edutech4schools Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 The company we use for our smartboards and projectors have given us a choice of 3 projectors. The school normally use NEC but out of the 3 offered it has a lower lumens. 1. Epson EB-X11 projector Epson EB-X11 review | Expert Reviews 2. Hitachi CP-RX94 Hitachi CP-RX94 specs 3. NEC M230X NEC M230X projector Sorry but I could not find all projectors links on one review site.
MattHarwood Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I would personally go for the Epson all day long - great price (300 ex vat) and quality. We also have a few M230Xs which work hard too.
SimpleSi Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 If going for bulb powered projectors then its Epson unless you've some specific requirement that can't be met by them or you absolutely have to go for "cheapest" option Simon
edutech4schools Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 Go for a Casio Not an option but thanks.
jamesreedersmith Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Not an option but thanks. I have to ask but Why - they work our a lot cheaper in the long run.
edutech4schools Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 I have to ask but Why The schools prefered smartboard installer company do not offer them.
jamesreedersmith Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 The schools prefered smartboard installer company do not offer them. Id be interested to know why that is - probably they make less money on them!
jamesreedersmith Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 But if they are the only options the X11!
mole Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 definately get one with a 3 year lamp warranty, we had the same and after 1.5 years the lamp blew, they sent out another the next day. Epson EB-S11 EDU SVGA 3LCD Projector with 3 year lamp warranty edu (V11H436041LU) - dabs.com
FN-GM Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 2. Hitachi service is really good, really pleased with the products.
dgsmith Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Only had this question about 2 weeks ago.. we have just bought our 7th Epson X11 last week to add to our slowly growing inventory. Teachers love them. They are great units and after cashback we're paying £255+VAT each. We have been only buying Epson for the last 10 years+.. would take something very incredible to make us look elsewhere.
jamesfed Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 The schools prefered smartboard installer company do not offer them. Lets remember who is the customer here.... If they don't provide them then its time to either switch supplier or get the to provide them. Personaly I hate the idea of 'preferred' suppliers - yes we have a single company I will call if I need 10 keyboards pretty quick but anything over £500 will go to at least 2 companies.
SteveB_NI Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Great timing for this topic - thanks! I'm looking for replacement projectors too and was thinking of the Epson x14 but is it worth the price difference over a X11? Sorry for hijacking the thread but definitely from my research epson is the one to go for.
jon_nais Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Highly recommend the Epson's also. We have a range of X9's and X12's. Only issues we have had are a couple of bulbs going, but as we have a 3/5 year warranty on the units we get sent out a new bulb in a day or two. Not been convinced with the casio's when i've seen them. Misco are good for prices if you have an account with them, though other suppliers are available... Went with the X12's for the hdmi input and the slightly higher brightness for a couple of classrooms as we get alot of sunli
Educare_AV Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Epsons all day long. You can't beat the quality, reliability, warranty service and cost in my opinion. Been installing them for the last 7 years with very little issue. Great features now like quick corners which you still don't find on other more expensive brands.
exim Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Quick corners is like a touch controlled keystone in all directions?
sjatkn Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Epson X-11 for me. I love the horizontal keystone feature, great if you have to replace an old centre lens projector and don't want to move the mount.
glennda Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 The schools prefered smartboard installer company do not offer them. Time to find a new preferred company!!
hallb15 Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Definitely go for the Epson EB-X11. They're £289+VAT with a 3 year product and lamp warranty. The cashback promotion for recycling your old projectors has just ended, unfortunately. AVPartsmaster, CBC Computers, Misco all stock them. We have 6 of them now and I will keep getting them as older ones need replacing. They are bright and clear and so far (4 months and counting) seem reliable. Very easy to install and have a clever feature where you can connect a computer to them via USB to send video and audio to the projector - installs on the computer as a display adaptor - useful for temporarily connecting a laptop. They have a reasonable adjustment on the throw distance too making them suitable to replace many older projectors without the need to move the bracket.
Jon Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Does anybody know if these epson projectors will fit onto a mount previously occupied by a Sanyo xe
hallb15 Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 Does anybody know if these epson projectors will fit onto a mount previously occupied by a Sanyo xe That would depend on the mount - it may be a universal mount that will fit almost any projector, or it may have been specifically made for the Sanyo. Have a closer look at it and see if the 'arms' that attach to the projector look adjustable or fixed. I couldn't find any details on a Sanyo XE - they usually have a number after the XE, eg. PLC-XE30. For the Epson EB-X11 you can find a diagram of the mounting holes (with measurements) in the manual on page 108 - see link below: http://cdn.cnetcontent.com/fa/f2/faf23e50-0ff0-4658-a158-57104abcfca9.pdf
sjatkn Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 Just to add to @hallb15's post. Some universal mounts are based on arms that can be adjusted to match the projector, but there are others which are a plate that has many slots in it. Where I am it seems that the only projectors that ever fail are the ones with unicol projector specific mounts. If the mount you have only has three or four holes for screwing into the base of the projector then it is a projector specific mount. If this is the case then there are two options, bite the bullet and find a replacement plate (go for universal) or wait for the new projector to arrive (or use the manual above) and see if the mount can be adapted by drilling new holes. Unfortunately in our case the mounts were never suitable for modification.
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