ViewSonic Pro8100 Expert Reviews

High lumen output and solid color performance make the 8100 a competent performer for HDTV and video games, while quiet operation and good connectivity make it easy to use.

The Pro8100 is a solid projector and a good first effort from Viewsonic as far as serious home theater projectors are concerned. Higher than average lumen output, a sharp clean HD image, and vibrant color make it a competent performer for HDTV and ...

Will this save you going to the cinema?

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If you've got a white wall, enjoy your movies or video games and want to bring the cinema into your home this is certainly one way to do it

USER-friendly and feature rich, this delivers an incredible HD movie experience for the asking price.

Huge array of advanced features and controls, excellent image clarity and colour fidelity, quiet operation

It's one of the biggest space-hogs we've seen

Both user-friendly and feature rich, this model delivers an incredible HD movie experience for the asking price. Ignore the industry doomsayers: Viewsonic's Pro8100 will make willing converts of anyone who sees it up and running.

A very likeable projector, but not the last word in all-round ability

It's a well-equipped projector, too, so we were merrily watching 1080p/24fps Blu-ray content via one of the two HDMI inputs in no time

Huge array of advanced features and controls, excellent image clarity and colour fidelity, quiet operation

It's one of the biggest space-hogs we've seen

The home theatre projector has fallen on hard times of late, but don't let that stop you from considering this exceptional model. Both user-friendly and feature rich, it delivers an incredible high-def movie experience for the asking price. Ignore the ...

Can this Full HD LCD projector be ViewSonic's finest home cinema effort yet? John breaks out his 140in screen to find out.

Don't, whatever you do, let the fact that we finished the review with a little run of negatives put you off giving the ViewSonic Pro8100 serious consideration. Its good points outweigh its bad ones very comfortably indeed, and its unprecedented ...

ViewSonic's first 1080p entertainment projector is endowed with an enthusiast-grade video processor and offers interchangeable top covers for a more personalized facade.

Excellent video-processing capabilities ; zero screen door effect ; detailed pictures ; colorful images ; quiet operation ; motorized lens shift and zoom

Black levels suffer with iris mode off ; huge in size

The Pro8100 is big. Really, very big. (insert Douglas Adams joke here). This is not the occasional projector you pull out of the cupboard and plonk on your coffee table. At a width of almost 600mm, this fella needs his own home: Ceiling mounting or a ...

viewsonic pro8100 review: The ViewSonic Pro8100 is a 1080p projector which features a Silicon Optix HQV video processor but may be missing some other

Excellent processing capabilities, Zero "flyscreen" effect, Detailed, colourful images, Quiet, Motorised lens shift and zoom, Black levels suffer with iris mode off, Huge

Black levels suffer with iris mode off, Huge

It's a big ol' unit, but relatively easy on the eye; get past that bulk and you'll find serious picture quality on offer

Entirely painless set-up ; excellent specification ; bright, vivid colours ; impressive detail levels

Not the darkest blacks ; the handling of the toughest motion isn't perfect