ViewSonic PS501W for projection mapping
Short throw for small rooms: a 2 m image from about 1 m away. A 0.49 short-throw projector, common used from schools. Good when you cannot place the projector far away: objects on a table, a wall in a small room, a shop window.
Typically Under $300 used
Specifications
- Brightness
- 3,500 lm
- Resolution
- WXGA (1280×800)
- Technology
- DLP
- Light source
- Lamp · 5,000 h rated
- Lens
- Fixed, throw ratio 0.49:1
- Lens shift
- No
From manufacturer data. Brightness is the rated maximum: projectors with many hours on the lamp or laser are dimmer.
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Used ViewSonic PS501W on eBay.com
Buying a used PS501W: what to check
Lamp hours (RLC-109 lamp, 5,000 h normal / 15,000 h eco). Ex-school units may have been wall-mounted for years: check for dust.
- Photo of the menu page with light-source hours.
- Photo of a full white and a full black image (dust, dead pixels).
- What is included: lens, remote, power cable, rigging frame, case.
Map it in your browser
4mapper runs in Chrome or Edge: warp, mask and blend video onto any surface with your PS501W. No install.
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