[Novalug] DLP question

[ethan at 757.org]

> The City of Alexandria promised to set up two huge flat screen displays,
> one at Market Square, the other somewhere in the West End (in Landmark
> Mall or Bem Brenman Park, presumably). Now, however, Mayor Bill tells me
> it costs WAY too much, $20 K for one, so the other is canceled.

"FLAT SCREEN" displays... do you mean like the full color outdoor signs 
that can show video? The prices on those have come *WAY* down. It used to 
be like $600,000 for a 11' x 14' one... now you can probably get one for 
$200,000.

If you are talking projectors...it's all about brightness. The brighter, 
the more expensive. Most of the big ones will use 3 bulbs, and each bulb 
might last 500 hours and cost $500-$2000 per bulb.

Most conference room machines are like 1000 lumens. I own a DLP and a LCD, 
and the DLP isn't very bright compared to the LCD.

If you want to look it up, check out Barco, Christie, I think Mitsubishi 
has some, maybe Panasonic and maybe Sony.

For about $4000-5000 you can get a higher output (maybe 3000-4000 lumens) 
machine at non-HD resolutions new.


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