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Spec guide

Projector spec guide: what is typical

What counts as a lot, a little or typical for projectors: medians, usual range (10th–90th percentile) and extremes of every numeric spec in the catalog.

Picture

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens)	2,000 lm	200 lm – 4,500 lm	100 lm – 10,000 lm	653
Contrast ratio (dynamic / claimed)	5,000:1	1,000:1 – 40,000:1	500:1 – 200,000:1	341

Gaming

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Maximum refresh rate	120 Hz	85 Hz – 240 Hz	60 Hz – 240 Hz	183

Lens & placement

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Throw ratio	1.2:1	0.3:1 – 1.5:1	0.1:1 – 2:1	495
Throw ratio (zoomed in)	1.6:1	1.3:1 – 2.2:1	0.2:1 – 2.8:1	211
Distance for a 100″ 16:9 image	2.7 m	0.6 m – 3.3 m	0.3 m – 4.4 m	495
Smallest image size	40″	27″ – 80″	15″ – 300″	413
Largest image size	200″	100″ – 300″	50″ – 391″	516
Optical zoom	1.6×	1.1× – 2×	1.1× – 4×	204

Sound

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Built-in speakers (total output)	10 W	3 W – 26 W	1 W – 60 W	490

Smart & streaming

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Internal storage	16 GB	8 GB – 64 GB	4 GB – 128 GB	103

Connectivity

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
HDMI inputs	1	1 – 2	1 – 4	697
HDMI version	2	1.4 – 2.1	1.2 – 2.1	201

Battery, power & lifetime

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Power consumption	245 W	65 W – 350 W	28 W – 500 W	321
Light source life	20,000 h	4,000 h – 30,000 h	1,000 h – 100,000 h	527
Light source life (eco mode)	15,000 h	10,000 h – 30,000 h	4,000 h – 30,000 h	149

Design & noise

Spec	Median	Typical range	Min – max	Models
Fan noise	30 dB	26 dB – 35 dB	20 dB – 55 dB	417
Fan noise (eco mode)	27 dB	22 dB – 30 dB	16 dB – 33 dB	234
Weight	3 kg	0.9 kg – 10 kg	0.2 kg – 51 kg	536
Width	298 mm	114 mm – 500 mm	65 mm – 760 mm	467
Height	131 mm	91 mm – 235 mm	20 mm – 410 mm	467
Depth	218 mm	108 mm – 341 mm	26 mm – 760 mm	468

Typical range = from the 10th to the 90th percentile of models in the catalog. Obvious data errors are excluded.