![]() Consider them as you would one of this year's new winners. Again, if they were good enough to win a top award last year, or even the year before, they certainly are highly competitive this year. We have included those previous winners of our Best in Classroom Awards in the review links. Summer is peak installation time for K-12 and Higher Ed. That is, if they are still current models, and will be available in large quantities through the summer of 2020. That is why we consider award-winning projectors from previous years' reports. I want to repeat something I touched on many times on our website: Projectors these days stay on the market for 2, 3 or even 4 years! All considered, we're showing you one of each of some 24 series of projectors, and those series likely represent close to 100 different models. But most of those 24 projectors have "siblings." Two to seven additional models almost identical, but varying in resolution, or one adding wireless, or slightly brighter. So, 15 new projectors reviewed, and 9 winners from last year doesn't sound like much. ![]() Please understand, there are several hundred models projectors on the market geared for education and business. On the next couple of pages, we provide links to those full reviews, and to the shorter overviews of each contained in this report. Our report overviews will have more of a focus on use in education environments than our full reviews, which generally cover education, business and specialty applications in one review. In a hurry? The report itself contains short overviews of each projector, and our conclusions about the projectors. What you will find, are links directly to each of the individual reviews of the projectors covered in this report. (No this is not a gameshow!) Note: If you are looking for full reviews of individual projectors, you won’t find them here. Nine additional Award Winners from the past report, are back. This year we considered dozens of projectors, picked out perhaps 25 of the most interesting/having the most promise, and ultimately were able to bring in 15 of those assorted projectors geared for the education market. Our awards go out to great projectors and some that are great for certain applications, environments, etc. In this report we think "usage." It's not a specs competition. After all, a school can buy perhaps 30 traditional projectors with a particular budget, or perhaps 20 traditional ones and 5 interactive projectors (which typically cost a lot more). ![]() Advanced networking abilities are important in most education installations today, and we take that into consideration as well. While widescreen projectors dominate today, there's always a strong replacement market for older projectors, with most of the oldest being 4:3. Interactivity is popular and growing more so.Įvery year, we are sure to include at least one projector that is XGA resolution (4:3 aspect ratio). Some projectors have fully interactive capabilities, others have varying degrees, including very limited, and none. There are many other defining capabilities in addition to throw distance. Right there are three aspects that affect price, and the cost of installation. Some are standard throw, while others are short or ultra short throw. Within each of these classes are some very different projectors. A third "Class" is High-End/Specialty projectors, with the "specialty" including projectors designed for digital signage and projection mapping, which are widely used in museum displays. But remember, schools often need bigger and more powerful projectors for their multi-function rooms and auditoriums, not just classrooms. Thanks to budgets and other factors, K-12 typically spends far less per projector than higher education, which dominates our Large Venues Class. Our first step is to define these "Classes." Standard, which includes projectors found primarily in K-12 classrooms.
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