Looking for a projector with some fairly specific characteristics, help?

June 22, 2021 2:56 AM

There's so many projectors out there; my dad has asked me to find him one that will fit his requirements, and I'm having a hard time of it. The one he has is fading fast, and it wasn't a particularly good one anyway, so we're hoping to find something better. I've spent hours going through projector specs to no avail, and my time is really short right now. It's got to fit onto a neat little shelf that he's built for the purpose, which is above and to the right of the center of the screen, so ideally we'd want one with horizontal and vertical lens shift.

Dad's not feeling very well, and really wants to get his projector replaced asap, and I'm just beat - Hoping one of you nice people will have some suggestions of good units, or even good places to look. I wish there was a website that let you enter all your info and would sort the results for you, but I haven't found that yet...
places I've looked:
eastporters
Projector Source Canada

here's the specs we're hoping for:

long lens life - so maybe laser?
3000 or more lumens
10W or better speaker, or failing that an audio output so a speaker could be plugged into it
USB connection
horizontal and vertical lens shift
90" diagonal image with projector 103" from screen
HD or better
fit into a nook that's 20" wide, 16" deep, 10" tall
will be used for watching tv and movies
ok with spending 3 - 4000
deliver to Toronto area.

Any suggestions or ideas, tips or tricks welcome, Thanks!

posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 to Technology (3 answers total)

Best answer: This search on Projector Central displays the projectors in their database that have both vertical and horizontal lens shift and support the distance, screen size and shelf size that you're looking for. Standard caveats, double-check to ensure that I entered the specs right and after finding the right projector, also double-check the manufacturer's specs of that projector to ensure there hasn't been a recent change.
posted by I EAT TAPAS at 4:21 AM on June 22, 2021

The one he has is fading fast

Fading as in losing brightness, or fading as in losing contrast/blackness?

Also, what make and model is it?

Might be easier to repair than replace.
posted by flabdablet at 9:17 AM on June 22, 2021

Response by poster: Fading as in losing brightness, which may be fixed by getting a new bulb - but it's best to replace, because the one he has doesn't have the lens shift to give a nice square image in the space they have, it was bought before they moved into that house.

and thanks I EAT TAPAS, that's super helpful!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:43 PM on June 22, 2021