[AG-TECH] Single computer node and good projectors

[George Estes]

Our Sharp projectors need a new lamp about every 1000 hours of use, more or 
less.

At 02:21 PM 12/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>No bulb replacements?! Wow. Our Epsons require new bulbs about once a year.
>Considering their expense (£300 / $500ish for each bulb), this is quite a
>problem. Is it just the Epsons that need so many new bulbs or is it that we
>just use them more than you...?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> > Behalf Of Osland, CD (Chris)
> > Sent: 11 December 2003 13:17
> > To: 'DAAgarwal at lbl.gov'; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Single computer node and good projectors
> >
> >
> > Personally, I think I've been responsible for the purchase of
> > about 14 projectors and to a first approximation:
> >
> >       none has required a bulb replacement
> >
> >       one had the LCD panel go soft and green
> >
> >       all (except the last 7) have been superceded because newer
> > projectors were brighter, more capable (w.r.t. resolution,
> > interfaces etc.) or quieter - the older machines were not
> > worth any work to renovate them.
> >
> > These projectors have had one of three roles:
> >
> >       service projector in heavily used meeting rooms
> >
> >       service projectors in stereoscopic VR cinemas
> >
> >       portable projectors for off-site (or across-site) use
> >
> > We've used InFocus, LitePro, Panasonic, Sony, Sharp and
> > Electrohome projectors - not really much between them over
> > the years, although I quite like the Panasonics at the
> > moment.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Chris
> >
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> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Deb Agarwal [mailto:DAAgarwal at lbl.gov]
> > > Sent: 10 December 2003 21:53
> > > To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > > Subject: [AG-TECH] Single computer node and good projectors
> > >
> > >
> > > We at LBNL are very interested in the answers to both the
> > > question of a good single computer to run a AG node and
> > > the question of which projectors people are using.
> > >
> > > We just looked at buying new projectors for our node and
> > > one of our people came up with an incredibly short mean
> > > time between failures for the projectors.  Could people responding
> > > with projector suggestions also give some information
> > > regarding the lifecycle costs they have experienced and
> > > the mean time between failures (including bulbs).
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Deb
> > > --
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> > > ~~~~~~~~~
> > > Deb Agarwal                          e-mail:DAAgarwal at lbl.gov
> > > MS50B-2239                           phone :(510)486-7078
> > > Lawrence Berkeley National Lab       URL: http://www-itg.lbl.gov/~deba
> > > Berkeley, CA 94720
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> > >
> > >
> >