Canon LV7500…Golden Projector Lamp

In a galaxy far far away, dubbed the interstellar bright-o-tron region, named after its huge bubbles of cofax, there once was a projector that broke the rules for being ultra crisp and ultra bright. All of us geeks out there have read the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy just like all of us geeks want a projector. Well, out of the ashes of the nineties rises the Canon LV7500, a projector of superior quality and it is now affordable for the masses.

Originally price tagged at almost $12000 US, the Canon was out of reach for many years and was only recently available to the average wage earner. It did not boast many inputs since it came out at a time when uncertainty was rampant and the future functions were yet to be laid out. The only way you could hook up to any device was via the video port.

The Canon LV7500 did not have the greatest contrast, but at the time it was quite decent for front projection units sitting at 350:1. The main feature was clearly not the contrast, but hey, most people who bought back then were not planning on sipping beers and sinking into the couch on Sunday for some football.

Ladies, Gentlemen, choreographic aphrodites…the main event for the LV7500 was the power that it could plow out through its lens…the brightness factor of course. For a home theatre projector the Canon pumped out 1400 ANSI lumens, which was far superior to many machines at the time. Unfortunately, just like today, the more lumens offered, the more expensive the projector.

Powered by an unconventional 160W projector lamp, the LV7500 was able to produce lumens without having to waste as much energy. The less energy spent through the projector lamp equaled less heat produced inside the box; therefore the projector was able to run at quieter level than other projectors of equal brightness. The projector lamp even lasts 2000 hours!

Another great feature that can still be used today, even though your friends are making fun of you for having a dinosaur projector, is it employment of XGA quality resolution. Giving you 1024x768p resolution, the LV7500 is super crisp and for a LCD it’s far from grainy. The good thing about these expensive projectors of the past is that they are built with quality ingredients. Just like when you build your own computer versus getting one from emachines, you know the components are going to be functioning well.

Try to see if you can get your hands on one for real cheap, you won’t be disappointed!