Talk:Vote to Buy Projectors
Why now?
I just watched a presentation get delayed 20 minutes because the projector wouldn't cooperate. --Hef (talk) 21:10, 23 September 2014 (CDT)
On top of that, the existing projectors are dim enough to be almost useless for presentations. --Dbever (talk) 19:28, 27 September 2014 (CDT)
Mounting Considerations
I added a link to a mount that should work with these projectors. We might be able to use our existing mounts, but we should plan the budget to include money for mounts in case we need it. Justin (talk) 18:40, 27 September 2014 (CDT)
ANSI Lumen Rating
Hey, Hef. I think we should get at least 3000 lumens for these projectors. Well, at least for the electronics lab because of all the windows and heavy lighting up there. So yeah, a more business-type one for upstairs and a more home theater one for the lounge. Oh, I just found this. Might be a better choice for the upstairs:
http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-HD141X-Theater-Projector-Enabled/dp/B00MK39P92
--Ste (talk) 23:41, 14 October 2014 (CDT)
Why not both?
The only downside to the one you listed is the lack of VGA/DVI. It looks like we can get VGA/DVI to HDMI connectors, so it may not be a problem at all.
Is there any reason not to get the projector you listed for both?
--Hef (talk) 01:11, 15 October 2014 (CDT)
I originally had looked at this one - it lacks DVI but does have native VGA and HDMI -
--Dbever (talk) 13:42, 15 October 2014 (CDT)
Doh! Actually, Hef. You make a good point. Using adapters to go from HDMI to DVI is fine, but it's impossible (without a conversion box) to go from HDMI to DVI to VGA. Yeah, my recommendation seems to be a fail. Derek's seems like a good one. 3000 lumens, it has VGA, and we can just use adapters for HDMI to DVI. VGA is not only important for computers, but also for the video games in the lounge that use component video. Component video is shared with VGA on projectors.
--Ste (talk) 16:27, 20 October 2014 (CDT)
Close Focus
I don't know if this is out of place, but the Acer H6510BD/Acer P1500 has a unique quirk of being able to focus at a few inches, so these projectors are being selected for the open source resin printer LittleRP. http://www.littlerp.com/ --User:daroldhiga
I don't favor anyone using the presentation projectors to build a 3d printer. That's interesting, though. --Dbever (talk) 15:34, 22 October 2014 (CDT)