How we test VJ equipment

On real jobs, wherever possible. Brightness gets measured against the surface it will actually hit, not quoted from the brochure. Throughput gets tested with the codecs you will really play. Where we have not used something ourselves, we say so and cite the manufacturer’s own documentation with the date it was checked.

Specifications that matter and specifications that do not

Most equipment decisions come down to three or four numbers, and the marketing usually highlights different ones. Colour lumens versus white lumens. Pixel pitch versus viewing distance. Sustained disk throughput versus burst. The posts here work through the arithmetic so you can check a quote yourself instead of trusting a rental company’s word.