Projector recommendations

**oj88** · August 12th, 2013 07:01 PM

Can anyone in the know please recommend a projector or projectors that will satisfy the following:

1. 4,000-5,000 lumens
2. Multiple inputs - VGA, DVI and HDMI are required
3. Reliable and has local support
4. Reasonably priced (ie. I don't want the "Bentley" model if a "Honda" will do)

Thanks!

**ghosthunter** · August 12th, 2013 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

Can anyone in the know please recommend a projector or projectors that will satisfy the following:

1. 4,000-5,000 lumens
2. Multiple inputs - VGA, DVI and HDMI are required
3. Reliable and has local support
4. Reasonably priced (ie. I don't want the "Bentley" model if a "Honda" will do)

Thanks!

Curiously why such a high brightness of 4000 to 5000 lumens? Are you planning to setup a cinema? Home theater can use DLP projectors with 2500 to 3000 lumens.

Anyway, you are pretty much left with ACER as your choice for "Honda" brand projectors...

LINK: http://www.villman.com/Category-Brand/Projectors/Acer

Only the top range ACER projector reaches your 4000 lumens requirement.

**oj88** · August 29th, 2013 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Curiously why such a high brightness of 4000 to 5000 lumens? Are you planning to setup a cinema? Home theater can use DLP projectors with 2500 to 3000 lumens.

Anyway, you are pretty much left with ACER as your choice for "Honda" brand projectors...

LINK: Acer Projectors | VillMan Computers

Only the top range ACER projector reaches your 4000 lumens requirement.

Sorry, didn't see your reply sooner.

It's for a medium-sized venue for about 250 people with a somewhat strong ambient lighting. The screen is approx. 5x3 meters.

Anyway, already made my recommendation and we're ordering the Epson EB-G5450. It's expensive at about 200k but we realized that the feature set we need were only available on the "Lexus" of models. :D Namely, multiple inputs, remote network management, interchangeable lenses when we need to change venues, etc.

Don't get me started on the "Bentley" models. :crazy:

**Retz** · August 29th, 2013 01:56 PM

Also kindly check the compatibility issues between your projector and laptop. As some projectors won't work on certain laptop manufacturer brand.

**ghosthunter** · August 29th, 2013 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Retz

Also kindly check the compatibility issues between your projector and laptop. As some projectors won't work on certain laptop manufacturer brand.

Really? Given they connect via the VGA or HMDI port, I assumed they would not have compatibility issues.

At least I haven't encountered such an issue with the laptops and digital projectors I have used through the last few years.

**oj88** · August 29th, 2013 04:07 PM

I think that it can happen if the laptop's video settings are out of range of what the projector is capable of displaying. Plug-N-Play OSes like Mac and Windows shouldn't have this issue as it will most likely identify the projector by model and adjust the video accordingly.

But sometimes, the laptop may fail to identify the projector or fail to download the correct driver for it (along with the correct video settings), it will just use what was previously set (which may be out of range). In this case, all the user needs to do is manually change the video settings to the lowest resolution initially (640x480*60Hz) and step up from there.

**ghosthunter** · August 29th, 2013 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

I think that it can happen if the laptop's video settings are out of range of what the projector is capable of displaying. Plug-N-Play OSes like Mac and Windows shouldn't have this issue as it will most likely identify the projector by model and adjust the video accordingly.

But sometimes, the laptop may fail to identify the projector or fail to download the correct driver for it (along with the correct video settings), it will just use what was previously set (which may be out of range). In this case, all the user needs to do is manually change the video settings to the lowest resolution initially (640x480*60Hz) and step up from there.

Exactly. At worst, the laptop just cannot detect the video resolution of the projector or vice versa. All that is needed to be done is to set the laptop and projector to 800x600 and manually shift up to the desired higher resolution.

Not really a compatibility issue.

**Retz** · August 29th, 2013 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Really? Given they connect via the VGA or HMDI port, I assumed they would not have compatibility issues.

At least I haven't encountered such an issue with the laptops and digital projectors I have used through the last few years.

I'll check the specific projector and laptop model and brand that have 'compatibility' issues. Maybe you could assess what is causing the problem of non output from the projector.

**Phoenix67** · August 30th, 2013 03:52 AM

Merun na akong na encounter na ganun....laptop (Asus) could not use our Acer proector. We just know baka nga driver issue lang kasi its in windows 7 - which is usually kulang pa sa drivers.

**andywesteast** · August 30th, 2013 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by oj88

Can anyone in the know please recommend a projector or projectors that will satisfy the following:

1. 4,000-5,000 lumens
2. Multiple inputs - VGA, DVI and HDMI are required
3. Reliable and has local support
4. Reasonably priced (ie. I don't want the "Bentley" model if a "Honda" will do)
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