Which Projector?

[witch]

I know this has been asked before (in fact, I think I asked it!) but it was some months ago and things move on apace in this game.

This is a first school without much money and we need a new projector that is robust and will last - without being too pricy in the first place.

Currently we have Sanyos which get dusty really quickly and stop working at the drop of a hat.

 

Any ideas anyone? I never really know where to go for this sort of information and I always worry that I am going to get the wrong thing! :oops:

Thanks

[RichardDS]

I personally like the NEC line, mount them to the celing and that is usualy the last I hear of them untill the bulb blows a few years down the line.

[Norphy]

I've always rated Epson projectors very highly followed by NECs.

[strawberry]

the epson emps4 has just gone out of production, if you can get one theyre super cheap.

[steele_uk]

We use the NEC's too. We had a lots of rebuilt classroms two and a half years ago which results in 12 NEC's projectors being ceiling mounted. We still haven't had to replace a lamp yet, and at the time all the projectors came with a spare delivered lamp!

[maniac]

I like Epson projectors, mainly because they just work and secondly because they 'beep' at you when you turn them on, so the staff arn't left guessing if the remote's working. It's the simple things that just make them useable.

 

Companies I wouldn't recommend include sahara, newer infocus stuff (their old stuff was good thou) and sanyo (although we do have a lot of these at our school, but looking backI wouldn't buy them again.)

 

Mike.

[john]

Epsons for me as well, if you look round u will find them with free bulbs and 3 year lamp warranty for around £300

[Geoff]

Yep, we have quite a lot of NEC's and more recently Epsons due to our local supplier and fitter of whiteboards/projectors recommending them. Not had a problem with most of them. The few we have had issue with have been swapped out promptly by NEC/Epson.

 

Just don't get a Sahara projector!

[witch]

OK - So it is an Epson!

BUT: where is the best place to get it?

We have only ever got ours from the same place as the whiteboards

[Geoff]

Dabs?

[witch]

Only if we can order on parchment with a quill pen

 

(sorry, still standing outside the Ark wondering if it is going to rain, here)

[Geoff]

Dabs will invoice you if you setup a business account. You can Fax orders to them if you want to.

 

http://www.dabs.com/Article.aspx?NavigationKey=4294966792+4294967270&ArticleID=273

[DSapseid]

RM or PCWB are normally quite good for Projecotrs i find. You can even get the nice bright orange ones

[witch]

Ta - I will try and persuade them at t'top

[strawberry]

http://www.rm.com/secondary/Products/Product.asp?cref=PD999682

 

rm seem quite good for projectors. free bulb!

[Elemtech]

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[Pete10141748]

I've used Projector Point before, they are quote good;

 

http://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/projectors/Epson_EMP-S5.html

 

 

I assume your school doesn't pay VAT, same as mine?

Projector for £300 if thats the case

[Elemtech]

I've used Projector Point before, they are quote good;

 

http://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/projectors/Epson_EMP-S5.html

 

 

I assume your school doesn't pay VAT, same as mine?

Projector for £300 if thats the case

 

Please bear in mind that its SVGA though.

Can cause problems if you are running XGA laptops

[Nexarius]

Don't buy Sanyo.

 

I would recommend LCD over DLP because I find cheaper DLP projectors have very bright whites which wash out all the other colours.

 

Epson's business projector range all uses 3LCD technology and their projectors are the probably the most reliable and solid I've seen in schools.

 

You probably want it to be XGA, but have a look at the S5 and the X5 projectors. I've heard good things about both of them.

[Elemtech]

Don't buy Sanyo.

 

I would recommend LCD over DLP because I find cheaper DLP projectors have very bright whites which wash out all the other colours.

 

Epson's business projector range all uses 3LCD technology and their projectors are the probably the most reliable and solid I've seen in schools.

 

You probably want it to be XGA, but have a look at the S5 and the X5 projectors. I've heard good things about both of them.

 

I would agree. DLP projectors dont yet reproduce good tones in yellow, orange and red.

On the plus side they dont need their filters cleaning as DLP Blows air out (therefore doesnt need a filter) whereas LCD sucks air in to cool down the lamp.

 

There are some excellent offers on certain models of Epson right now including 4 year warranty on both projector & lamp.