Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-16 Thread Paul Weaver
Over the school holidays we have had the use of a Sony LCD data projector model VPL CX2. It projected onto an old photoslide screen. Projection distance at 4 metres was always bright, and even in the daytime was acceptable with the curtains pulled. The DVDs were played from a Sony Playstation, As

Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-15 Thread Greg Pennefather
Phil A friend of mine works at Vince Ross Audio world in Nedlands. He is a full bottle on projectors etc for viewing DVDs. They sell some of the more top end gear but it may be worth picking his brains - he certainly loves to talk about the gear and the advantages and pitfalls of the different

Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-14 Thread Trevor Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phillip Arena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all and hope you managed some sort of break (holiday variety) over the new years. I'm looking for advice on watching DVDs (from a DVD player, not a PC/Mac) via a projector compared to widescreen tv Hi Phil, Whilst not

RE: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-14 Thread Gordon Morris
-Original Message- From: Trevor Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 14 January 2003 3:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phillip Arena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all and hope you

Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-14 Thread Mark Secker
We have some rather good data projectors around the campus and have found that in the right environment they make very good projectors for movies from DVD and VHS players. Look for the ones that support S-Video or component video inputs rather than just composite video. However even the

Re: Watching DVDs with a data projector

2003-01-14 Thread Martin Hill
We've evaluated dozens of different projectors over the years for use here on campus and here are some of the pertinent issues: - Globe life and Cost: the globes usually only last 1500 hrs or so and are average from $250 to $500 to replace. Also, the brightness generally diminishes over the