Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-03-03 Thread k. a.r.
I was asked off list why you don't want to put a video projector on a power strip, here's why. you should never put a projector on a power strip for a few reasons: The main reason being that projectors tend to draw a lot of power and power strips have a breaker. So say you're live and your

Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-03-03 Thread k. a.r.
.' - - - Issac Asimov From: djte...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:50:20 -0800 To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com; datanod...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations? Nik: IMHO, you do NOT want a single-chip DLP projector. The color

[Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-02-28 Thread Nik Nerburn
Hi all! I'm doing a three channel video installation for an outdoor arts festival in Minnesota. I've got about $1800 to buy three digital projectors for this installation - does anybody have any recommendations? Here's a projector I found that looks like a good compromise between price, resolution

Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-02-28 Thread Scott Dorsey
How big is large scale? How long is this going to be in place? My suspicion is your budget is about enough to rent three moderate-sized projectors for a week. If rental is possible it would make it a lot easier for you. --scott ___ FrameWorks mailing

Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-02-28 Thread Jeff Kreines
Here are several that will probably meet your requirements: http://www.projectorcentral.com/projectors.cfm?g=1hide=0st=1mfg=p=700-1000w=r=13br=ll=ltg=t=db=dt=c=ar=dvi=wr=pjl=pjw=pjh=td=i=dis=sort=pop On Feb 28, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Jeff Kreines j...@kinetta.com wrote: Sadly, Google sent you to a

Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

2014-02-28 Thread David Tetzlaff
Nik: IMHO, you do NOT want a single-chip DLP projector. The color will be washed out, and, worse, you'll get annoying momentary moire patterns at points where there are sharp changes in luminance (due to the rotating color wheel). For your budget, you'll probably want to go with a 3-chip LCD