Cheap projector for garage?

[blur]

Anyone have any suggestions? Cheapest is best, must be able to display 640*480 or better. This will be hooked to a digital tv tuner using a db 32 antenna i built.

[hongrn]

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Do you know how cheap projectors are these days? Just go to projectorcentral.com and take a look, and by the way, no one sells 640*480 projectors anymore, since the technology is so inexpensive.

[ani_101]

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Try woot.com, they sometimes have great projector blowouts... 720p is the least you will get... and i'd skip the pocket ones and go with one of the full sized one - should come in under 500, maybe even 350-400.

[Whitneyville1]

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On projectors, look at the "back door" before buying. Check that lamp life and price!!! It's like printers: Many brands will GIVE you the printer free with re-bate and eat your lunch with print cartridges! Quite a few projectors use only an OEM lamp (or very high-priced one with a short full-rated lumen life) in a cheap projector. The better projectors now have a "normal" and "high brightness" setting on the lamp, with the "high" needed only in fully lit office rooms (why?) and "normal" extending the lamp life 4-10 times. You can get a "last year's model" or a "re-furbished" (just like new or better) for well under $500 now. Get a $120-150 Da-Lite Video Projection Screen (ceiling mount) that's a 96"er, and go. You pay $50-150 more for a 108" wide screen, which I don't think is worth the money. A crystal screen is the best all-around, while a lenticular screen is the brightest and highest contrast at the expense of the narrowest viewing angle. Go with Da-Lite brand. They've been making projection screens for 80-some years and have forgotten more about making them and about surfaces than all the Johnny-Come-Lately's that charge 2-3 times the price ever will know. Check with any A/V rental supply and see what they use.

[blur]

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Thanks for the info guys

[dcibel]

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Probably not what you're looking for, but thought I'd mention this neat product. It's a Gigabyte Brix computer with a projector built in.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4779#ov

It's small, portable, relatively powerful PC with a 854x480 projector built-in. Check the dimensions, its smaller than the photos indicate. I use a Brix computer for my HT setup, great little thing almost small enough to fit in your pocket.

[ani_101]

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This is a neat little PC!!!

Probably not what you're looking for, but thought I'd mention this neat product. It's a Gigabyte Brix computer with a projector built in.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4779#ov

It's small, portable, relatively powerful PC with a 854x480 projector built-in. Check the dimensions, its smaller than the photos indicate. I use a Brix computer for my HT setup, great little thing almost small enough to fit in your pocket.

[gabel87]

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I wouldn't go with less than 1080p, especially if you're going to be sitting near the screen at all or the screen will be 100" or greater, and at least 2000 lumens.

[Jasoneric]

I am using VANKYO Performance V600 projector for my garage and its working fine, it's cheap also.

[Waldo]

Just go take a ride on the Amazon. Projectors are one of the things they sell absurdly cheap. We got a 1080P one for like $60 on sale a few weeks ago. Sure its not what you want for a dedicated home theater, but its perfect for occasional use watching a movie in the back yard after dusk. Cheap projectors are one of the things Amazon absolutely spams in the flash deals and other assorted sales.