The NEC LCD (using acronyms is SO MUCH fun)has about 1300-1500 ANSI lumens
and I believe there is one that is even better. I have seen the NEC in
colleague's classroom and it works well with ambient light (not bright
light). The cost is about $5000 (bulp) Color and dpi give excellent texture
>From: "Kenneth M. Steele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: projector question
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:38:52 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
>
>
>On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:52:58 -0500 KLEISSLER
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Anyway, here's my question:
> > We have some funding available for a projector to hook up with a lap
> > top. Our classrooms are not very dark -- the architect won, the faculty
> > lost the battle of the shades so we have non-room-darkening (but very
> > aesthetically pleasing!) shades. Does anyone know how many lumens we
> > would need to be able to have a visible image in day light?
> >
>
>Kathleen:
>
>We have a similar problem but for a very different reason. We
>are in an old building that was built with lots of windows to
>take advantage of natural lighting. Even state-contract
>industrial shades only bring the lighting down into the region
>of pleasantly-dim.
>
>I would look at nothing below 1000 lumens; at present we are
>trying to find 2000 lumen projectors that are within our budget.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Ken
>
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>Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Dept. of Psychology
>Appalachian State University
>Boone, NC 28608
>USA
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>
>
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