information, the lighting itself depends on the lumen value being used. Typically, because it's a short throw projector, it will be bright. But, if you have a bunch of natural sun light coming in on top of florescent lights, it is difficult to see.
2250957
it's just a standard hard-wired light fixture like you would put in yout kitchen or dining room, so as long as you use standard old ligthbulbs or non-fluorescent new type ones that actualy say "dimmable" on the package then i would think so, yes...but these are made for outisde lighting, so usually dimming is not necessary....basically it's the bulb you use not the fixture that determines the dimmability.
365672
It's hard wired and I don't think it would be to bright as you can't put big bright bulbs in them. I've had this installed in a child's room for over a year and a half and no problems. Took me a couple hours to assemble though so keep that in mind. Hope this helps some what.
166307
The pocket projector has two models the newer slim 25 lumen and the lumen 85. I have the 85 lumen one and it works good for me on in a dim not necessarily dark room. If you have multiple lights or bright daytime use you will not be satisfied. The 25 lumen, I would think it would need a near dark room.
202277
I love mine. I am not sure how one would hear fan noise over any theater system. The benefit of led is no heat, so minimal fan. Whoever commented can't have a projector with led light source.
1382860
I have mine on a 85 inch screen in my bedroom and its plenty bright. at 720p seem to be plenty for me. its small and portable. easy to set up. you may want better sound than just the supplied speakers in the unit its self. it can project up to 300" diagonal. the 3d is ok but can be buggy to set up.
1344647
Not unless you want especially dim mood lighting or are planning on using a lot these. It's bright, but not nearly as bright as a 150W incandescent, let alone the fluorescent or MH lamps usually used in gyms.
1464878
It does better than comparable lumen models I have owned. The lighting location matters, I.e. if you turn on a lamp on the opposite wall you'll see very little change... but if you turn the overhead lights on near the screen it is considerably washed out. With my mini blinds closed in the middle of the day the picture is still very good. Short throw does matter I believe. Not sure if I'm saying this correctly but I believe the closer the source the less effect light pollution has on it. If your looking for a projector to use with over head halogen lighting you'll need a significantly higher lumen version. It does better than comparable lumen models I have owned. The lighting location matters, I.e. if you turn on a lamp on the opposite wall you'll see very little change... but if you turn the overhead lights on near the screen it is considerably washed out. With my mini blinds closed in the middle of the day the picture is still very good. Short throw does matter I believe. Not sure if I'm saying this correctly but I believe the closer the source the less effect light pollution has on it. If your looking for a projector to use with over head halogen lighting you'll need a significantly higher... » Read More It does better than comparable lumen models I have owned. The lighting location matters, I.e. if you turn on a lamp on the opposite wall you'll see very little change... but if you turn the overhead lights on near the screen it is considerably washed out. With my mini blinds closed in the middle of the day the picture is still very good. Short throw does matter I believe. Not sure if I'm saying this correctly but I believe the closer the source the less effect light pollution has on it. If your looking for a projector to use with over head halogen lighting you'll need a significantly higher lumen version. « Show Less
1466238
as far as I know the numbers cannot be dimmed or brightened. the numbers are bright enough in a lit room. very Bright light makes the numbers appear dimmer and harder to read.
1667357
Hello- here's my answer: In a well lit room? NO. In a moderately lit room? maybe. I have this projector and I like it very much but there are some things to keep in mind. 1- The cables that come with it only work with VGA, RCA and 30 pin Ipad jacks (Ipad 2 or older models). If you have a phone or any other device, you will not be able to use the projector. 2. External adapters like RCA to USB, RCA to Micro USB DO NOT WORK with this projector. Otherwise for very portable, easy to use, battery operated projector, this is good
1516260
It is more than bright enough for my moderately dark room. In fact, I have set it to Eco mode to preserve lamp life (and reduce fan noise, which isn't that bad) and even at that reduced setting it is more than bright enough.
1283533
I am using the projector in a room that seats 150 people with large windows and moderate amounts of sunlight. We do not use shades in our room and this projector is working great for us. Typically used in the mid morning time frame and colors/images show up great on a pull down projection screen. I've tried it on the wall too and it has great image their as well
1585101
Yes, it's actually bright enough that we don't use the light often, since ours is in a TV room and we have other, lower light sources. It uses a halogen bulb. You do have to run it from the remote, though. You might want to think about how that will work in a kitchen. Maybe leave the light on so you can turn that on & off with the switch, and then use the remote to adjust the fan setting? It is a REALLY cute, quiet fan.
1464882
Short throw, of course, means you don't have to be far away. I have not tried this in brightly lighted rooms, but it has worked well in moderately (about the level of light at dusk) lit rooms. We have projected this through a muslin cloth screen in a moderately lighted room and the image was decent. I can't really answer the part about short/long throw, but I would image it would depend on the amount of light that would interfere with the "throw" of the projector...so across a longer throw there's more chance for light to interfere?
1209699
In a fully dark room, once your eyes adjust then this would work. The lighting it very dim. Sorry I cant give you an empirical measurement in lumens.
885797
Hi, I bought this projector 2 months ago and I was worried about the same, my room is really bright, but I have to tell you that image has good quality with natural light(morning/afternoon) I use projector mostly for video games and I can play them with natural light. Obviously, it changes tremendously in a dark room, image is almost perfect. Hope I helped you.
1099816
I have heard that the brightness is really only a problem in the show rooms. Once you take it home and start watching it under more "normal" lighting conditions then it looks good. For the most part "cinema" mode and the like just lower the brightness so that it is not overwhelming when you are watching it in a darker room.