ViewSonic PA503W vs ViewSonic M1 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

ViewSonic PA503W vs ViewSonic M1 comparison chart

Overall
ViewSonic PA503W
6
ViewSonic M1
5.3
4
4

ViewSonic PA503W vs ViewSonic M1 review

ViewSonic PA503W
vs
ViewSonic M1

It makes sense comparing ViewSonic PA503W vs ViewSonic M1 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, PA503W has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 5.3 for M1.

Advantages ViewSonic PA503W over ViewSonic M1

  • Bigger projection screen size: 30-300 inch vs 24-100 inch
  • Better brightness: 3600 vs 250 lumens

Advantages ViewSonic M1 over ViewSonic PA503W

  • Lower noise level, 32 dB vs 33 dB
  • Lower power consumption, 55 W vs 260 W
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 30000 vs 4500 hours
  • Stereo sound vs mono from integrated speakers

Common features and specifications

  • Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 1
  • Equal USB ports quantity: 1
  • Integrated speakers
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Common

Product

ViewSonic PA503W
ViewSonic M1

Model

PA503W
M1

Brand

ViewSonic
ViewSonic

Reviews

2084
1859

Resolution

Native resolution

1280 x 800
854 x 480

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1200
1920 x 1080

Resolution abbreviation

WXGA
WVGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

30-300
24-100

Projection distance, m/ft

0.9 - 10.9/3.2 - 36
0.6 - 2.7/1.5 - 6.5

Aspect ratio

16:10
16:9

Brightness, lumens

3600
250

Contrast ratio

22000:1
120000:1

Throw ratio range

1.55:1 - 1.7:1
1.1:1 - 1.2:1

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

DLP
DLP

Noise level, dBA

33
32

Power consumption, W

260
55

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

password protection

Projection method

front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop
front, tabletop

Wireless connection

Additional features

has not
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

200

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

4500
30000

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

15000

Connectivity

HDMI

1
1

VGA input

2
0

Composite video input (RCA)

1
0

Audio input (RCA)

1
0

Audio input (3.5mm)

1
0

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
1

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

MHL

RS-232

1
0

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
1

USB (service)

0
0

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

2
6

Sound type

mono
stereo

Lens

F-number

Focal length, mm

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 40

Zoom ratio

1.1x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

40
40

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

0/32
0/32

Max, C/F

40/104
40/104

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

29.4 x 10.9 x 21.8/11.6 x 4.3 x 8.6
14.7 x 4 x 12.7/5.8 x 1.6 x 5

Weight, kg/pounds

2.22/4.89
0.69/1.52

Other

Release year

2017
2018
ViewSonic PA503W
ViewSonic M1
ViewSonic PA503W
ViewSonic M1

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 5.3
  • 6ViewSonic PA503W
  • 5.3ViewSonic M1

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