hi all, im new to this forum. back story is, i'm looking for a projector, i've been told infocus are a nice make to go for, im not looking for anything fancy, its basically going to be used for projecting a computer screen. but i dont have a huge budget. 300 to 400 euros can anyone please, direct me to a website that deals in refurbished projectors and if they have any advice etc. thank you.

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i've been told infocus are a nice make to go for,

The infocus PJs are DLP PJs. Most of us in this forum could not stand to watch one of those even if you paid us.

You want digital PJs--three doors down.

Dave

ok thanks for replies, can my thread please be moved into the correct forum

Also,

You might try google with terms refurbished infocus or refurbished dlp projector.

Good Luck,

Brian

As mentioned you are in the wrong forum, but digitals have been moving pretty fast, IMO you'd be better off getting a new projector. Getting an old projector will leave you a generation or so behind in terms of image quality and you may be able to get better value buying new. What a few years ago a projector may have cost several thousand dollars may be easily beat by a new one costing less now, which may be equivalent to the older, used, and inferior one in terms of used price.

As mentioned you are in the wrong forum, but digitals have been moving pretty fast, IMO you'd be better off getting a new projector. Getting an old projector will leave you a generation or so behind in terms of image quality and you may be able to get better value buying new. What a few years ago a projector may have cost several thousand dollars may be easily beat by a new one costing less now, which may be equivalent to the older, used, and inferior one in terms of used price.

I think you are right on here unless you can find a fairly new one used that is being dumped in favor of "the next great thing". I've seen Pearl's popping up for pretty cheap.

Dave

woot.com just had a deal for an Infocus IN72 for $399 AR and $5 shipping. Granted its only a 480p projector and not the best but its only $400, thats cheap.

i'm willing to buy a machine that isn't the most up to date, because im working with a small budget here, it's not going to be used for movies, just to project a computer screen application, in my case. cubase.

i'm willing to buy a machine that isn't the most up to date, because im working with a small budget here, it's not going to be used for movies, just to project a computer screen application, in my case. cubase.

Yeah, but what is your budget? A new 720p DLP (the mitsu 1000) is about $1000.

You could get a better picture with a CRT for that money, but if you don't know what they are, you probably don't want one. :)

Dave

Yeah, but what is your budget? A new 720p DLP (the mitsu 1000) is about $1000.

You could get a better picture with a CRT for that money, but if you don't know what they are, you probably don't want one. :)

Dave
my budget is up to 400 euros

my budget is up to 400 euros

If you could find a 7" CRT for that (you might), it would definitely be your best picture. I think at best you are looking at a used 480p/576p digital in that price range.

Dave

Also,
You might try google with terms refurbished infocus or refurbished dlp projector.
Brian
refurbished DLP projector? Brian quit smoking that stuff :D There is no such thing as a refurbished DLP prjector, when they break you throw them away, like a printer. There migth be some B-stock units out there, I know we returned 3 Benq's at work before we got a "good one" and I'm sure the factory sells those again.

Hmmm,

I decided to give the google thing a go just to see ..

This one came up...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1897487

With $440 Euro's you should get $10 back.

(And the same site has infocus pj's "new" $100 cheaper then that after rebate.)

Fairly cheap these days. But in some of these cases the bulb costs nearly as much as the pj!

-Brian