Big W are advertising an Acer DLP Projector for $994.
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Projectors in the home set to boom?
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- Tuesday 30 August, 2005 at 01:32 AM
The ad is not online. It’s on the hard copy of the Big W catalogue I received today (probably should have made that clear in the original post).
It’s a father’s day catalogue, but it’s not the one they show online…
The model is a PD113P (which I linked to above). They sell a screen separately for $186.
Certainly could be a good intro for churches, or as a second projector for youth group or work in schools.
Printing digital photos? No idea… never used.
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- Tuesday 30 August, 2005 at 01:23 AM
Crikey—that’s amazing. The various projection technologies are certainly on the plummet. Rear projection TVs are enjoying similar falls in price. At the price, I assume this is a fairly simple device with just a 4-segment colour wheel. But for a grand, who would complain? Lamps are about $550 (fairly typical—projectors are a bit like inkjet printers, I suspect, in that the manufacturer can claw back margin lost up front with sales of consumables over time…). Looks to me like this beastie might also be a good introduction to projection technology for churches on a limited budget. It offers reasonably good brightness and good contrast, and would probably ‘do the trick’ in an evening service in a small to medium sized church. With good light management, it may even be suitable for daytime use. I checked around the net, and this projector is also available from various places for around $A1,400 with a screen included. This looks and smells like an end of model runout—but that’s not always a bad thing if the price is right and the functionality is sufficient for the intended purpose. Mind you, I’m still gobsmacked at the price!