I always recommend purchasing from the AV Coop. Twice a year we "Shoot-Out" over 50 projectors so each projector has been looked at before it is put on the Coop catalog.
IMHO: Currently DLP projectors have a significant lifetime savings vs LCD projectors as DLP has no filters to clean. LCD projectors recommend filter cleaning between 100-500 hours of use. This last shoot-out we are seeing a trend that LCD projectors are going to a one filter cleaning between bulb changes, and I expect that in the next year or two LCD projectors will only require a filter clean/change at the time of bulb replacement. If you look at projectors side by side there is a visual difference between LCD and DLP. If you looked at each one separately I don't think I would be able to tell the difference. In previous years DLP a solid yellow block looked brown, but a year ago most DLP projectors moved to "True Color" that corrected that issue. If price was not an issue my recommendation for the last year is the Hitachi Ultra Close Focus projector. The projector is mounted 1-2 feet from the screen. The big benefit is that the teacher does not have to look into the projector while working at the screen. From: Paul Heyer Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:14 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] projectors I know we have had the discussion of mulitmedia projectors vs everthing else, but for those that are using projectors what brands are working for you? Paul (Wally) Heyer Technology Coordinator Titonka CSD www.titonka.k12.ia.us
