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Where can we learn about Data Projectors?
Where can we buy a Data Projector?
The CBI Project is using
a Sanyo XU70 data projector (1500 lumens, XGA)
from Prim-Ed (www.prometheanireland.ie),
The Project is also using the Hitachi EDX10 data projector (XGA, 1500 lumens) around RRP Euro 1300 (including VAT).
from Meritec (http://www.meritec.ie).
This page has details of these, other projectors and other retailers.
Be aware that in order to meet Public-Sector Purchasing Guidelines, you should get at least three written quotations for any purchase over Euro 635 (and, in addition, a Tax-Clearance Certificate for any purchase over Euro 6350)
N.B. Please note that any prices mentioned here are for guideline purposes only - you must approach a retailer and seek specific pricing for your school/college. Prices vary from time to time, individual resellers can quote very different prices, and this page is only a very 'rule of thumb' guide. Please shop around, ask the Resellers, and get Quotations...E&OE. Reference to Companies on this site is as an information-service, and is certainly not a specific endorsement.
In the UK, BECTA has set a standard projector brightness of 1500 ansi lumens:
"Brightness of 1,500 ANSI lumens will be adequate for the majority of classrooms; for many smaller classrooms, 1,000 ANSI lumens will be sufficient. Therefore, the default search criteria used for the catalogue ranges from 1,000 to 1,500 lumens.
It is not possible to purchase different components of a complete whiteboard solution from different manufacturers, so the choice and branding of the projector will be based on the choice of whiteboard supplier and their projection equipment."
The Hitachi EDX10 and EDX12 have a brightness of 2000 ansi lumens, but they be downgraded to run at 1600 - this extends bulb life, but more importantly the lower brighness helps reduce the glare which can be reflected from CBI screens. These projectors can be supplied in either an Orange or Grey casing: orange is used in some schools in order to make possible thefts much more obvious. A second bulb is also provided within 3 years or 2000 hours (whichever comes first)
Read more about the EDX10 at http://www.hitachidigitalmedia.com/DMG/viewProduct_1.jsp?productid=519. There are many suppliers of the Hitachi units, including Meritec (above)and Uptown (sales@uptowncomputers.net)