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Rick,> I'm getting ready to invest in a video projector
> to project the looping 'animations' that I've been creating
> with very lo fi, toy video cameras.
>
> I want to spend between $500 and $1,000
> and am overwhelmed by the number of units on the market.
>
> I also know that lumen statistics can be horribly skewed by
> making the green portion of the spectrum over emphasized when
> the units are shipped from the factory.
>
> How important is contrast ratio? Overall lumens?
> I've tried to research projectors but I figured there was so much expertise on this
> forum that you all might be into proferring your advice about what to buy.
>
> 1) the cheaper the better, obviously, but my range is $1,000 and under
> 2) I'd like to be able to project at approximately life size (so that the scale of my performance
> and that of the video is about the same)
> 3) I'd love it to be as quiet as possible and with the richest colors conceivable.
> 4) It would be best if the size is as small as possible, but I'd rather have a larger projector
> if the quality is better, than a smaller one whose image is not as good.
>
> Can you help me with recommendations? The Thansgiving/Christmas sales are going to be
> slamming because the economy sucks so badly so I think now is the best time to try and invest.
>
> Thanks, in advance for your expertise (Mark? Emile? others?)
>
> yours, gratefully Rick Walker
I use projectors on a regularly basis when lecturing to boost up my
computer screen for classes, and it seems any kind of cheap consumer
machine does a good job. But this is by no means the same job as
projecting live pix for concert application. I admit never having
taken interest in the technical side of things and I don't use live
music projectors today, but in the nineties I did a lot. Back then
when we were playing around in Germany and south-east Asia we NEVER
even thought about buying a projector for the simple reason that the
machines you rented for a tour was many, many times better for live
venue application. I went around talking to the guys that were VJ'ing
and had this impression confirmed.
I'm not saying the technological standard vs price ratio has not
changed but I strongly advice you to personally go and talk to some
guys that do AV stuff for events production renting as a business. Ask
them what to get for the best live venue gig projection. Then compare
their specifications to whatever you are eying at the Radioshack
store. See if it makes sense buying one. Heck, here in Sweden we even
rented transportation car, audio PA and a small lightning rig for
single discoteque club gigs and it totally made sense! I just made a
phone call a couple of weeks in advance and the guys at the renting
biz had all sound and light gear loaded into cases for us when we
passed by a couple of hours before the gig. Saved us gasoline costs
and at least six hours of exhausting activities every time we went out
for a gig and was well worth returning home with a little less money
in the pocket.
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