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I've never actually had to purchase a projector but the one thing I've been told many times is to look at the cost of a replacement lamp. A lot of the cheaper ones will cost more for a lamp then it will to buy a whole new projector (or pretty close). Something to think about 
Brett
Meat-Hippy
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- Salt Lake City Utah
Spend more and get a better product.....you'll see the difference
ALF
SURE!?
- Location
- Taylorsville
look at lamp cost as well as how loud the fan is depending on what you're using it for some of the ones we have at work for presentations are really loud and hard to hear over.
what are you saying is the better price range? is $800 not going to get me a good quality product? you tell me what i need to know Brett....
-Jason
Brett
Meat-Hippy
- Location
- Salt Lake City Utah
what are you saying is the better price range? is $800 not going to get me a good quality product? you tell me what i need to know Brett....
-Jason
I will have my brother in law respond to that question in a bit.......
I will have my brother in law respond to that question in a bit.......
well, if i'm going to be lucky enough to hear it right from a pro... then here's a few more..
explain 'lumens'... and what is a good contrast ratio, 400:1? should i not even pay attention with 800x600 res?
also, i was told by a friend that his Epson S3 is pretty nice... he enjoys it anyways... so, would the Epson S4 be any better? link-->Epson S4
OR, check this guy out---> Hitachi CP-X260W
thanks
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Brett
Meat-Hippy
- Location
- Salt Lake City Utah
well, if i'm going to be lucky enough to hear it right from a pro... then here's a few more..
explain 'lumens'... and what is a good contrast ratio, 400:1? should i not even pay attention with 800x600 res?
also, i was told by a friend that his Epson S3 is pretty nice... he enjoys it anyways... so, would the Epson S4 be any better? link-->Epson S4
OR, check this guy out---> Hitachi CP-X260W
thanks
He's a pro......it's his field that he works in, so you'll get a good answer.
Lumens are brightness, you need bright if you cannot get the room you are using it in completely dark. If you are in the market for a home theater 2-3k lumens is fine, you can even get away with 1500.
Contrast ratio is best explained at how black the black can get. If you have 1000:1 you have a good projector. The high dollar home theater ones are 3-4k:1
Epson makes a good projector you can't go wrong.
As far as resolution you want XGA resolution. 800x600 is svga and is a lower resolution and will be pixelated the larger you get. XGA starts at a standard 1024x768 so I would go with one of those if you are looking for a great picture.
Two more things to think about are your native aspect ratios work. You have 4x3 and 16x9 aspect ratios. If you are going to be doing home theater get 16x9 native. If you are using it for presentations then get 4x3.
The last thing you need to worry about is your video interface. If you are doing home theater get a good HDMI 1080p compatible projector but if you are just doing presentations you can use standard VGA cables.
If you have any more questions drop me a line at spencurai@gmail.com and I will give you my professional advice.
Contrast ratio is best explained at how black the black can get. If you have 1000:1 you have a good projector. The high dollar home theater ones are 3-4k:1
Epson makes a good projector you can't go wrong.
As far as resolution you want XGA resolution. 800x600 is svga and is a lower resolution and will be pixelated the larger you get. XGA starts at a standard 1024x768 so I would go with one of those if you are looking for a great picture.
Two more things to think about are your native aspect ratios work. You have 4x3 and 16x9 aspect ratios. If you are going to be doing home theater get 16x9 native. If you are using it for presentations then get 4x3.
The last thing you need to worry about is your video interface. If you are doing home theater get a good HDMI 1080p compatible projector but if you are just doing presentations you can use standard VGA cables.
If you have any more questions drop me a line at spencurai@gmail.com and I will give you my professional advice.
is spencurai your bother?
Thanks Spence, that's very helpful info... i want o go into this knowing i;m getting something that's gonna work for what i need it for... HALO2 and movies...
-Jason
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Brett
Meat-Hippy
- Location
- Salt Lake City Utah
is spencurai your bother?
-Jason
Nope, he's not......
and Steve hasn't responded yet. Slacker
ranman
Hi-N-Dry
- Location
- West Valley
Wow Pretty Inpressive......Spence!
Must work for a A/V Shop ...eh?
Must work for a A/V Shop ...eh?
Sorry it took so long to respond, I've been busy but it looks like spencurai covered it really well. One more thing to consider is DLP vs. LCD - I recommend DLP for theater situations, but since I'm short on time here is a great quick and to the point article: http://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/projectorLCDvsDLP.htm
I do have to say though that if this is for a theater and not computer presentations, don't waste your $800.00 - save up and buy a good one. I'm not trying to sound like a snob, I just think you'll be disapointed in an $800.00 movie projector.......
I do have to say though that if this is for a theater and not computer presentations, don't waste your $800.00 - save up and buy a good one. I'm not trying to sound like a snob, I just think you'll be disapointed in an $800.00 movie projector.......
Damn...I knew I missed something...I'm getting rusty.
I have a pro-blem with the idea of han-ding over $245-K to a comp-any that thinks there is a hyphen in per-fromance, incor-porating, sys-tem, fixed-pixel, with-out and film-like among others
It is not a typewriter. It only does pictures so it does not need to know how to write properly.