Marc-Engineer

Yes quite correct i was assuming music........... Actually there are copyright colours (or would you say colors) Pantone have them:confused: Marc

Yes but what it doesnt mention is the copyright payments and broadcast licence. Marc

Hi Guys its not a filter problem you have dust in the mirrors and LCD panels it requires a deep clean, any purple or pinkish hue is a dead givaway, also the lack of contrast in the black areas. This is a workshop job only, an engineer would fully strip clean and rebuild also testing output before and after. Marc Projector Engineer

Yep we did, great value more cost effective than any LED projector make sure you get the 5 year education warrenty. But what ever you do DONT BUY DLP for schools. Marc Projector Engineer

Hmm i would actually say go 4.3 with large enough screen so you can use wide screen......but i wont so as not to confuse you !!!! Marc Projector Engineer

Ouch you need to change some lamps quickly life is around 2000 so as not to damage ballast units. Marc Projector Engineer

Have you tried an Epson X11? they are very good on lamp life, and to change the lamp it can be done in situ its a one screw cover takes around 90 seconds. It would be interesting from all the mentions of "no we have had no problems" BUT we have had two replaced , how many have been replaced or looked at out of how many fitted i think its about 1 in 15 fail within 2 years. Marc Projector Engineer

Actually as i said BOTH projectors will require service as they BOTH suck in dust at the same rate, i have serviced many casios, the cost of service is half what you quote, and history has shown us lamp price has actually come down consistantly over the last ten years, now modern lamps are a fraction of what they would have cost you even 5 years ago for the newer models. I have NEVER had a problem getting lamps for populer projectors yes some obscure Delta and the like but even Sanyo older models and all epson are still available, just checked sanyo prices have dropped from £235 to £120 for their last models. We have NEVER had any increse in any of our lamp prices, they have always been downward. Marc Projector Engineer

Sounds like it, how many hours has it on the lamp? or has it been knocked when on? this would distort the lamp (the lamp is actually the thin tube in the center of the reflector) if it is distorted its life is very very reduced. Marc Projector Engineer

1 year cover is a none EDU model different serial number, all EDU are 5 year but its if your supplier will pass it on some only pass on 3 year, dont ask me why????? Marc Projector Engineer

Hi please dont get me wrong i do like LED projectors and i know there are new ones comming out from other makers, its just i see the broken ones the first ones Casio sent out started with 20 year cover then they halved it and i have seen several burn out and with age they get a colour cast going green tinted they are also noiesy and get very hot some reported catching fire, but so can lamp projectors, but i think some people lose the way a little when adding up the cost they like any other projector suck in the dust and need cleaning, most projectors need little cleaning now (used to be every 1,000 hrs) and a service every 3 years is often enough, now the first models where withdrawn and another model came out much improved but, they are too expencive. Add it up what is the cost of a Casio for say its life and think this will be 10 years max (regardless of what is claimed) so about the same as a modern Epson say X11 epson less than £300 with 5 year cover and replacement lamp (lamps are now only £100 or less) with free lamp unlikly you would buy more than one in ten years as they have a claimed life of 5,000 hrs so total cost for ten years £400 now what is the cost of a Casio for same Ten years? also epson are instant off same as many now so no cooloing as per older projectors. So please show me the benifit of LED? Marc Projector Engineer

I would but i cant advertise. But it is the normal Educational cover also if you buy several you are entitled to a free spare projector for warrenty cover on site to enable same day swapout. The lamp life on Epsons is 5,000 hrs from the X11 onwards, yes if you obstruct the airflow you wont get that but i have had many projectors with close to that pre X11 so its not unusual, also if you incline the projector more than 20 degres out of horizontal you will shorten the lamplife. Marc Projector Engineer

Yes the Epsons are a better buy than the LED units as i have said in another post you get the equiv of 10 years of lamps with an epson and 5 year cover on site, it is false econamy to buy LED as they work out costing more. The Epsons also fit a 75" board from 3.5 down to 1.8 mtrs (there is a trick to get this distance) in my opinion unbeatable especially in relaibility. Marc Projector Engineer

I think they will be OK when the price comes down but at the moment there is no benifit over the cheaper Epson and simler projectors who now give you a free lamp, and as lamps last 5,000 hrs (five years) that is Ten years of lamps with a new Epson now compare that to the new reduced life of the Laser/LED bulbs that incedently ARE a replaceable unit (same as any other lamp) and there is no advantage of having a LED projector, they are nosier hotter and from what i have seen in my workshop not as reliable. They will get there but as yet , its my opinion they are not quite ready yet. Marc Projector Engineer

There are a number of options, you can use and Ultra Close Focus Hitachi (it fastens to the wall above screen or whiteboard) and with a cage on those they are quite tough, or a tile mount if you have a ceiling void it lowers the projector for use then hides it behind a tile when not in use in the ceiling protecting it from target practice. Marc Projector Engineer