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tonyvdb wrote:

First of all welcome to The Shack,
Seeing as money is not an issue right now then getting a commercial/industrial projector would be far better for you. They run in the $15,000 to $30,000 range some of the better ones still use CRT technology and thus don't require bulb replacement and also support more than one native resolution . The contrast on these are very high and last far longer than LCD or DLP projectors. The only downfall is they are larger than LCD or DLP units.

In your case I would not recommend going with any of the consumer grade units as they will not handle being on for hours on end as bulb life is still not going to last you more than about half a year at best in your situation.

CRTs last longer than LCD and DLP? Really? Where do you get that? I would not recommend LCD because of the likelihood of buildup of crud in the light path that can damage filters, but DLP is pretty reliable in this kind of environment. Unlike CRTs which age rather fast at high contrast ratios, DLP will look nearly like new with a new lamp. CRT sets require significantly more calibration and more maintenence.

Leonard