If you do nothing else, make sure it is a *quiet* projector. Way too many purchase decisions are made on factors that are "nice to have" but silence is NEED to have. You'd be surprised how dreadful the incessant fan noise can be.
One of my classrooms has recently been upgraded to a nice new projector and while the resolution and brightness is great, the really big difference is how we aren't shouting to be heard over the noise. ...r On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Jason Herrington <jasonh3 at u.washington.edu>wrote: > Hi all, > > In the next two years my museum will be hosting exhibitions that > incorporate > still images and video. Part of the artistic vision for the exhibitions is > to use ceiling mounted projectors, rather than video monitors, to display > the images and video. This is the first time we will have attempted > something like this, and I'd like to make sure we get the proper equipment. > There are so many projectors on the market, and I'm curious if the list as > a > preference toward a particular brand or vendor. DLP, CRT or LCD? Is there > an HD option that we should invest in? > > Thanks! > > -- > Jason Herrington > Master's Candidate > Department of Museology > University of Washington > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Richard Smith, Professor, School of Communication Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA V6B 5K3 Phone: 778 782 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith
