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| Canon’s LV-7525 Projector |
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Summary:
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Pity the poor projector that isn’t extraordinarily thin and light. At trade shows, everyone carries on about the new four- and five-pound projectors, and ignores similarly spectacular advances in 10- to 15-pounders. Like the fashion world’s fetish for super-thin models, the projector industry is fixated on the most extreme and idealized form, even if it isn’t appropriate for a large segment of the market. Sometimes you have to pony up to the podium and admit out loud, “I need a projector with enough mass to get the job done.” Sometimes you have to choose performance over convenience.
If you’ve looked at the ultra-portables and resolved that you’d rather carry a heavier projector than settle for a lack of brightness, you’re the perfect candidate for Canon’s LV-7525 ($11,955). Weighing in at 15.4 pounds, it may not win the swimsuit contest, but with 2,750 ANSI lumens, it will easily take the first place award for congeniality.
Canon claims that
the LV-7525 is the brightest in its class, and I have no reason to doubt
it. The projector has two brightness modes: The standard mode yields
2,200 ANSI lumens, while the “brighter” mode revs up the display
to the full 2,750 ANSI lumens. You can’t switch between the two
modes with the remote control; you have to toggle a switch on the projector
itself. I wondered why Canon didn’t leave the projector permanently
switched to the brighter mode—until I noticed that it shifts the
color of the image toward red. That shouldn’t be objectionable
for most displayed content, but if it bothers you, you can run the projector
in the still-impressive standard mode.
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