[Frameworks] digital projector recommendations?

[Philip Borgnes]

Hey Ekrem,

Jeff's suggestion for checking out the reviews there is a good one. I can
give you some advise based on 10 years of doing smaller outdoor movies and
mobile cinema. While I am not competing with a full-fledged theatrical
presentation and the associated cost, you can get a very nice presentation
with a few rules:

Here are a couple of other projectors to look at:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/epson_5020_vs_panasonic_ae8000.htm

How big of a screen will you be using? The SMPTE standard for theaters is
16 foot-lamberts per square foot (1 Foot-lambert = 1 lumen). However, I try
to go at least 22 FL and with my current projector I'm at 34FL for a 16'x9'
image and it looks great (5000 lumens, 3LCD).
Here is some additional information:
http://www.avsforum.com/t/369060/lumens-foot-lamberts-smpte-help-me-understand

Resolution: I'm assuming you will want 1080p. If you drop to 720p you can
get a bit more lumens if you need to. I'd try and stay with the higher
resolution.

Next is to have the best source for what you will be projecting. Will you
be coming from a computer, hard-drive, DVD, Blu-Ray? Oppo makes a very good
player that will handle just about all formats you can throw at it. for
$500 you can spend a lot more and not have a much better picture especially
with the projectors you are looking at (
OPPO BDP-103  <http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-103/>) I usually will
copy all the files I want to play (MKV format for 1080p projection), number
the files
in the order i want, 01, 02, 03, etc, onto a portable hard-drive and play
them through the usb port on the oppo.

Calibration is another key element to balance the source and the
projection. DIsney makes a great calibration disc for less then $20 (Disney
WOW: World of Wonder [Blu-ray]}


I'm not sure if you just needed a projector, or if you also need sound,
screen, etc.

Good luck!
Phil Borgnes
Sidewalk Cinema

On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jeff Kreines @ Kinetta <jeff at kinetta.com>wrote:

> Check out the reviews at projectorcentral.com.
>
> Jeff Kreines
> Kinetta
> jeff at kinetta.com
> kinetta.com
>
> On Sep 2, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Ekrem Serdar <ekremserdar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey folk,
> >
> >   We found out about a local equipment-only grant that we were thinking
> of using on a digital projector (and some extra bulbs), mostly for smaller
> spaces. Any recommendations? Someone recommended the Panasonic PT-AR100U,
> but I'd also love to hear what you folk think, budget in the $2000 area.
> >
> > --
> > ekrem serdar
> > austin, tx
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