| The rentals industry is huge. It was worth $4 billion in | | | | DLP, electronic projections have become the order of |
| 2002 in the US. This industry is comprised of rental of | | | | the day. |
| automotive such as passenger cars; commercial and | | | | Projectors are used to project to data through slides, |
| industrial equipment for industries such as mining and | | | | images through DVD, computers. They can be |
| construction; and consumer electronic goods such as | | | | mounted on tabletop and from ceiling for good |
| video tapes. There were approximately 7000 firms | | | | resolution. The accessories that come with projectors |
| with a revenue growth of 20 percent in the period | | | | are power cables, tripods, screens, carts and stands |
| 1997-2002. | | | | and monitors. The type of projectors needed for the |
| The audio visual rental industry comes under the | | | | occasion depend upon the number of audience, hall |
| General Rental Centers classification of the US | | | | size, resolution. |
| Economic Bureau. Industrial figures show that there are | | | | Audio visual rental companies provide services such |
| 144 firms with total revenue of $76 million. The industry | | | | as renting out, delivery to the required place and total |
| is characterized by uptown facilities locations and a | | | | solutions such as managing sound and video. They |
| vast inventory of audio visual equipment. | | | | manage staging and event operations in big events |
| Audio visual equipment consists of products that are | | | | such as trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences and |
| used to transmit data, presentations and video. | | | | meetings for corporations, small and medium |
| Projectors are one of the products in the portfolio of | | | | businesses in hotels, and other locations. The rental |
| audio visual equipment. | | | | rates depend upon the equipment and the number of |
| The earliest projectors were film based. Later came | | | | days. They are rented out daily, weekly and on a |
| projectors to transmit data in the form of | | | | lease basis. |
| transparencies. With the advent of technologies like | | | | |