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Title: Projector recommendation?
Post by: weroflu on December 12, 2012, 07:56:14 AM

Just for casual use --  like movies, What's good for under $1k?

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: JasonR on December 12, 2012, 12:27:26 PM

projectorreviews.com has some useful info.  The Optoma HD20 would probably be my choice on that budget, or I'd find an extra couple bills for a Mitsubishi HC4000 or Panasonic PT-AR100.  I'd lean toward the Panasonic if the room isn't pitch black, so light output becomes very important.

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: techgui on December 12, 2012, 07:29:42 PM

I just bought a Mits Hc4000.  Absolutely excellent.  I believe it was about $1200.  Full HD and great black levels.

If you need more opinions head over to www.avsforum.com and browse the under $3000 projector tread.

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: weroflu on December 19, 2012, 03:32:06 AM

newby logistic questions...

i'll be using  netbook for the source. the ceilings here are pretty high, maybe 13 feet. if you mount a projector on the ceiling and use a netbook for source, what do people use for long power and video cable runs. also what connector do you use from the netbook, vga?

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: Colin Liston on December 19, 2012, 05:51:00 PM

I have no idea if this projector is any good, but it seems like a good deal for what it is.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z0OF1S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007Z0OF1S&linkCode=as2&tag=gizmodoamzn-20

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: sabre on December 19, 2012, 10:48:19 PM

Quote from: weroflu on December 19, 2012, 03:32:06 AM

also what connector do you use from the netbook, vga?

It depends what connectors are available on your projector and netbook.

Ideally, you want to use HDMI.

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: guitard on December 25, 2012, 06:48:02 PM

I had to read almost to the end of the thread before I realized this thread is about video projectors . . . and not movie projectors~!  I was thinking... "They still manufacture movie projectors?"  And then I saw the prices and thought... "That seems really high for a movie projector."

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: ScoobieKW on December 25, 2012, 07:08:19 PM

Quote from: weroflu on December 19, 2012, 03:32:06 AM

newby logistic questions...

i'll be using  netbook for the source. the ceilings here are pretty high, maybe 13 feet. if you mount a projector on the ceiling and use a netbook for source, what do people use for long power and video cable runs. also what connector do you use from the netbook, vga?

HDMI / DVI are good out to about 30 feet reliably. For longer runs, VGA will be better. Power? A long 3 prong grounded edison cable.

Monoprice.com is a good source for cables.

Title: Re: Projector recommendation?
Post by: weroflu on December 28, 2012, 05:58:37 AM

can the optoma play directly from a usb drive or sd card?