[BUGA] Data projectors: sources, caveats?

[Andrew Reid]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 01:53:09PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:

> I made a mistake last Friday: I borrowed our company's data projector
> and connected it up to my video system at home.  It's *so* much better
> than a CRT TV that I now find I'm going to have to buy one.  And
> though they're getting a lot cheaper, they still cost Real Money.
> 
> I've been doing a bit of googling (yes, you can do that on the same
> display :-) and found a number of suppliers and devices.  So far the
> Panasonic PT-AE700E looks like the best choice: good image, 1280x720
> display (suited to HDTV stuff), quiet.  About the worst thing about it
> is that it generates relatively little light (1000 lumens).  Also it
> seems that Australian Interactive Multimedia are the cheapest
> suppliers.  Of course, it's still a lot of money (about $3,500), so I
> don't want to make any mistakes, so I'm soliciting opinions.  I have
> more considerations at http://www.lemis.com/grog/diary-jun2005.html#10

I've got quite a few Panasonic projectors 'round here at work and have
been very impressed with all of them. All ours have been bought
through Springfords Audio Visual (on Gilbert Street). Not sure if
you've given them a buzz or if they'd even be competitive, but they
always seem to do good deals for Government.

Whilst I realise I'm not offering comment on that particular
projector, you might like note that I have found the after-sales
support and service excellent with the Panasonic gear (and
particularly our supplier in Springfords). We've had one warranty
claim in years and Panasonic/Springfords really looked after us during
that process.

   - andrew

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