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How to Manage Shadow IT in Your Organisation
27 Aug, 2025







£2517.12 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re shopping in the “proper venue/business meeting room” lane, the ViewSonic LSC731WU is the kind of projector that makes sense when you need bright, reliable output and you don’t want to fuss with constant lamp anxiety. The 3LCD engine is a good bet for consistent colours in typical office environments, and the WUXGA resolution is especially handy for spreadsheets, CAD-style content, and slides that don’t behave nicely when they’re forced down to “standard” formats. At ~£2,100 ex-VAT, it’s not cheap, but it can be good value if you’ll actually run it often and want something that will hold up for day-to-day stakeholder meetings.
That said, I wouldn’t buy this blind for a small meeting room where the projector might be used occasionally. The cost is the main red flag—many buyers end up paying for brightness/features they’ll never leverage. Also, if you care about very long cable runs, easy installation, or a specific throw/placement setup, you’ll want to sanity-check your room layout and screen size before committing; “standard throw” is fine, but it still needs to match your space. Bottom line: best for organisations that run it regularly (training rooms, conference spaces, education-adjacent departments) and need sharp, bright 16:10 content—less of a smart buy for casual use or tight budgets.

Epson
Epson EB-805F - 3LCD projector - 5000 lumens (white) - 5000 lumens (colour) - Full HD (1920 x 1080) - 16:9 - 1080p - ultra short-throw lens - LAN - black

BenQ
BenQ X3100i - DLP projector - 4-colour RGB LED - 3D - 3300 ANSI lumens - 3840 x 2160 - 16:9 - 4K - 802.11ac wireless / Bluetooth 5.0 / AirPlay

BenQ
BenQ LH856UST - DLP projector - laser diode - 3D - 3500 ANSI lumens - Full HD (1920 x 1080) - 16:9 - 1080p - ultra short-throw lens

BenQ
BenQ MW550 - DLP projector - portable - 3D - 3600 ANSI lumens - WXGA (1280 x 800) - 16:10 - 720p
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