ViewSonic Pro8400

Viewsonic Pro8400 Projector Review

Expensive projectors are slowly and steadily making their way into the mainstream market. We had reviewed the LG AF115 projector sometime back, and the performance was very impressive. Happy to report, the Viewsonic Pro8400 is walking down the same path. And you can easily keep these two as solid options on your consideration list. Straight out of the box, the Pro8400 looks the part - a full-fledged ‘I mean business' HD projector. At close to 4kg, this projector does have the sheer bulk and the looks of a high-end projector. Viewsonic have given it a blend of glossy black and matte black colour. There is a grille design running around the entire projector, and some of them are actually vents hidden under them! All the controls - power, navigation and volume are on the top panel. The rear panel is where all the controls are - 2 HDMI inputs included. This is a Full HD projector with a 3000:1 contrast ratio and 4000 ANSI lumens. Viewsonic claim that the lamp has a life of 5000 hours in eco-mode and 4000 hours in normal mode. It has a native aspect ratio of 16:9, but doesn't look very bad with 4:3 videos either. The setup is simple. You have 2 HDMI inputs, and that helps if you need to connect multiple devices to the projector.