> > From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/08/09 Thu PM 08:21:55 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Digital projectors > > OK, folks I am about to assist a friend in making the leap to a > digital projector for powerpoint business presentations. I have no > doubt I can figure out how to hook one up and make it work using the > IB. But he also needs advice on what to buy, and I don't have a > clue. He doesn't have a lot of money, so we're talking below $ 1,000 > in price, way below if possible. A friend recommended the Epson 76C, > and it looks like those can be had for just under $ 600. > > How many here own such projectors? Are there specific pitfalls to > look for in picking one over another? > Brands to avoid?
Having just gone through this process, it strikes me that the situation is somewhat akin to buying a printer. Projectors that are quite cheap to buy have some very expensive consumables - the consumables being bulbs. Normal price for a cheap bulb, retail, would be about one quarter to one third of the price of the projector. An average life would be 250hours. It's a factor that needs to be taken into consideration if the projector will be used a lot. Secondly, many bulbs are mercury discharge lamps. These are prone to failing catastrophically, releasing toxic fumes into the room. Buried in the manual will be useful phrases like "Do not breathe the vapour. Evacuate the room immediately." ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
