I need a portable projector for talks to camera clubs in small classroom size rooms. Needs to be color accurate and have zoom lens. Sound not required. Primarily power point presentations. Preferably under $1,000 say 500-600 range.
Flowernut wrote:
This goes to a web page with 60 projectors. what i was hoping for was a specific recommendation.
Well good luck getting feedback from members here, even from Mitchell.
Probably 98% of members don't own a digital projector.
Flowernut wrote:
Needs to be color accurate and have zoom lens. Sound not required. Primarily power point presentations. Preferably under $1,000 say 500-600 range.
All those criteria are shown on the B&H list, as well as reviews. One only has to take the time to sort through them.
Flowernut wrote:
I need a portable projector for talks to camera clubs in small classroom size rooms. Needs to be color accurate and have zoom lens. Sound not required. Primarily power point presentations. Preferably under $1,000 say 500-600 range.
I don’t have personal experience with the type of projector you are looking for — hopefully some of the FM folks who do will share their experience with some of the brand/model options.
In the meantime, there are quite a few online reviews that you could look into. For example, this one includes some options that might be in your price range. If nothing else, reviews like that one can help you at least sort out the criteria you may want to consider.
One small suggestion that may help generate a response in the forum: Consider editing the title of your post so that readers can quickly see what you are asking for. Perhaps something like: “Recommendations for inexpensive projectors?”
Flowernut wrote:
I need a portable projector for talks to camera clubs in small classroom size rooms. Needs to be color accurate and have zoom lens. Sound not required. Primarily power point presentations. Preferably under $1,000 say 500-600 range.
Some issues I found a few years ago were that if you do not have a capability to mount the projector reasonably orthogonal to the screen you get DOF issues and keystoning. If you want good color you should calibrate off the screen with a Spyder or Calibrite device. Screens are like never quite neutral white. A lot depends on if you are usually at the same location or have to set up often in different locations and of course what IQ you are expecting.
I've used 3 different projectors for displaying photographs over the years. All were in the $700-$900 range. One of the Epsons was a Powerlite HomeCinema 2000, currently I use a BenQ HT2050A. All were in the 1800-2200 lumens range, which is sufficient for semi-darkened rooms. Resolution for both is 1920x1080. Although they had similar specs I've had a few complements on the BenQ.
Both projectors have auto keystone correction and some zoom capability. For color adjustment I just used the onscreen interface to get what seemed realistic. It's a bit of a pain in the ass.
EB-1 wrote:
Some issues I found a few years ago were that if you do not have a capability to mount the projector reasonably orthogonal to the screen you get DOF issues and keystoning. If you want good color you should calibrate off the screen with a Spyder or Calibrite device. Screens are like never quite neutral white. A lot depends on if you are usually at the same location or have to set up often in different locations and of course what IQ you are expecting.
EBH
Different locations. It is used for lectures so want pictures to look good but critical color accuracy not necessary
