Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Warranty Posted on April 4, 2014 By Art Feierman 1. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Review - Qumi Q7 Projector Overview - Qumi Q7 Highlights2. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Special Features - Q7 Media Players and PC Free Operation - Audio Capabilities - Qumi Q7 ready for 3D3. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Special Features 2 - Qumi Q7 Projector - MHL - Qumi Q7 Wifi USB Dongle (Optional) - Qumi Q7 Zoom Lens - Compatible with Redmere type HDMI cables4. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Hardware Tour - Qumi Q7 Hardware Overview: - Q7 Control Panel - Qumi Q7 Inputs and Connections - Lens Throw Distances 5. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Hardware Tour 2 - Qumi Q7 Menus - Qumi Q7 Remote Control - Qumi Q7 Attaches to Tripod6. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Picture Quality - Qumi Q7 Picture Modes - Presentation Quality Presenting with the Q7 Projector - Color When Projecting Photos, Skin Tones, Videos7. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Performance - Q7 Color Modes: Measured Brightness - Qumi Q7 Handling Ambient Light - Brightness: Bringing the Qumi Q7 Home - Qumi Q7 Audible Noise - Q7 Image Noise8. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Warranty - The Warranty: Two Years Parts and Labor9. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Summary - Picture Quality is Very Good - Qumi Q7 Projector: The Bottom Line!10. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Summary 2 - Qumi Q7 Projector - Pros - Qumi Q7 - Cons11. Vivitek QUMI Q7 Projector Specifications QUMI Q7 WARRANTY: Better than most The Warranty: Two Years Parts and LaborIs a very good one. Although there is some shifting in warranties on pico / pocket / LED projectors, this Vivitek Q7 comes with two years parts and labor, which is better than you will find on most projectors in this class. One year is most common, and while perhaps not on anything this expensive or bright, some of those pico projectors and a pocket projector or two have only 90 days warranty. Your next thought is, “what about the LED light source?” Some manufacturers put longer warranties on the light engine. Of course most projectors still use conventional lamps, and those lamps typically come with a 90 day or 500 hour warranty, or maybe 1000 hours, and in a few cases, 6 months, or a year. Click Image to EnlargeVivitek simply includes the LED light engine as part of the projector, not a consumable, so you are getting 2 years parts and labor on the LED engine as well. Just as I have a problem with a 500 hour warranty on a lamp that’s supposed to last 4000 hours at full power, I’d like to see companies such as Vivitek, Casio, and others with solid state light sources, put warranties on the light engines that are at least 20 or 25% of the claimed life. If that was the case – and it’s not, then 25% would be 7500 hours, since Vivitek rates their light engine at 30,000 hours. At 20 hours a week, that would be a five year warranty. Well, it seems I’m really looking for things to complain about. All considered, it’s a good warranty! Once you start comparing against conventional lamp projectors in the price range, you’ll again find a mix of one and two year warranties, but also a number of three year warranties. Further, a number of those companies offer replacement or loaner programs, always a great thing for a road warrior to have! So while the warranty is better than average for small LED projectors, there are plenty of competing lamp based models with longer warranties on the hardware. 1. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Review - Qumi Q7 Projector Overview - Qumi Q7 Highlights2. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Special Features - Q7 Media Players and PC Free Operation - Audio Capabilities - Qumi Q7 ready for 3D3. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector – Special Features 2 - Qumi Q7 Projector - MHL - Qumi Q7 Wifi USB Dongle (Optional) - Qumi Q7 Zoom Lens - Compatible with Redmere type HDMI cables4. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Hardware Tour - Qumi Q7 Hardware Overview: - Q7 Control Panel - Qumi Q7 Inputs and Connections - Lens Throw Distances 5. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Hardware Tour 2 - Qumi Q7 Menus - Qumi Q7 Remote Control - Qumi Q7 Attaches to Tripod6. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Picture Quality - Qumi Q7 Picture Modes - Presentation Quality Presenting with the Q7 Projector - Color When Projecting Photos, Skin Tones, Videos7. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Performance - Q7 Color Modes: Measured Brightness - Qumi Q7 Handling Ambient Light - Brightness: Bringing the Qumi Q7 Home - Qumi Q7 Audible Noise - Q7 Image Noise8. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Warranty - The Warranty: Two Years Parts and Labor9. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Summary - Picture Quality is Very Good - Qumi Q7 Projector: The Bottom Line!10. Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Summary 2 - Qumi Q7 Projector - Pros - Qumi Q7 - Cons11. Vivitek QUMI Q7 Projector Specifications Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector Review – Performance Vivitek Qumi Q7 LED Projector: Summary