( 50 reviews )
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Posted: Mar 19 2009
I am a teacher and we use these projectors at my school. I do all my lessons on PowerPoint and then project them. My projector is in use about 4 or 5 hours every day and I have never had a problem with it. This is easily the most reliable and consistent piece of hardware I use at work. I have more problems with my laptop, desktop, graphing calculators, and even with my old-fashioned overhead projector (the kind that projects transparencies). I've used about two or three other models in the past and they weren't as good...one would overheat and the other one had a discolored area in the projected picture. I recommend this to anyone who needs a workhorse projector at a budget price. It's nothing fancy, by the way...you don't get a lot of bells and whistles, but if you just want to project a DVD or a presentation, this is your machine. I should mention that you will need to buy a remote if you want to click the slides on your PowerPoint. The remote they include with the projector is just sort of like the remote on your TV...it controls the projector, but will not control your laptop or other devices hooked up to the projector. This is probably obvious to most people, but when I got the projector I stupidly assumed that the remote would advance the slides on my PowerPoint. Also you will want a pair of speakers if you want to project a DVD. [...].
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Posted: Mar 5 2009
I have purchased two of these for my K-8 school with much success and very positive feedback from teachers. The device has plenty of current inputs (HDMI or DVI would be nice, but I'm not complaining). Th 2200 lumens make the device bright even in a lit classroom (after the projector has fully warmed up, of course), has a simple, but full-featured remote control and direct control on the top of the projector. The short throw can be a problem if used on a projector cart because it needs to be fairly close to the screen. I have not had any major complaints from teachers about this. It works great as a ceiling-mount. The quick on and quick off feature is especially welcome in a classroom of squirrelly students (It is on in about 1 minute and full intensity in about 2). I have one on a projector cart, so the easy off is very helpful when the device is in high demand. The other is ceiling mounted in the music classroom that also serves as a smaller assembly room. I used the RapidRun brand cabling solutions Wallplate VGA Female Rapidrun for Type A, 35FT Uxga Cable Runner Rapidrun CL2 Type A, Rapidrun S-video + Composite Video + Stereo Audio Wall Plate, and Cables To Go 50723 35ft RapidRun HT (5-COAX) Runner Cable CL2 Rated combined with a Cables To Go - 29550 - 2-Port UXGA Video Splitter Extender for very positive results.
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Posted: Mar 1 2009
I bought this as a projector to watch movies in my room and with my friends in the backyard and on the go. What a great projector! Very bright! I am projecting on a 10 ft by 10 ft screen. As you can see from the rest of the reviews, this is the projector for you for almost any occasion.
