Multimedia

A multimedia projector gives precise oversized reproductions of black and white, color art and photography works. Today's multimedia projectors include more features and are less bulky than the projectors used over twenty years ago. They are longer just for showing old slides and transparencies. Presentations use multimedia projectors to display audio and video along with still life images to their audiences.

Depending on the model, multimedia projectors have the ability to project larger images and video from video cassette recorders (VCR), digital versatile disks (DVD), digital video recorders (DVR), and high definition television (HDTV). They even connect to the newest versions in video game consoles, MACs, PCs and laptops.

Artists use them for enlarging sketches onto walls for painted murals, or oversized canvas paintings. Teachers and professors use a multimedia projector in the classroom. Individuals use them to show family photos and watch movies on large roll down screens. Photographers use them for many things, including showing live sized photos and background images.

Canon, Hitachi, Epson, 3M and In-Focus al make LCD portable multimedia projectors. The resolution on a multimedia LCD projector ranges between a SVGA 800 by 600, XGA 1024 by 768, SXGA 1280 by 1024, and UXGA 1600 by 1200. SVGA multimedia projects give the smallest resolution much like that on fifteen inch computer monitor screens. This type of projector will work for word based and low graphic presentations. Buy a UXGA or SXGA LCD multimedia projector as a better choice for displaying finer details.

Multimedia projectors cost as little as three hundred dollars and up. One Hitachi multimedia projector, the CP X1250, sells for over three thousand and four hundred dollars.

Visit product review magazines and web sites, like Consumer Research, Review Centre, Consumer Reports, Epinions to read multimedia projector reviews from professionals, teachers and individual users. The Notevision PG-C45X Sharp multimedia projector sends a maximum resolution of 1024 by 768 with an image brightness of 2500 ANSI lumens.

A multimedia projector replacement lamp is available for most brands. To find one for an Epson online, use keywords, "Espon multimedia projector bulb" in a search engine.

For multimedia projectors information search online or ask a projector retailer. A search for "3M multimedia projector" lists the 3M website with information on what a multimedia projector does and how it works. People on budgets, or may only need a projector for a limited time may wants to looking into a multimedia projector rental service.