Answers.Body: <p>I would look on Ebay and Craigslist since your requirements would be met by most projectors produced in the last 10+ years. Find one that suits you, and invest in a spare bulb (or two) while you're at it, since you might be buying a used item.</p>
  
  <p>Also, check out Slickdeals for clearance items, such as this BenQ DLP projector that meets your requirements: <a href="http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3634482" rel="nofollow">http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3634482</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>What I need:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>reasonable resolution (not 640x480, maybe 1024x768 minimum, but I'm willing to budge on this)</li>
  <li>long life, no need to change parts</li>
  <li>connects to a standard computer VGA out</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>What I don't need</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>SD/USB port</li>
  <li>speakers</li>
  <li>color depth</li>
  <li>absolute smoothness</li>
  <li>portability</li>
  <li>HDMI video input</li>
  <li>S-video input</li>
  <li>any other sort of input than VGA</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>In other words, minimally I need to be able to project in grayscale and without worrying about changing a bulb. So which flavor of digital projector should I be buying?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What type of environment will this be used in?  Does it need to be portable?
Comments.UserDisplayName: Friend Of George
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Comments.CreationDate: 2011-12-03T19:44:20.347Z
Comments.Text: I wrote that it didn't.
Comments.UserDisplayName: magnetar
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Comments.Text: I see that now.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Friend Of George
Tags: <projector>
Title: Can't figure out which projector fits these features
UserDisplayName: magnetar
ThreadText: # Can't figure out which projector fits these features
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-02)
  
  What I need:
  
  * reasonable resolution (not 640x480, maybe 1024x768 minimum, but I'm willing to budge on this)
  * long life, no need to change parts
  * connects to a standard computer VGA out
  
  What I don't need
  
  * SD/USB port
  * speakers
  * color depth
  * absolute smoothness
  * portability
  * HDMI video input
  * S-video input
  * any other sort of input than VGA
  
  In other words, minimally I need to be able to project in grayscale and without worrying about changing a bulb. So which flavor of digital projector should I be buying?
  
  **Tags:** projector
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What type of environment will this be used in?  Does it need to be portable?  
  > **username_0**: I wrote that it didn't.  
  > **username_1**: I see that now.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2011-12-05. Score: 1
  
  I would look on Ebay and Craigslist since your requirements would be met by most projectors produced in the last 10+ years. Find one that suits you, and invest in a spare bulb (or two) while you're at it, since you might be buying a used item.
  
  Also, check out Slickdeals for clearance items, such as this BenQ DLP projector that meets your requirements: <http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3634482>
  
  
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