[AG-TECH] Choosing a Projector

[aspale1]

Hello,

While looking for various projectors for an AG node, I have been trying to 
determine what are important things that a projector should have.

For instance, how much brightness a projector should have?  The AG node 
that I am trying to build is going to be in a very bright room (i.e. a 
small conference room with a lot of fluorescent lights in the ceiling).  
What range of brightness in lumens should I look for?

Also, the room where the projectors would be mounted in a room that has 
dimensions of about 19 ft. 7 in. by 13 ft. 10 in.  The projectors would 
project onto the 13 ft. wall.  If I would have 3 projectors, the width of 
the image created by each projector should be about 50 in.  Is this a 
reasonable setup?  When I have been using projector throw calculators, it 
seems that the image would be too bright or may not size up correctly.

Finally, are most people still buying projectors that support native 
resolutions of 1024x768 or are people looking for higher-resolution 
projectors?

Thanks.


Allan

Laboratory for Advanced Computing
National Center for Data Mining
University of Illinois at Chicago