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image is everything. And when it comes to displaying your work, a projected image that matches the high quality of the imagery you capture really makes your work stand out. Ideal for presenting same-day edits (SDEs) and other work event filmmakers present at events, the Optoma ??1060 DLP projector is one that will truly make your high-definition video shine at a price just about any professional can afford.
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My quest to find the ultimate projector started several years ago. I knew I needed a projector with a higher lumen rating to ensure that I could deliver a nice, bright image in any lighting situation. I wanted to stay under the $2,000 price point, and I ultimately settled on a Toshiba projector that I purchased online through Costco. The projector does fairly well, but it lacks the ability to play back HD video.
Since we have been doing all of our SDEs with DSLR cameras, I really wanted to display the work in all its HD glory. I soon found that looking for a new projector was more difficult than I thought. Doing some research online, I found a large selection of HD projectors that were reasonably priced.
Unfortunately, a lot of the projectors I found aren't geared toward the type of locations where we display our SDEs. Most HD projectors are created for the home theater market. These projectors are designed for darkened rooms where it's easy to control the lighting. The lumen ratings for home theater projectors often fall below 2,000 and can go as low as 500.
My next option was to look for projectors that had a lumen rating of 3,500 or better. Typically, these projectors are meant for small auditoriums, churches, clubs, and highend theater applications. They're often much larger than the average portable projector and are meant to be permanently installed. Cost was also an issue. Several HD models in this lumen-rating range ran well above $5,000.
Another alternative was the business-class projector. These projectors often have better lumen ratings for displaying video in conference rooms. It used to be that most projectors for the business market were meant for running PowerPoint presentations from a laptop.
Business presentations remain these projectors' primary focus, but now...