Sylv3r Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 For those that seen / read about the new Casio projector these are good bits of kit. Does anybody know the UK resellers as I am a looking for one of these to test out in school. Cheers
ful56_uk Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 hi have you got any web links for the cisco projectors didnt see them at bett but want to now get info on them
ICTNUT Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 The only reseller I know of in the UK is IDNS I can get you a contact name and number if you need it (PM me)
Haptic Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) We are resellers of the new bulbless casio projectors , send me a pm and ill get you info on monday Edited January 17, 2010 by Haptic 1
localzuk Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 hi have you got any web links for the cisco projectors didnt see them at bett but want to now get info on them Casio, not Cisco. You can find out more at Home - CASIO Projectors 1
Guest theeldergeek Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 You can find out more at Home - CASIO Projectors Wow! Who translated that web site to English??
Sylv3r Posted January 17, 2010 Author Posted January 17, 2010 We are resellers of the new bulbless casio projectors , send me a pm and ill get you info on monday Thanks Simon I was going to e-mail Mark on monday with some other items for a quote, so will just sort it then. Cheers for letting me know your a supplier 1
dhicks Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 For those that seen / read about the new Casio projector these are good bits of kit. LG had similar devices on their stand - light-weight, compact, bulbless LED projectors. -- David Hicks
tmcd35 Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Something tells me that demand is going to outstip supply of these for a while. Might be easier getting your hand on rocking horse sh*t, at least in the short term. As with everyone else - I want one, I want one, I want one! Actually would love to replace my TV with one.
vikpaw Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 LG had similar devices on their stand - light-weight, compact, bulbless LED projectors. -- David Hicks I saw those - they looked pretty good and i was amazed at how bright the screen was for only 300 ANSI lumens and from such a distance, bearing in mind the masses of lights that were around in the area. They were cheating a bit though by using a curved screen! 1
localzuk Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 LG had similar devices on their stand - light-weight, compact, bulbless LED projectors. -- David Hicks IIRC the other models on the market at the moment are all low lumens models - Samsung make a similar one. The beauty of the Casio model is the fact you can get it in 2000 - 3500 lumens models. 1
dhicks Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 I saw those - they looked pretty good and i was amazed at how bright the screen was for only 300 ANSI lumens and from such a distance, bearing in mind the masses of lights that were around in the area. Ah - didn't think to check the brightness. My home pico projector works fine in a (very) dimly-lit room, but struggles with even standard one-lightbulb's worth of lighting. I'm sure you could cunningly arrange a room so that 300 ANSI lumens looked pretty good, but I don't think that'd work so well in your average classroom. I got the impression that the next model up was going to be a proper classroom-capable projector, although only the product-concept prototype was on display at LG's stand. Did like the look of that 65" touch screen, though. They were cheating a bit though by using a curved screen! Perfect, I have a curved living room wall... -- David Hicks
vikpaw Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 it was shockingly clear and bright, i even went across the stand to look at it. the curved screen just lets you have it bigger, and the brightness didn't appear to suffer at all. even so, i prefer to turn the lights out
Stevenw Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Our Head has approached the NM asking about these Projectors. We going to try get a test unit as we are looking at replacing all Our HP projectors this year. These going to be worth the investment? or would be be better to get a good quality standard projector? Thanks
webman Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 These going to be worth the investment? or would be be better to get a good quality standard projector? On the surface, it looks as though these projectors will give you significant TCO savings in both cost and time: No replacement lamps No image quality degradation over time No time spent on cleaning filters Auto power-off Lower power consumption If you're looking at getting a new projector now, I'd recommend a Casio so you can at least get one installed in your environment and see how well it performs. 3
karldonteljames Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Saw these at Bett, great information given to me by my supplier IDN, if you need more information contact me, or give Adam Cummins a call at IDN 1
