I have always been a fan of Sanyo projectors. Pretty good bang for your
buck. Since most new projectors will do rear projection, the big =
questions
are...how big is your screen (either diagonally or width and height) and =
who
will be setting it up every time (or is it a permanent installation)?
Screen size will determine how far away you need to be with which lens. =
Keep
in mind that most of the really high power projectors don't come with a =
lens
and you will need to purchase one separately, which could cost a pretty
penny.
If you are installing it, then no problem, but if you are setting it up =
each
time, then you want something with several axis of keystone/cornerstone
correction. That way if you aren't perfectly square to the screen you =
can
fix the image so that it doesn't look like a fun house mirror.
Happy hunting,
Chuck
p.s. here is a good website with lots of specs and some reviews.
http://www.projectorcentral.com
Chuck Andres
Technology Specialist
Norwood School
8821 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-841-2171 office
240-328-7031 cell
candres@norwoodschool.org
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jayme Johnson
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:55 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Rear Projector for Gymnatorium
We are looking to purchase a rear projector for our gymnatorium. It
needs to have a fairly short throw. I searched the archives and found
this from 1999. Given how rapidly technology changes, does anyone have a
more current model that they would recommend. The projector needs to be
fairly bright, as we can't darken our gym 100%.
Thanks, in advance,
Jayme =20
Jayme Johnson
Director of Academic Technology
jjohnson@village-school.com
=20
Village School
780 Swarthmore Avenue
Pacific Palisades, California 90272
310-59-8411 x120
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:05:46 -0500
From: Trudi Marino <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: ISED/Projection Units-final thoughts
Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <[log in to unmask]>
Sender: A forum for independent school educators <[log in to unmask]>
Dear Friends,
After reading your messages, especially Tom's enthusiasm for the
zoom
feature, I asked our vendor to come back out for another "shoot-out"
with
various models including the NEC 830+.
I fell in love with the NEC 830+. With 1200 ANSI lumens it was so
bright one could use it on the playground; and once I saw the zoom
feature I
knew it was a must-have for our teacher. However, due to some budget
constraints that meant I'd have to buy fewer projectors and I couldn't
picture anyone volunteering to go without.
Our vender showed us a CTX-610. It had the zoom and freeze features,
good resolution, an educational price of $3,100 but only 600 ANSI
lumens.
Since our faculty have been satisfied with their Sony's (500 ANSI
lumens),
we decided to go with the CTX-610 and then, when the budget allows,
purchase
one or two of the NEC 830+ for areas that need the brightness.
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone on this listserve
(especially Tom who always has such good advice). It's so comforting to
have such generous colleagues sharing their expertise.
Trudi
Trudi Marino, Dir. of Technology
> University School of Milwaukee
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