BatchFile Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Just saw these advertised in the TES this morning (Spec attached) - anyone tried one yet? By my calculations, if the lamp lasts 20,000 hours as they claim, that's 21 school years, which is impressive...Factsheet_Casio_Projectors_UK.pdf
Haptic Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 theres quite a few threads regarding this Tony i will go on the hunt for you
Soulfish Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) We have two. I quite like them - I know rh91uk (my assistant) doesn't though Edited May 18, 2010 by Soulfish 1
BatchFile Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 We have two. I quite like them - I know rh91uk (my assistant) doesn't though I've got to ask... What DOESN't he like about them?!
Soulfish Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 I've got to ask... What DOESN't he like about them?! Mainly the image colour/quality - but for me it looks as good as our other new projectors.
kevbaz Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 The image quality is superb on them... you sure your not running in full eco mode or something?
BatchFile Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 Mainly the image colour/quality - but for me it looks as good as our other new projectors. Well, as most of our staff are currently using SVGA HP projectors whose lamps are beyond their recommended life, I hardly think that'll be an issue:)
Dos_Box Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 There will be one of these on show at the conf curtesy of Thomas Computing Supplies.
SimpleSi Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Ahh Vicki ... dear... darling etc etc etc ... Could I borrow it afterwards (for 1 day only) (or preferably beforehand ) to test out the throw distance to see if they can just be used as direct swap for existing installs. No harm will come to it your bestest customer ever Pretty please - with sugar on it ... is that enough begging? Simon
Tcsltd Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Simon If it was ours I would!! but I am pinching it from somewhere else! I will speak to them for you and see if it's ok...
jcollings Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 We've got one here too. Love it. @Tony - you're welcome to nip in when you're next around and have a look at it in use. 1
SimpleSi Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Just mention that I look after 8 schools (and advise another 6) Si
john Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Si when you want to borrow one? If you can do it in a holiday and you fancy a trip to see me (just over the Lancs border) I could lend you mine from the room its mounted in so long as if you break it you pay for it AKA replace with the same model Casio I love mine and its a great tool, the colours are fine, not quite as sharp and clear as my new NEC in the main hall, but there is a significant cost difference between the Casio and the one in my Hall that I've just had fitted as part of my new AV System in the hall. Jarrod did you get yours from Martin and have him fit it? I got mine from him and had him and the team in all last week doing my hall AV system 1
RTFM Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Think we're upto 10 of these now and they certainly are a good looking projector, a couple of people have mentioned them as being a little duller than previous projectors but given the life of them its a fair trade off imo.
DarrenC Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 Due to the way they work (red LED and blue laser onto green phosphor) the colours may be a little different to traditional projectors but as RTFM said for the lifespan its not a bad trade off, and do schools really need HD image quality in a classroom?
danielson81 Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 Does anyone know if a (Casio) representative will come out and demonstrate them? Our LEA would be interested in seeing them in use. Or if any schools in West/East Sussex are using them?
Tricky_Dicky Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 We had ours demonstrated on site by IDNS, they then supplied 6 of them for a very good price.
HMCTech Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 Does anyone know if a (Casio) representative will come out and demonstrate them? Our LEA would be interested in seeing them in use. Or if any schools in West/East Sussex are using them? We had casio themselfs come out and demo a unit. It was pretty good, the fan noise was a little louder than normal when using the non eco mode but apart from that they are great.
DarrenC Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 Casio were going out to demo as no one had demo stock (except us!), however it is really up to the resellers to get out there with the products. Alex can I ask was it Alan or Phil that came to see you? Si have you managed to get hold of one of these units yet?
Marc-Engineer Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 The only thing that concerns me with these projectors is like lamps LEDs and Lasers brightness will drop off same as a lamp so what is the half life of these units? and what if in 3 years time they are not bright enough? and you cant change the lamp? I know the quality is not as good as a normal projector but the brightness does concern me, but saying that i have not had one apart yet so i reserve judgment. Marc Projector Engineer
localzuk Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 The only thing that concerns me with these projectors is like lamps LEDs and Lasers brightness will drop off same as a lamp so what is the half life of these units? and what if in 3 years time they are not bright enough? and you cant change the lamp? I know the quality is not as good as a normal projector but the brightness does concern me, but saying that i have not had one apart yet so i reserve judgment. Marc Projector Engineer Firstly, they have a 5 year education warranty, so if the lamp brightness is dropping off in 3 years, it would be a warranty issue. Secondly, LEDs and lasers drop brightness at a much slower pace than traditional lamps, as the materials used are more stable and degrade less during use. Looking at a standard LED, you can expect a 70% brightness at around 25,000 hours - take into account the high temperature environment that the LEDs will be in, and you can obviously reduce that. Lasers have even less degradation than that. Now, the issue is - would Casio be going around saying that the image won't degrade within their marketed 20,000 hour life? Doing so, and then finding that they did degrade would mean claims of false advertising could be made. Finally, why do you say the quality isn't as good? It is certainly comparable to all the non-casio projectors we've bought in the last couple of years...
SimpleSi Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 Si have you managed to get hold of one of these units yet? No - I've decided that they won't give a large enough picture at "normal" .e.g Epson. throw distances and with the non-standard mains plug it means I can't replace existing projectors myself. Since it costs me about £200 to have a projector mount/mains connection changed - there's not a great economic incentive to use them as replacement projectors. regards Simon
localzuk Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 How far from the board and how big an image are you wanting? Also, do you not have a plug socket in the ceiling to simply switch over power cables?
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