ViewSonic Pro8400 Projector Specifications

							Case study
Challenge
•	Encourage	more	active	participation	and	responsiveness	during	mass
•	Eliminate	the	annual	need	to	 purchase	new	song	books
	
solution
•	One	ViewSonic	Pro8400	projector
•	One	ViewSonic	Pro9500	projector
•	Two	large-screen,	high-definition	displays
Benefits
•	Increased	(and	more	active)	 participation	by	the	assembly
•	A	better	all-around	mass	 experience	for	parishioners
•	Cost-savings	through	less	 dependence	on	song	books
•	Better	ability	to	catechize	to	the	 congregation	through	projections
st. augustine 
Catholic Church 
boosts assembly 
participation with   
two Viewsonic 
projectors and   
large-screen displays.
Customer Profile
St.	Augustine	Catholic	Church	is	a	large	and	active	parish	in	South	San	Francisco,	Calif.,	serving	roughly	
4,000	parishioners	across	seven	masses	each	weekend.	The	church	was	formed	in	1970,	attracting	Catholics	
from	nearby	cities	of	South	San	Francisco,	San	Bruno,	Pacifica	and	Daly	City.	As	the	congregation	grew,		
St.	Augustine	Catholic	Church	hosted	a	large	fundraising	effort	to	build	a	new	multipurpose	church	
building.	After	five	years	of	working	and	waiting,	the	construction	of	St.	Augustine	Catholic	Church	finally	
began—with	completion	and	official	dedication	in	December	1975.	
The	Challenge
In	the	Spring	of	2011,	St.	Augustine	Catholic	Church	sought	to	take	advantage	of	a	new	communication	
trend	that	would	encourage	more	active	responsiveness	and	contribution	by	the	church	assembly.	The	
church	also	wanted	to	enhance	the	quality	of	church	messages	by	delivering	more	progressive	content-
based	presentations,	including	video,	photography,	PowerPoint
®	presentations	and	song	lyrics	projected	
on	large	screens	during	mass.	
Beyond	the	satisfaction	of	more	parishioner	responsiveness,	another	benefit	to	the	church	would	be	
financial.	By	projecting	song	lyrics	onto	display	screens,	the	church	could	eliminate	the	significant	expense	
of	purchasing	roughly	800	new	song	books	every	year.	
The	ViewSonic	Solution
To	help	St.	Augustine	achieve	its	goal,	local	system	integrator	Visual	Mechanical	(San	Bruno,	Calif.)	
proposed	a	state-of-the-art	visual	technology	system	that	could	deliver	the	new	church	content	in	high-
definition	quality,	while	not	detracting	from	the	existing	architecture	and	beauty	of	the	church	itself.	After	
considering	the	new	solution,	St.	Augustine	was	duly	impressed	and	soon	installed	the	components:	two	
large-scale	projection	screens	and	two	ViewSonic	projectors	(one	Pro8400	and	one	Pro	9500).		
The	Results
“As	soon	as	we	started	projecting	song	lyrics	during	mass,	I	noticed	a	big	difference	in	the	response	of	the	
assembly,”	said	Frances	Santa	Maria-Afuang,	Chairperson	of	the	Audio	Visual	Systems	Committee.	“Based	
on	the	volume	of	the	crowd,	we	began	seeing	great	participation—so	much	so,	that	you	could	actually	hear	
the	assembly	participating.	The	people	are	now	much	louder	in	responding,	which	makes	for	a	better	mass	
experience	all	around.”	
Going	forward,	the	new	projection	system	will	also	help	St.	Augustine	
Catholic	Church	expand	its	presentations	to	include	new		
communications	media,	such	as	high-def	video.
“Although	we	haven’t	utilized	the	projectors’	video	capabilities	
too	much	yet,	the	fact	that	they	offer	state-of-the-art	video/DVD	
capabilities	will	enable	us	to	start	using	these	projectors	and	oversized	
screens	for	special	events	like	movie	nights	for	fundraising,”	said	Santa	
Maria-Afuang.	
The	ViewSonic	projectors	offer	another	plus—operational	simplicity.	
According	to	Santa	Maria-Afuang,	the	projectors	are	easy	to	connect	
and	simple	to	use—even	for	non-tech-savvy	lay	people	like	herself.	
“Overall,	our	new	projectors	and	screens	are	definitely	helping	St.	Augustine	Catholic	Church	reach	our	
objective,”	she	said.	“It’s	proving	to	be	a	great	solution.”
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“As soon as we started projecting 
song lyrics during mass, i noticed 
a big difference in the response 
of the assembly. the people are 
now much louder in responding, 
which makes for a better mass 
experience all around.” 
—   Frances Santa Maria-Afuang,  
Chairperson of the Audio 
Visual Systems Committee