Beamer's are so cheap not like 15 years ago ? sony make good one also get 2nd hand , most all it's the lamp and how long it's has !
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Isaac Brooks <[email protected]>wrote: > +1 on Epson. My partner and I have a Powerlite 78, purchased in 2010. > Resolution is OK. I'd think that by now you could get a better one for what > we paid 4 years ago (600 usd, about). What has impressed me most about it > is the build quality and the absolute lack of any issues. > > For solid group viewing in standard def, it's a fine machine. She uses it > sometimes at her workplace for media-supported meetings/conferences, and it > doesn't disappoint as a workhorse unit. It's very portable. > > Isaac > > > On Saturday, January 25, 2014, Julian Antos < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> My parents have one of these: >> http://www.amazon.com/Epson-V11H562020-PowerLite-Cinema-Projector/dp/B00EU9V3VW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1390677818&sr=8-6&keywords=1080+projector >> >> It's surprisingly good. Color is fine, image is very sharp, and it's >> under 1K. Their screen is about 10' wide, native 1.85 >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:16 PM, David Tetzlaff <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm not up on the latest projector technology. I'm >>> wondering-if/hoping-that technical advances have created an answer to the >>> question above. >>> >>> Historically, you could divide video projectors into three types: >>> >>> 1. LCD: bright, with vivid but typically wildly inaccurate color >>> rendition — both in hue and (over)saturation, very poor contrast ratio, and >>> utterly unable to render monochrome images correctly... designed to project >>> computer screens, good for that, not much else. >>> >>> 2. 1-chip DLP: not so bright, color accurate but a little washed out, >>> pretty good contrast (for a video projector, anyway) but subject to >>> generating flashes of extremely distracting moire due to the rotating color >>> wheel's inability to deal with quick changes in image brightness at cuts. >>> >>> 3. 3-chip DLP: very nice image in every way, but big, heavy and >>> EXPENSIVE. >>> >>> My old thought was that perhaps LCD technology would improve to the >>> point where the contrast ratio and color accuracy (especially with >>> monochrome) would improve to the point of minimum acceptability for film >>> screening. I doubt that 1-chip DLPs could have overcome the >>> color-wheel-moire problem. But either way, I don't know what has actually >>> happened in terms of the current market. >>> >>> I'm not seeking anything that would be bright enough for even a small >>> auditorium, but rather a living-room/small-classroom size venue with >>> seating room for 10-25 people (who can be fairly tightly packed together if >>> need be). I would hope for at least 720P resolution. >>> >>> Reports on any experiences with recent projector models would be >>> welcome, positive or negative. >>> >>> And by "reasonably-priced" I mean under $1,000. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Julian Antos >> Northwest Chicago Film Society >> www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org >> 773 827 8991 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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