Can someone please give me the TLDR on projectors

[hwdoulykit]

At work, we're looking to replace an old ViewSonic projector (I believe it's around 3,200 lumens). I'll be measuring the distance from the wall tomorrow. The projector is roof-mounted and runs HDMI back to the comms cabinet.

The room is a large hall filled with windows, and the sun streams through at all hours of the day, making it one of the least favourable environments for a projector.

After doing some quick research, I'm leaning towards a 6,000+ lumen Epson laser projector.

Am I on the right track?

I'm here to get suggestions.
The budget is somewhat flexible, around $3,000 Freedom Units.

[Omon_Ra]

Laser is definitely the way you're going to want to go, brightest image and no bulb changes. Pretty much any high lumen output projector from a reputable brand like Optoma, InFocus, Epson, etc; not some rando-aliexpress '5000 lumen' $300 projector) should work. Use this throw distance calculator to help narrow down your search. IMO, finding a projector with the correct throw distance for screen size and existing ceiling mount location would be pretty high priority. However, if it is easy to relocate the projector/HDMI location, the closer you can get it to the screen the better your brightness will be. The only other thing to increase brightness would be possibly a new screen; but shades/blinds for the windows is really the ultimate solution. Are there any resolution requirements? Like do you need 4K+ actual resolution, or just supporting 4K+ video is fine, even if the actual resolution is like 1920x1200 or something like that.