The ViewSonic LX60HD is a 1080p LCD projector with an LED light source. It runs Google TV, supports Google Cast, and has a built-in 2x5W Harman Kardon speaker system. For setup, it has autofocus, automatic vertical and horizontal keystone correction, and post-movement correction. Connectivity includes one HDMI input, USB-C, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. It doesn't support HDR signals, and while it can accept a 1080p @ 60Hz signal, it's best suited to 24Hz video playback rather than gaming or typical 60Hz sources.
Our Verdict
The ViewSonic LX60HD is mediocre for casual movie watching, as it's held back by its dim image and poor color performance. Still, its fantastic contrast gives dark scenes better depth than you'd expect from a projector in this class, so it works best in a dark room on a small screen. However, it isn't bright enough to deal with any ambient light, and its inaccurate out-of-the-box image and narrow color gamut keep movies from looking especially vibrant. It's fine for casual SDR viewing, but it's not a great choice if you want a polished home theater image.
Fantastic contrast, especially in brighter content.
Easy access to popular apps via Google TV OS.
Very dim projector, especially after calibration.
Narrow coverage of Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020 color spaces.
Very inaccurate out of the box.
Motion is juddery with both 24p and 25p content.
The ViewSonic LX60HD is poor for gaming. Its contrast is fantastic, but almost everything else works against it: it's dim, color performance is limited, and its resolution handling is extremely restrictive. It can accept a 1080p @ 60Hz signal, but it frame skips at 60Hz, so motion doesn't display properly, and input lag is high enough that games feel noticeably delayed.
Fantastic contrast, especially in brighter content.
Very high input lag, even in its low latency mode.
Narrow coverage of Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020 color spaces.
Very inaccurate out of the box.
Frame skips at all resolutions.
The ViewSonic LX60HD is best kept in a dark room, as it's dim. Its uncalibrated image has enough brightness for casual viewing on a small screen, but it doesn't have the impact needed for ambient light or larger screen sizes. More importantly, there's a big accuracy-versus-brightness trade-off: calibration makes the image much more accurate but also much dimmer, so most users will need to choose between a brighter, less accurate picture and a more accurate but noticeably dimmer one.
Very dim projector, especially after calibration.
The ViewSonic LX60HD has fantastic contrast. Dark scenes have much better depth than they do on many projectors, with blacks that look deeper and less washed out in a dark room. It also holds up even better in brighter and mixed scenes, so the image doesn't flatten out as much as it does on many entry-level models.
Fantastic contrast, especially in brighter content.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The ViewSonic LX60HD is available in one main version. Some documentation also refers to the same projector family using the internal model number VS20103 and suffixes like LX60HDB, LX60HDE, or LX60HDN. These are alternate regional or SKU identifiers rather than clearly different performance variants. Our results apply to the ViewSonic LX60HD we tested.
Our unit was manufactured in August 2024.
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The ViewSonic LX60HD is a cheap projector with fantastic contrast, but that's where its good traits end. It's very dim, even more after being calibrated. It's extremely inaccurate out of the box, which means you have a tough choice on your hands: between a more accurate but extremely dim projector, or a terribly inaccurate projector with a slightly brighter image. It also has a narrow color gamut and has terrible resolution handling, as it frame skips at all resolutions, with very high input lag. Ultimately, even at its low price, it's tough to recommend over the similar yet better NexiGo PJ40 Pro, or the far brighter Epson EpiqVision Flex CO-FH02.
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The Epson EpiqVision Flex CO-FH02 is better than the ViewSonic LX60HD, although they have different strengths. The Epson is far brighter and is way more accurate than the ViewSonic. In turn, the ViewSonic's contrast is far deeper than the Epson, making it more suitable for movies watched in blacked out rooms. Still, the Epson's brightness makes it more versatile, and it's also the more colorful unit of the two.
The NexiGo PJ40 Pro and ViewSonic LX60HD are very similar projectors, but the NexiGo generally has the edge. While the ViewSonic's contrast is a bit better, the NexiGo has the clear advantage in brightness, especially when they're both calibrated. The NexiGo is also much more accurate, is better for gaming, and handles judder a bit better.
We've independently bought and tested over 80 projectors and published detailed results for each, so you can decide which one to buy. These have all been tested under the same standardized methodology, allowing you to compare them side by side. We still have all these projects in our lab, so we can continually go back and compare them to ensure our reviews are still accurate. All our test methodologies are also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
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