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Lumens are a unit of measurement of the total brightness that comes from a light source, in this case, a projector. One may also see the term ANSI Lumens. ANSI is an acronym for the American National Standards Institute. In general, the more lumens a projector has, the brighter the image on the screen.
Projector brightness is measured in ANSI lumens*. Home theater projectors generally start out at about 1000 lumens and range upwards to 2500 lumens and more. Your viewing environment is the deciding factor on how many lumens your projector needs.