What's a good contrast ratio for a projector?

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What does contrast ratio mean for projectors? Is higher contrast ratio better for projectors? In addition to the resolution and brightness of the projection, there is a very common parameter when we buy projector products, that is the contrast ratio of the projected picture. Many users (perhaps you are one of them) may know a little bit about contrast, but they may not be able to tell you exactly what it does. Today, we will talk about the interpretation and purpose of projector contrast ratio.

What is Contrast Ratio for Projectors:
Simply speaking, the contrast ratio for projectors is the ratio of black to white in the pictures, or you can call it as the gradient from black to white. In general, the highest the contrast ratio for projector is, the most gradients from black to white it will be, and also, the richest the projector's color representation will be shown. Otherwise, you will see the mist-effect pictures when the contrast ratio is relatively low.
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Contrast Effect
The contrast ratio has a big difference on the use of home projectors and greatly effects the whole visual display to some extent. Generally speaking, you are able to get as clear and eye-catching as possible if the projector contrast ratio is high enough. That is to say, more amazing and brilliant pictures are available when the projector contrast ratio is higher. Here we can take the strawberry in the picture for an example, you can see more details in the right one with 10,000:1 contrast ratio than the left one, right?

The role of projector contrast ratio is more than that. High contrast ratio delivers a significant impact on the clarity, detail performance and gray level of the projected image. Therefore, we should not ignore contrast ratio when purchasing projector products.
 
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