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Viewsonic PLED-W500

Viewsonic PLED-W500
alaScore 87

37 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 reviews of Viewsonic PLED-W500. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the design. The size is also appreciated. Some have doubts about the noise and price. Reviews are divided on the usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Viewsonic PLED-W500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Viewsonic PLED-W500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 user reviews of Viewsonic PLED-W500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the usability. The price is also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some critical comments about the noise and size.

image quality, price, usability

size, noise

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Paul Monckton (techadvisor.co.uk)

ViewSonic PLED-W500 review

 

The ViewSonic PLED-W500 is a projector finished in an expensive-looking glossy black with posh silver trim that helps project a smart, executive image even before you turn it on. It's tremendously portable – a little smaller and lighter than a copy of...

The ViewSonic PLED-W500 is a great little projector. Portable, good-looking and feature-rich it's an ideal accessory for the mobile executive who wants to make a good impression when making presentations. It'll also provide plenty of entertainment at...

Dec, 2011

Expert review by : Computing.co.uk (computing)

ViewSonic PLED-W500 projector review

 
Aug, 2012

Expert review by : Khidr Suleman (v3.co.uk)

ViewSonic PLED-W500 projector review

 

ViewSonic's PLED-W500 projector is designed to meet the needs of business users who need to give presentations when out on the road and is also suitable for home use.

Portable, 500 lumens is fine for dimly lit rooms, can be used independently for presentations, carry case

Not bright enough for well-lit rooms, lack of acceptable audio output, £500 price tag, noisy

A reasonable effort from ViewSonic, the PLED-W500 is suitable for business users who are regularly going to carry out presentations on the move. The projector is also suitable for use in the home, but the £500 price tag is a bit steep.

Jan, 2012

Expert review by : Chris Bidmead (reghardware.co.uk)

Viewsonic PLED W500 portable projector

 

Review Some pieces of kit take a long time to review. Particularly if they're very nice pieces of kit that you're reluctant to return to the PR agency. The Viewsonic PLED-W500 is just such a piece of kit.

If you don't mind the missing bells and whistles (lens shift, zoom) and can hook the PLED-W500 to a sound system to substitute for the good-enough-for-presentation built in 2W speaker, here's a cracking good entry-level home cinema projector. At a...

Dec, 2011

Expert review by (theinquirer.net)

Viewsonic PLED-W500 projector review

 

Product Viewsonic PLED-W500 projector Website www.viewsoniceurope.com/uk/ Specifications LED projector, 1280x800 resolution, 500 lumens, 6000:1 contrast ratio, 16:10, 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios supported, RGB input, S-video, HDMI, VGA, USB, Mini-USB,...

Portable, 500 lumens is OK for dimly lit rooms, good connectivity, carry case included

Fiddly remote control and poor menu, not bright enough for well lit rooms, noisy ; The Ugly ; Lack of audio output is unacceptable, £500 price tag

The PLED-W500 projector has a small frame that packs some impressive specifications including a 500 lumens LED lamp, 1280x800 native resolution and up to 100in picture size. However, the device is ultimately let down by poor performance

Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

ViewSonic PLED-W500

 

The ViewSonic PLED-W500 offers light weight, small size, and a reasonably bright image.

Smaller and lighter than lamp-based projectors. Brighter than picos and palmtops. Reads files from SD cards and internal memory.

Shows scaling artifacts (unwanted patterns added to some screens) at its claimed native resolution. Lacks crisp focus.

Mar, 2012

Expert review by : Anthony Arrigo (projectorreviews.com)

Viewsonic PLED-W500

 

To further enhance portability, the PLED-W500 comes with a protective travel case. Unfortunately, as seems to be the case with this class of projector (and level of brightness), the PLED-W500 does not have a battery option, but the power supply is...

Small and lightweight ? 2.6 lbs

Jan, 2012

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Viewsonic PLED-W500

 

You can make presentations without a PC. There is 1GB of memory on board and SD & USB slots. You can present from any of these. I am using the memory option. Brightness is suprising for such a small thing. Image sharpness not the best I've seen but...

Couldn't find any way to order the slides in the memory. However, if you get them in the right order in the Windows PC directory then upload the folder to the projector it peserves the order. I don't think you could shuffle the slides into a different...

May, 2013

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Viewsonic PLED-W500

 

You can make presentations without a PC. There is 1GB of memory on board and SD & USB slots. You can present from any of these. I am using the memory option. Brightness is suprising for such a small thing. Image sharpness not the best I've seen but...

Couldn't find any way to order the slides in the memory. However, if you get them in the right order in the Windows PC directory then upload the folder to the projector it peserves the order. I don't think you could shuffle the slides into a different...

Apr, 2013

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great value for excellent projector

 

I purchased when it was on sale. 500 Ansi Lumen is surprisingly bright. I also purchased screen+celing mount combo from here and work nicely with the projector.I like built in app that would allow ppt or MS office docs to be display without the...

Apr, 2012
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