DVD Projector

devizes18193

hi i need to get a projector for my disabled sons dvd player , I know nothing at all about projectors can anybody give any advice or ideas on connectors are they separate or combined .needed or price ,Thanks

DCFC79

Is the dvd player hdmi or a better question is does it have a hdmi port ?

devizes18193

DCFC79 wrote: »

Is the dvd player hdmi or does it have a hdmi port ?

no scart and phono plugs and a svideo plug

DCFC79

devizes18193 wrote: »

no scart and phono plugs and a svideo plug

oh ok, do you have a budget

devizes18193

DCFC79 wrote: »

oh ok, do you have a budget

About 300 pound

Taffybiker

Projectors will have similar connections as a TV set. These include Composite, Component, HDMI, DVI, S-Video, VGA and Scart. Not all models will have all connections, but all will have VGA, S-Video and Composite.
Dedicated home cinema models will have HDMI, Component, S-Video, Composite and VGA. Some, but not many, will include Scart.
Data projectors will have VGA, S-Video and Composite, though these can give a good picture for home use too.
DVI is to be found on professional projectors, along with RGBVH

Taffybiker

Would something like this do for you?

OK_Sauce

Go over to AV Forums. There's a specific section on projectors. They will answer all your questions. I'm a member on there but there are several people on there who could give you some excellent advise

devizes18193

Paul_R wrote: »

Errr, hate to be the bad news fairy, but please ask about the bulb cost when you buy your projector. They normally have a 2000 hour life (max) and cost around £200 to £300 each. I've never got 2000 hours out a bulb yet (and use a few projectors).

If you can buy Optima they often have a buy it now card with their new projectors, allowing a new bulb to be bought at the beginning for a discount price of £60 each.

You can't turn a projector on and off quickly. You need to allow for warm up and cool down so it's not really like a TV.

They also make a fair amount of fan noise, so in a very quiet room it may sound a bit loud.

The internal speakers are pants, so make sure you have external amp/speakers to get the best.

Projecting onto a wall is OK, but ideally you really need a proper screen to bring out the best in the colours (they have a better reflective nature).

Projecting in a well-lit room (daylight) will washout the image on the screen, so you might need blinds to enhance the image. If you must use in daytime, you need above 2000 lumens to make a decent image.

The distance from the projector to the screen varies, there is normally a min and max distance. The distance also affects the screen size available, also adjusting for an offset projector will degrade screen image (e.g. keystone correction).

In the end you might try buying a 40 inch or 50 inch plasma TV as this would probably do you a better picture and last longer.

educational post this .
OK the reason i want it is this .My 14 year old son has severe autism and has a padded safe room , we want to use the projector to put DVD images on the wall from a ventilation/ observation window on the wall . there are speakers in the wall already so sound is not an issue nor is picture quality as such.
As long as he can see bob the builder etc reasonably well it should be ok . There used to be a tele for doing this but the we had to get the window moved .