Posted: 8/7/2007 11:03:47 AM EDT
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Ok, so technically this isn't about movies and home theaters, but I thought it'd be the best place to post. I need a projector so that I can hook it up to a laptop and run powerpoint onto a screen. I don't need anything fancy or the latest and greatest. Something simple will do. The projector will need to operate in fairly lit rooms (think seminar type events in ball rooms, conference rooms, etc.) Any help is greatly appreciated. I could also use an easily transportable projector screen....any ideas? |
The business is sales, but the projector will be used to present information. Basically, we run a few examples and then shut it down. We do seminars at various local places, so it is easier to own the equipment. We also do around 48 seminars a year, but the only catch is the projector and screen is used for all of about 10 minutes at each seminar. Besides the ballroom, the other venues are restaurants. One restaurant we use actually has their own projector and motorized screen, which is nice but we still could use our own. Is there a projector in the sub $600 range that will work? |
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Try here for reviews/evaluations .... Take the link at the left-side - "Conference Room" |
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Jump up to at least a grand, a "good" projector runs $3-5,000 bucks these days. Less than 1k Lumens looks like ass with the lights on. A 3k is about average for a standard meeting room. Don't get a "home theater" projector. They are not built to travel. Boxlight, NEC and Infocus are all good brands. Proximas are an industry standard. A hard case is a must. Your optimal throw distance is x1.6 the width of the screen. Situations like a restaurant are very short throw. A larger projector usually requires a shorter lens. Table tops generally have enough zoom built in. The big problem is vertical keystone due to the high angle of throw. Tripod screens have a "knife" at the top of the mast to correct this geometricaly but make sure your projector has good keystone correction. It makes set up a lot easier. Manual side shift is handy too. If you are showing graphics only, you don't really need a DLP projector. Get a projector that is XGA native resolution. That's 1024x768, the graphics standard. Your needs are different than for video. Are you selling restaurant equipment or entertaining MDs at wine and dines? Medical, defense, comm and other asst'd Beltway Banditry is big in NoVa. I can show you how to erect a FF and tweak the shit out of a desktop projector. It all starts with geometry. Colonel Hurtz |
