groggy Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi All, I'm looking to buy a new projector, I'm after some advice as to which would be the best to go for? I have a budget of around 1600 GBP (inc vat) The one we currently use is a sanyo Xu -106. Ideally the projector would be minimum 4500 lumens. The main use of the projector is touring theatrical purposes. any advice or links would be great... also any brands to avoid. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I gather a little over your price range (I've been quoted just under £1500 plus VAT) but one I've been given as a good option is theSanyo PLCWM100L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHYoung Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 The xm100 with a stanrard lens is the best unit at your price level if you can find another 100 or so. Its a "pro" unit with interchangable lenses and motorised lens shift in every axis plus the advanced keystone etc. The operating system is similar to the 106 and it has some usefull stuff like the IP control and wired remote control. It also has a physical shutter so the blackout when required is absolute The lens has a decently wide range on it which is nice. The replacement units also are reasonably priced so all round its money well spent. Stangely my other suggestion would be the 106 which you allready own. think of one of these thats a bit brighter and has lens shift. with regard to brands, the hire industry runs on sanyo and panasonic, the XM filling the value for money end of the market and Sanyos pricing meaning that they sell well and sooner or later will be readily available to cross hire and get lenses for, they arnt there yet, but its a matter of time. you wont get the same features for less money elsewhere. Spend a bit more money and Panasonics dx500 meets your target specs and has an interesting joystick driven 1.5 ~3:1 lens, or a little bit more and you get the D5000 which is a high spec single chip dlp unit that takes the lenses that the larger units take and therfor are generally available http://panasonic.net...products/d6000/ . We sell these and we sell these to people doing what you are doing, so id be happy to take your money, but my advice would be to buy local if you can, and buy off a company that own what they sell, not some box shifting online operation who wont understand let alone be able to tell you the maximum lens shift or rs232 codes etc. So we loose marks due to geography, but at least by the magic of TNT can do nextday warranty support in uk and mainland europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMitchell Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 The Sanyo 'PLC-' range gets a big thumbs up from me.We bought a PLCXM150L a few months ago and it scores top marks on price/quality/performance/weight. I'd highly recommend Just Projectors http://www.projectors.co.uk and Vicky in particular whom I found most helpful. Whilst that particular model is outside your budget, there's others in the range complete with a lens, that will come close to your budget. Don't forget to allow £120-£150 for a decent flight case, given that it will be touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepytom Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 How does anybody give advice based on such a poor question? NOBODY can give you any sensible advice without more details. what are you projecting? where are you projecting it? what don't you like about the XU106? Does your budget need to include any cables, cradles / fly kit, flightcases or anything? Most of the machines mentioned in this thread are considerably over budget. Which isn't really very helpful. Personally I'd suggest the Sanyo XU106 but you already have it so I'd need to know why you think its not suitable for your use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHYoung Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 How does anybody give advice based on such a poor question? NOBODY can give you any sensible advice without more details. what are you projecting? where are you projecting it? what don't you like about the XU106? Does your budget need to include any cables, cradles / fly kit, flightcases or anything? Most of the machines mentioned in this thread are considerably over budget. Which isn't really very helpful. Personally I'd suggest the Sanyo XU106 but you already have it so I'd need to know why you think its not suitable for your use? The poster wants the best unit available for touring theatre at a certain price, Thats pretty much all you need to know, If you understand touring theatre, you understand the general set of parameters, the budget rules out triple chip, so there is only one sensible choice which is the xm100, its a few quid over budget, but not much. im asuming that they want a step up from the 106, burt are comfortable with the sanyo generally and the addition of lens shift, lens options and a shutter ticks all the boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepytom Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 "Touring Theatre" can mean a whole load of different things though can't it? From educational plays performed in school halls to international tours in major playhouses. The equipment that is best suited to the specific needs cannot be guessed at without further information. Is the XM100 better than the XU106? Maybe for some users, maybe not for others. Either way it is not that much of a significant upgrade if you don't have the budget for the additional lenses (which are not easy to hire as the format is fairly new) It's important to note that the standard lens (s20 1.7-2.89:1) is much longer throw than the XU106 (1.15-1.85:1), this would make it unsuitable for a production that regually needed to rear project, without spending the additional £1500 on a wide angle lens. OK so the XM100 has DVI, lens shift, and shutter but if the standard (cheap) lens is unsuitable then these advantages are irrelevant. The sanyo version of shutter functionality is somewhat dubious too, I've had XP200 shutters stick in the closed position on more than one occasion now, which is a very serious fault resulting in a show stop. Small bright cheap projectors simply don't work as reliably as bigger more expensive projectors, just having the functions on paper doesn't mean they always work well for mission critical applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 The Sanyo brand is likely to disappear within the next year. 2 years ago, Panasonic bought a controlling interest in Sanyo. Now, all products will be panasonic-badged. http://www.avinteractive.com/top-story/36654/sanyo-name-to-cease-by-april-1-2012-panasonic-tells-parters?dm_i=JLQ,MCX3,2XY1YD,1T7B9,1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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