I need to get a projector for our boardroom which will be ceiling mounted.

Only issue is that it may need to be mounted only 6 feet from the wall. Currently we use Dell 2400MPs but it appears from 6 feet it does not zoom enough to project a large enough image.

Are there any decent projectors priced in a similar range that would be okay for this sort of application?

4:3 is the aspect ratio that will be used.

My HiFi shop is recco'ing a Mits HC 1600?

Tx

What size image are you looking for?

The hc1600 is not 4:3: Do you mean lens to wall is 6 feet? How large a screen do you want from 6 feet? What is your price range? How high will the lens be from the floor?

The hc1600 is not 4:3: Do you mean lens to wall is 6 feet? How large a screen do you want from 6 feet? What is your price range? How high will the lens be from the floor?

Noticed that, but thought there was an aspect control that allowed it to be changed?

Lens would be say 8 feet from the floor.

Screen size say approx. 60" horizontally.

I need to get a projector for our boardroom which will be ceiling mounted.

Only issue is that it may need to be mounted only 6 feet from the wall. Currently we use Dell 2400MPs but it appears from 6 feet it does not zoom enough to project a large enough image.

Are there any decent projectors priced in a similar range that would be okay for this sort of application?

4:3 is the aspect ratio that will be used.

My HiFi shop is recco'ing a Mits HC 1600?

Tx

projector central has your answer. look for the PJ calculator.

I just looked at the Sharp XR-30-X projector,

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Sharp-XR-30X-projection-calculator-pro.htm

and you are going to need 10’ throw to get a 60” wide screen.

At 6’ you will get a 36” wide screen is all.
Don’t know if you are going to get that big with any projector in 6 feet. Unless you bounce the image off a mirror.

Someone might know of a very short throw projector though. I have used the XR30 and it is a nice machine.
:)

Here (http://www.projectorcentral.com/projectors.cfm?g=1&hide=0&st=1&mfg=&p=&w=&r=&br=&ll=&t=&db=&dt=&c=&ar=4%3A3&dvi=&td=6&i=d&is=75&sort=%24) is a list ofall the 4:3 projectors that can throw a 60" wide image at 6 feet

So I should probably look at moving the projector back somehow to say 10 feet to give me more options? Think the electrical was roughed in, but given it's a drop ceiling it can't be that difficult.

Thanks btw, I do not know a thing about projectors!

I don't understand why you want to stay with 4:3.

Many years ago I had the responsibility of updating a large boardroom A/V system in our San Francisco HQ building. Of course back then there were no 16:9 PJs or 16:9 source material and the PJ we got was a $15,000 CRT beast that was ceiling mounted. It was used during board meetings to show fiscal slides mostly. But every once in a while there would be a videotape displayed. As the video communications manager for the company, I would bring in some company-specific video to show to senior management which was in 4:3 back then. Today, if I was tasked with the same responsibility I would insist on a 16:9 frame. 16:9 is all I shoot/produce, it is the standard for most broadcasting, and it is what most of us have at home. It's hard for me to understand why you would stay with a 4:3 set-up since any 16:9 PJ will still give you a 4:3 image when that is the source. Going with 16:9 opens up more options and that's a good thing for a boardroom.

By the way, the most appreciated video that I made to demonstrate the new PJ back in 1990 was something I named Boardroom Football. It was a compilation tape of a years worth of 49er football games that ended with the last minute Super Bowl win that year. I had made that tape for myself but on the boardroom's 10-foot screen it became a huge hit in the eyes of the company's senior executive staff. Lots of VHS copies of that tape got made.

But back on topic, I just wanted to point out that to me it makes more sense to open capabilities by going with 16:9. Something to think about, anyway.

Epson EX50 will do what you want according to user's guide.

I don't understand why you want to stay with 4:3.

Many years ago I had the responsibility of updating a large boardroom A/V system in our San Francisco HQ building. Of course back then there were no 16:9 PJs or 16:9 source material and the PJ we got was a $15,000 CRT beast that was ceiling mounted. It was used during board meetings to show fiscal slides mostly. But every once in a while there would be a videotape displayed. As the video communications manager for the company, I would bring in some company-specific video to show to senior management which was in 4:3 back then. Today, if I was tasked with the same responsibility I would insist on a 16:9 frame. 16:9 is all I shoot/produce, it is the standard for most broadcasting, and it is what most of us have at home. It's hard for me to understand why you would stay with a 4:3 set-up since any 16:9 PJ will still give you a 4:3 image when that is the source. Going with 16:9 opens up more options and that's a good thing for a boardroom.

By the way, the most appreciated video that I made to demonstrate the new PJ back in 1990 was something I named Boardroom Football. It was a compilation tape of a years worth of 49er football games that ended with the last minute Super Bowl win that year. I had made that tape for myself but on the boardroom's 10-foot screen it became a huge hit in the eyes of the company's senior executive staff. Lots of VHS copies of that tape got made.

But back on topic, I just wanted to point out that to me it makes more sense to open capabilities by going with 16:9. Something to think about, anyway.

Long story short. I'm the CFO, my IT guy is the CTO. CTO apparently takes precedent over all things IT and he's insisting on 4:3. Being an HT guy, I am appalled, but hey, it's not my living room!

BTW....we're using an Epson EX50 at our meditation center and it does a good job, however, it does not have lens shift if you need it.

I’m a fan of 4:3 as many here know even for HT but that’s a different story.

For business application I personally think 4:3 is going to be around a long time.
I have found a lot of resistance to 16:9 in the workplace. People who do CAD design want as many sq inches of screen as you can get and a screen that’s roughly a square for every application that requires a wide screen there is something else that works better with more height. Our vision with two eyes offset about 2 inches fits a 4:3 workspace.

It is a endless argument actually because to say you can always fit a 4:3 image into a 16:9 screen I could counter you can always fit a 16:9 image into a bigger 4:3 screen.

Just like the image you look at being perceived so is the better AR. People see wide screen as modern and 4:3 as old time.

When doing a photo slide show and someone turns the cam 90 degrees to take the photo and then you watch it on a wide screen projector there is a huge loss in image size. That’s just one example.

As a side note my bank is now offering (High Definition Checking Accounts) when I saw the sign I asked the teller what the heck is that. She just smiled and said I don’t know but people are signing up for them. I thought of telling her I’ll stick with my SD 4:3 checking account, but didn’t think she would get it. :)

From experience in two companies don't go with LCD. The filters will never get cleaned and the polarizers will burn and you'll be stuck with yellow images for a long time. I've got LCD at home so I'm not a hater just think how projectors get abused in the work environment.

BTW....we're using an Epson EX50 at our meditation center and it does a good job, however, it does not have lens shift if you need it.

What does lens shift do, i.e., in what applications would you require it?

Tx

Go with the Epson 1720. 3000 lumens, 3000 hour lamp life. Plus Epson is reliable and you can count on good color.

What does lens shift do, i.e., in what applications would you require it?

Tx

Lens shift allows you to move the image without moving the projector, so it gives you a lot of flexibility when mounting the projector.