[Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale installations?

Mon Mar 3 00:17:48 UTC 2014

if you're buying, don't forget there will be additional costs.
...Cables to connect your source to the projector, maybe long ones depending on where you have "mission control" in relation to the projectors.
Do you want three different images from three different sources?
Or are you doing an extended desktop on your computer, or using some image mapping software?
You might need a D.A. (distribution amplifier) Protip: The DA will also provide a signal boost if you have 100' cables......
...Extension cords for every thing, because you can't (well you can but really shouldnt) put a projector on a power strip.....
for example.
Let us know what you end up doing!

Kristie Reinders, B.F.A.

Director of Cinematography, Electric Visions

Curator and Head Projectionist, Electric Mural Project

The Mission, San Francisco, CA

'A first class technician should work best under pressure.' 

- - - Issac Asimov 

> From: djtet53 at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:50:20 -0800
> To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com; datanodata at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Projector recommendations for large scale	installations?
> 
> Nik:
> 
> IMHO, you do NOT want a single-chip DLP projector. The color will be washed out, and, worse, you'll get annoying momentary moire patterns at points where there are sharp changes in luminance (due to the rotating color wheel). For your budget, you'll probably want to go with a 3-chip LCD model. I made an inquiry to the list not too long ago about projectors in this price range, and received several recommendations for Epson (and none for competing models). Investigating online, I discovered that Epson has two separate product lines: one defined as 'home cinema' the other as 'presentation.' The later were somewhat less expensive, and, on paper anyway, had similar specs and technology to the pricier 'home cinema' models. So I bought one of these:
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> http://www.visualapex.com/Epson/Projector-Specifications.asp?For-The=VS335W
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> Especially for the price, I'm quite content with it so far. Color is good. You don't get very deep blacks, but that's par for the course with affordable video projection AFAIK. The 'presentation' models are 1280x768 native, so when you screen 720P HD there are thin little 24 pixel letterbox bars on the top and bottom. The 'home' models are 1280x720, so an HD image fills the frame to the edges. You're not going to make 1080P on your budget, but I wouldn't worry about it. The 720P looks good enough.
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> VisualApex had the cheapest price I could find, but they apparently don't keep these things in stock, instead taking your payment and having Epson ship directly. I received the projector exactly a week after I ordered it. Email communication from the vendor was very good, and they even sent out a nice follow-up email to see if everything was AOK with the transaction.
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> One thing that may or may not be an issue for your installation: all of these projectors have pretty wide lenses and thus a relatively short throw...
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