On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:34:14 +0200, Reka
wrote:

danny schrieb:
Our orchid society is probably going to buy a projector in the next month or
so. Our July speaker has a Powerpoint presentation and we've already
figured out that it makes more sense to buy a projector than rent one for a
couple hundred dollars every time we need it. If anyone here has looked at
them lately and can offer advice on good models (or ones to avoid) I'd
appreciate it. We're probably looking to stay around $1000 (plus or minus a
few hundred, definitely well under $2000).

-danny


I usually check cnet for reviews and have been quite satisfied with the
quality of the products I have bought on their recommendations. This
does not mean that those they *haven't* tested are not good, however.
Take a look at
http://reviews.cnet.com/Projectors/4...=-7eRating&qt=
For example, they recommend a BenQ at prices from $750-950, which sounds
like a pretty good bang for the buck!

If your going after anything from Dell, watch Slickdeals.com. We
have gotten a society laptop and a new one for us with 750
discounts by watching. It may mean deciding on what your willing
to pay and what your willing to wait for. But with some time and
some diligent use of the coupons you can get the prize. Even if
it says it is only for the first 1000 uses... you could be in
that number if you check every morning and night. One of ours
was a 1K usage limit.

I think the time has come - but our society still has one they
can borrow and too many of our members are still computer phobic.
They think the talks will only be slides. - That is what they
tell me.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php