Purchasing new projectors

[jrhooker]

Hi all, 

My theatre company has a modest technology upgrade grant so we would like to purchase new projectors. We still can't afford really top-end high lumen projectors. I've always bemoaned the fact that there's such a jump between the 6500 lumen range to 10,000+, with the corresponding price difference. Recently I've started getting ads from Springtree for 8,000 lumen laser projectors at a good price and with changeable lenses. 

I think I'd like to buy two projectors right now, one for long throw and one for short throw and the Springtree price point would allow me to do that. But it also makes me nervous. Has anybody had any experience with them? https://www.springtree.net/pro...

Or, as always, any thoughts, suggestions, or links are very welcome. 

Thanks!

[Armando]

@jrhooker FOr starters I'd exclude projectors that are not controllable vie ethernet PJ linl and that don't have sdi input (although in the price range all of this should be standard