[simpits-tech] Teaser pics...

[Gene Buckle]

> Got the projector from Microcenter (kind of like CompUSA but not as many
> stores) and the retail on the replacement lamps on the Epson web site is
> $400.  I don't really know if that's reasonable or not.  I must shamefully
> admit it was somewhat of an impulse buy, but I knew that I wanted native
> 1024x768 and that the price went up as the lumen did and the DLP were more
> expensive than the LCD's.  This particular projector had all the abilities I
> wanted (rear project, front, ceiling, resize options, 16:9 option for TV)
> and for the price, I might have been able to get it cheaper but didn't want
> to take a chance on buying a faulty unit from the mail/internet/ebay and
> then having to mess with getting it fixed.
>

The bulb cost all by itself is what is driving me to using LCD panels and
overhead projectors.  Replacement bulbs for OHPs are for the most part
well under $100.

g.