[General] Projector fund

[David M.]

Will, did you have specific projectors to look into?  I hate the thought of 
the dlp and other projectors that depend upon a (bright) light bulb because:
1) the bulbs generally have a comparatively short lifespan,
2) are incredibly expensive, last I heard from $300 to over $2,000, and
3) generally max out at 1024x768.
Fortunately, costs for these type projectors has dropped significantly in 
the past couple of years.  I have to admit they are much easier to handle 
than a CRT projector but how often does one have to move them?  If you're 
thinking of the mobile ones to shine from a car for the "hacker movies" on 
the side of a building, then they are almost ideal.  Our RV can be used to 
power one on the move, but a car might be able to drive one but I'd have to 
research the amperage requirements and see if the low cost inverters can 
drive it.

One of my (physically large) front CRT projectors is still available to the 
club if y'all want it.  It's large, heavy, and not too agile, but makes an 
outstanding picture.  It can go up to 1280x1024p full color, and easily 
handle 1080i for hdtv.  Best of all, it's free, just need some guys with 
lots of muscles to put it up.

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will" <nyphbl8d at gmail.com>
To: "General discussion about makerslocal" <general at lists.makerslocal.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [General] Projector fund


> Dave and Ray,
> Have either of you guys taken a look at the new projectors and decided
> whether or not they fit our needs?  I wouldn't spend any money on the
> big one unless bulbs are cheap, but the little infocus dlp seems
> decent and is just in need of a cable.
>
> Kinsey
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Dave Troupe <troupdm at gmx.net> wrote:
>>
>> The shop is in pretty bad need of a new projector. We use a projector for
>> midnight movies at the shop as well as for Bring Popcorn and for classes 
>> and
>> presentations at 2600 meetings. The projector we have now just isn't
>> cutting it, anymore.
>>
>> We can get a 2000 lumens projector for around $200 on eBay. I think if we
>> each pitched in a bit, then we could afford one easily.
>>
>> The Bring Popcorn events are a great way to bring everyone together and 
>> to
>> get the word out to new people about the cool things that the shop does.
>>
>> My ultimate goal is to grow the public awareness of the shop to the point
>> where we are hold regular events and classes each week that are 
>> completely
>> open to the public. Having a projector is a good first step to making 
>> these
>> types of events work.
>>
>> If you are interested in pitching in to the Projector Fund, please see
>> either me or Raymond (strages).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave Troupe (PsychoAU)
>
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