Well, the safe choice is just to do 4000 lumens if you can afford it.

That's $1,200 and I have no idea if they're available in Kenya

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=V11H451020

If the choice though is between a cheap 4000 lumen projector and a quality 3000 one, I would choose the quality 3000 lumen one.

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On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Anthony Tai <jicholatai@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Adam.

The room the projector will be placed has too much natural light coming in. Like I said, there is no way to do any dimming (government office, procurement issues et al). Maybe the lower lumens of 2000-3000 may be affected by this light??

Thank you.

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On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Adam Nelson <adam@varud.com> wrote:
It turns out that Epson has a whole page dedicated to the topic of brightness.


They're saying that colors matter more than whites in terms of brightness - which I think is definitely true and I guess why I've always been able to tell higher quality projectors from lower quality ones.
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Adam Nelson <adam@varud.com> wrote:
I've had great experience with Viewsonic and Epson but since I have yet to see a Viewsonic device in Kenya, I would choose Epson.  Bulbs do go out on these things.

In my experience, a high quality projector (HDMI/DVI connector, good electronics, etc...) doesn't need as much brightness because the sharpness makes it easy to read without needing the brightness as much.  I wonder if you could get away with 3,000 lumens from a high quality projector.  Maybe a store with multiple epsons will let you evaluate 3 different models for a day in your conference room?

Also, what's nice with epson is that it has instant off technology so it doesn't need a cool down period if the electricity goes off or somebody unplugs it.  This really helps with longevity which is why I think Epson is the best brand for projectors.

-Adam



On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Theus Owuor <kootie73@gmail.com> wrote:
while we are on projectors if anyone on the list rents out projectors let me know.



On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Anthony Tai <jicholatai@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, 

Which 4000 lumens projector would be good for an office? There are no curtains on the windows and no way to dim the room, the reason I am looking for this kind of projector.

Thank you.

Regards

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Anthony Tai

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