BarriedaleNick Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 For those that seen / read about the new Casio projector these are good bits of kit. Does anybody know the UK resellers as I am a looking for one of these to test out in school. Cheers IDNS were showing at BETT and they looked amazing..01204 363530
Tcsltd Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 I can supply quotes for this...PM me if you want one 1
bossman Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 @webman: Also with that TCO comes the biggest statistic and that is the, forgive the pun, projected lifespan of 20,000 hours equivilent to approx 10 years of stress free life and guaranteed for 5 years. Seems too good to be true, lets hope that the costs come down on them significantly over the next year which will allow most schools to swap out their existing projectors as they come to their end of life. 1
steveg Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Is there any news on an ultra short throw version coming out anytime soon? We've just started replacing all of our projectors with USF ones, and there is no way we would go back to a traditional type projector now, but a 20,000 hour bulb life would be great! Steve
karldonteljames Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 In my opinion the cost isnt really an issue, based around the £850 mark, (£350 for average projector) thats a saving of just over £1000 per projector over an 18 year life span. (if anyone can see a problem with my calculations please let me know) 6 hours a day 5 days a week = 30 hours a week 30 hours a week, 37 weeks of the year = 1110 hours a year Based in that you should be able to get about 18 years use. 5 bulbs @ 150 per bulb = 750 3 Projectors @ 375 each = 1125 Total cost of owner ship over a 15 year period bassed on 1 projector ever 5 years and a new bulb every two: £1875 Thats just the way i work it out, i will certainly be looking at replacing at least one this year, if not more, although the initial outlay is higher, the long term benfits far outweigh the cost, however you will need some forward thing financial people on your side, because until you've replaced all of them your going to have to continue to replace bulbs as they blow. 2
localzuk Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 In my opinion the cost isnt really an issue, based around the £850 mark, (£350 for average projector) thats a saving of just over £1000 per projector over an 18 year life span. (if anyone can see a problem with my calculations please let me know) 6 hours a day 5 days a week = 30 hours a week 30 hours a week, 37 weeks of the year = 1110 hours a year Based in that you should be able to get about 18 years use. 5 bulbs @ 150 per bulb = 750 3 Projectors @ 375 each = 1125 Total cost of owner ship over a 15 year period bassed on 1 projector ever 5 years and a new bulb every two: £1875 Thats just the way i work it out, i will certainly be looking at replacing at least one this year, if not more, although the initial outlay is higher, the long term benfits far outweigh the cost, however you will need some forward thing financial people on your side, because until you've replaced all of them your going to have to continue to replace bulbs as they blow. Wow, you have well behaved teachers if they're only using them for 6 hours a day. And cheap to run projectors. And cheap projectors. Numbers for me would be 7 hours a day, 5 days a week = 37 hours (they don't turn them off when they aren't using them) 37 x 38 weeks = 1406 About 14 years use. With our bulb blowing average being about 2000 hours, you're looking at 10 bulbs @ 220 each = 2200 3 projectors @ 440 each = 1320 (this is the cost we paid last time) 3 remounts @ 200 each = 600 (getting matching throws etc... not as easy as it could be) TCO over the same period is then £4120 compared with the £800 of the Casio. So, with my horrible costs, it works out a lot better. 2
steveg Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Are they going to really last more than 10 years though? The bulbs may not go but I'm sure other stuff in them may. Also what sort of resolution will be standard for projectors in 10, 15 or 20 years time? I'm sure we'll have moved away from xga being the norm by then. They look like they represent good value, especially when you factor in the time it takes to clean projectors or replace bulbs, but I think to expect anymore than 5 - 10 years from one is unrealistic. Steve
localzuk Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Are they going to really last more than 10 years though? The bulbs may not go but I'm sure other stuff in them may. Also what sort of resolution will be standard for projectors in 10, 15 or 20 years time? I'm sure we'll have moved away from xga being the norm by then. They look like they represent good value, especially when you factor in the time it takes to clean projectors or replace bulbs, but I think to expect anymore than 5 - 10 years from one is unrealistic. Steve Our first installed projectors happened 7 years ago now - they displayed 1024x768 resolution images. The new ones being installed now are XGA 1280x1024. So, 7 years for a change like that to happen. So, 10 years may not be the right number, but 7 fits well here.
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