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Thanks guys. FYI, I ordered an Optoma EP719. It had good reviews online
and the price was reasonable. Thanks fofr the tip on the cables,
Rodolfo. I ordered a DVI for my Mac but I'll stick the others in the bag
just to be safe.
Walt
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> Walt,
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> Sorry I could not help you until now, I am up to the neck.
>
> But the tip list always works sooner or later.
>
> Usually is difficult to reconcile low cost with quality, but the variety of
> choices now is so huge that is possible to get a good balance of both if you
> know how and where to look.
>
> Optoma DLP, they make work horses that also show well in HT at very
> reasonable prices for the quality. Ten+ models. Email me privately for an
> advance on what is coming in 2007 if you want the latest.
>
> Sony just introduced a couple of $1000+ LCD projectors, I am not a fan of
> the blacks on LCD image quality but Sony did wonders on the Cineza line, now
> replaced, email me for details of what is coming in 2007.
>
> InFocus was always known to fit your purpose, I am not a fan of how they
> show for HT, but for your work they also have dozens of models.
>
> The are other brands, but I need the time to look at my own reports to
> filter out using information I do not write about.
>
> You can also look for mini-projectors, some yet as prototypes, some never
> raised from the prototype ground, the newest: projecting from a cell phone,
> etc. I have all that info but I do not think you are looking for that.
>
> You need a unit that makes your business life simple and reliable.
>
> One that does not fail on you when you are about to seal an expensive deal
> and the most important slides cannot be shown to the big boss that signs the
> check,
> One that does not make excessive noise, remember it would be on a conference
> table sitting probably right by your client's face, many big bosses are not
> young, hearing loss is a pain when trying to understand with background
> noise.
> Can cool down quickly, you do not want the projector's cooling fan running
> loud for 15 minutes at the end of your presentation, usually when you seal
> deals, and people trying to understand over that noise if you said 1 million
> or 1 thousand for your product,
> You can always turn it off before its cooling cycle and change lamps often,
> but it could kill the lamp just when the CEO asks you to project that slide
> again after the presentation.
> Have always a backup lamp handy, one that you already tried and works.
> Practice how to change the lamp, connect to your laptop and other people's
> PCs, make adjustments, visit all the menu options, all in advance with your
> IT staff at your office, not on the spot when you would be without your guys
> on the selling table busy on making a deal.
> Get one that has enough lumens to still show a good picture with the lights
> on, many clients do not feel comfortable on total darkness not been able to
> see what they write or the expressions/eye contact of a person selling a
> lemon.
> Buy locally, so you can come back to a person if you need, not a web site.
> If you are lucky you might find a brick and mortar store that can let you
> upgrade if you want something better.
> I suggest you try it on various conditions before the first 50 hrs, some
> places give you the break and accept it back for a stocking fee.
>
www.Projectorcentral.com and the others might do that if the hrs of use are
> few, but in HT such small window of hrs does not give you the chance to even
> do ISF to determine if the pj could be improved before assuming is a
> returnable lemon.
> Buy and take with you all the possible cables that connect to the projector
> even if you need only the VGA to your laptop, you never know.
> Once you selected one, before you buy it, do yourself a favor and run the
> model # thru the local zoo (AVSforum), get vaccinated before you do so, the
> AVS is still a useful place to find lemons from the honest owners that have
> the guts to admit they got a lemon, I would not use the forum for
> recommendations, unless you know who in that zoo really knows and you have
> the time to shred hundreds of posts.
>
> Ask all those questions about noise, lamp, setting up, mobility conditions,
> etc before you buy it, exactly for the purpose to avoid pain-on-the neck
> models/brands.
>
> I was there many times before Walt, multimillion dollar meetings in front of
> hysterically dominant CEOs that have only 15 second window of attention
> span.
>
> Do not buy cheap, buy reliable, you could potentially loose more.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rodolfo La Maestra
>
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> I apologize if this is considered slightly off topic. I need a low cost
> portable projector for client presentations and would appreciate any
> recommendations. Thanks.
>
> Walt
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