In my office we have a 20' X 10' conference room that has a 46" TV set up in the front. This is currently used at meetings to review Excel files and other business programs, but people have difficulty viewing the screen from the middle to back of the room (furthest seat is around 15' away from the screen).

I was asked to look into buying a larger TV to help with viewing the screen from anywhere in the room. A 70+" tv may do the trick, but I figured I would be able to purchase a projector and pull-down screen that has a larger projection size and for less money.

The one problem is that the room has high ambient light (think standard flourescently lit office building), so I need to make sure a projector would be bright enough that nobody would have complaints (would 3000+ lumens do the trick?).

Does anyone have recommendations for a projector and screen that will cost under $1400 (approximately the cost of the cheapest 70+" tv), and operate well under high ambient light? I am willing to consider both short throw and long throw projectors

Room specs: 20'X10', 10' in height. Projector will go on one of the 10' walls, so will be viewed from a maximum of 20' away.

If I left any crucial information out please let me know, and thank you in advance for any responses!


-Bryan