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In article <tfd1g.144968$Fw6.139247@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, "Tom 
Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote:
>"Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.REMOVE> wrote in message 
>news:4445588d$0$4539$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> "Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
>> news:4ak6suFt9m75U1@individual.net...
>>>
>>> Has anyone had experience with the Dell 2300MP Projector?
>>> Here in Oz, Dell seems to be having something of a fire-sale of
>>> this data projector -- so what's the catch?  (Am I too cynical?)
>>
>> A pretty good budget data projector, and nothing to watch out for that I 
>> know of, only that data projectors aren't as good for doing home theatre. 
>> They do a satisfactory job for most people, but videophiles will explain 
>> to you why you can't be happy unless you spend gazillions on hardware.
>> Projectors are one of those technolgies that have improved remarkably, and 
>> gotten smaller and cheaper all at the same time. IIRC the lamps are as 
>> expensive as every other, about $600-800 (They may have come own since I 
>> last bought one).
>
>The bulb is $349. 

I presume that's USD, Tom?  Probably makes it around AUD700 with 
exchange conversion and normal markups here.

Sounds like I'll give it a miss.

Thanks for your guidance, Tom and Unc.

Addendum:  With bulbs being so expensive (about half the cost of the 
projector in this case) one wonders who is going to keep them in stock 
in the long term -- or is it just assumed these products will die off 
quickly once out of warranty?  Compare traditional slide projectors 
where some I know are still going strong 40 years down the track!

Cheers, Phred.

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