VIVIMAGE C580 Movie Projector, Full HD 1080P Supported, Home Theater Projector with HDMI Cable Compatible iPhone, PC, DVD, TV Stick, PS4, Xbox

Long story short, I think this is a decent projector for the money unless you want to spend $400+. This will work in dim sitting with some light on as well as Outdoors after sunset. However, if you are wondering why all brand name such as Epson, units starts at Double of this price, I'm here to share what I learned.When I first started looking for a projector, I did not know a lot about projector and there are a lot to learn especially because of misleading marketing terms. So I am going to try to help by sharing what I learned.[LUMEN & BRIGHTNESS]First of all, my only experience with projector previously was at my company so I was used to top of the line projector and thought that's how all the protectors work. So I first started with what other unit that's under $100 that says something about 70% brighter send previous year model? Turns out that particular unit did not have enough resolution to give focused view of text nor had brightness I was looking for.In search of replacement, I chose this system because this had best spec, 4,000 lumen and its price range (150-180).Lumen is the most important factor in projector and most article you read will tell you that anything above 2000 lumen is it enough for you to see with some light on and anything beyond 3000 lumen can be used as presentation in bright room. What to me a while to find out it is that this lumen they're talking about is ANSI lumen.ANSI Lumen is a standard term for most brand name manufactures out there and when Epson projector that cost $500 has Lumen of 3000, that is what they're talking about. However these cheaper, mostly Chinese Mortals, they're not talking about a n s i lumen. Instead they're talking about total Lumen at the bulb. ANS I Lumen is measured at the screen a certain distance, FYI.So if you purchase unit like this thinking this is same as $500 Epson unit, you will be very wrong. It is roughly estimated that ANSI lumen it's roughly 10% of original Lumen of the bulb. Which means this system has actual ANSI Lumen of roughly 400.The picture I included on this review is with bunch of lights on in the kitchen behind me. And as you can see this still shows decent image which you can see from kitchen while cooking and definitely enough to provide dine-in movie experience. Same goes to outdoor use. I tested it right after Sunset where sky is still blue grayish and I was able to see enough screen brightness and I decide to keep it.[FOCUS & KEYSTONE & LENS SHIFT]The other two things you will need to know and expect is focusing. First, corners and edges will not be clear. This is why units at this price range say they're not made for business presentation. Does it matter how well you focus, you cannot get it Sharp but when you're watching a movie, you never really focused on the corners so there.Second, they do not have Keystone adjustment. Instead they have what it's called lens shift. This to me a longer time to understand in fact projectorpeople.com had useful information, although their sales rep that popped up while visiting their site refused to help me even though I told them I'm looking for a new projector just because I already bought one from Amazon…Anyway, Keystone is done digitally by removing pixels to make it fit into a rectangle. Lens shift is literally done by moving the lens. I think this is where the price difference and Technology comes into play. Obviously Keystone is more advanced feature that expensive projectors have and these cheaper ones will not. I say this because when you shift lens in anyway, you will now lose focus on half of screen.If you look at my screen carefully, I have not corrected the Keystone effect and I left top of the screen larger than bottom as my projector is shooting slightly up angle. This is how you can use this projector with lens-shift. Since if you adjust lens shift, you will lose focus on half of screen, it is better for you to deal with less a perfect rectangle then deal with unfocused screen. This also means if you are used to putting books under front part of projector to make it shoot higher up on the ceiling, you will not be able to do that with this projector without losing focus since that will force you to shift lens.It took me few days of trial and error to learn all this and make a decision to keep the system since next system up is about $450 which will not have any of issues I mentioned here. But as a non-business user, looking to use this once in a while at home, I was not interested in spending more but also wanted to make sure I did not end up with crappy projector that I'll never use. And I will say this is a decent Middle Ground.[RESOLUTION]This unit has 1280 x 800 native resolution which is what I would consider bare minimum. Epson has a model that's 800 x 600 and that's just way too small to be functional in real life in my opinion, although I have not tested that system but there are other reviews confirming this. You can get similar resolution on viewsonic for $392 currently on Amazon, but once again another $100 jump and that one uses DLP bulb instead of LCD/LED... (which we wont' even get into today) Depends on how you use your laptop, you'd need to adjust resolution settings a bit but it works well without too much issue with this system.[SUPPORT?]The other thing I will know. Is that it does not seem like they're support or seller is active. I cannot find there support email address although that shows up on the projector when you put up for a few seconds, but no one has responded to my question on this unit and there was another review that mentioned that it took seller, manufacture a long time to respond even to Amazon support. I'm assuming they're tech and warranty support might be very slow as well. So please get SquareTrade 4-year coverage for $10 extra. I have spoken with SquareTrade and have screenshot of the rap assuring me that lends a projector covered under their warranty.I hope this was helpful for those who read this far. And if you want, I just saved you about a week worth of research so you're welcome :-) enjoy your new projector and have a great day!

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  I bought this projector for $150 in Black Friday deal and I must say that this is almost as good as a $500-600 projector of any well known brands like - EPSON or BENQ. The kind of brightness and Contrast Ratio this projector is having, it is quite unbelievable to see. Even when there is a lot of lights in my room, I am able to watch the videos quite easily. I have watched movies on this projector for 8-9 hours continuously and I didn't face any problems at all. No one can beat this projector for the price point. Highly Recommended Product.

Balancing between price and specifications entailed a few days of research but I settled on the finches and got the C580. First full blown projector for me and I am very pleased, I'm not an a/v specialist but-the picture and detail looks superb on my 120" white PVC screen. I've played Nintendo switch on it, no lag and movies from a fire stick. Super bright, even with the lights on and shades partially drawn in my basement. The lumens are plenty adequate.-the built in speaker isn't meant to be a solution but it produces significant, undistorted volume and sound. Not bad at all for a tiny speaker.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Amazing projector! Cannot beat the price/quality compared to what’s out there! Already comes with an HDMI,and audio/video cables. Plenty of options to mess with the picture and focus. What you see projected is approximately 150” from about 12’ away.Plenty of inputs in the back and yes you can connect your fire stick to this projector.

The two things I'll mention, and they're SO minor are that the mounting screw holes are under the silicone feet. It's not described very well, and added some time to my install. The battery compartment for the remote felt like I was going to break it to get it open.It mounted easy (For the record, I used https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01013QA86/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it worked like a CHAMP. Bright, beautiful picture, super-simple install. Great value for the money!

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Picture perfect! I searched and went through several projectors before I found the one that I really liked at this price it’s a no brainer I recommend this you won’t be disappointed sound quality it’s OK but works better with sound bar or surroundsound most of all you have the pic Quality

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  I purchased the VIVIMAGE projector. Of it's competitors it was competitively priced with 3800 lumens brightness, rated at 60000 hours and 3 year warranty, which is much longer than competitors. It came very well packed with a remote, HDMI cable, AV cable, power cable, RCA cable and user manual. The native resolution is only 1280 X 800, I found the image to be very bright and clear for watching movies and tv shows. I had no problem connecting it to the HDMI output of my laptop. The image quality is solid and it is bright and vivid at night. Low fan sound and can’t hear it while watching something. Has a remote however the projector has buttons which is great in case the remote gets lost one day or stops working. So far the picture quality wows people when they see it, but especially so for classic films. Perfect focus adjustments. Will definitely give this a 5. It’s a safe buy for college students, hobbyists, and the casual user. Will not disappoint.