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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: raptor13
That screen is okay, I suppose. But how, really, am I supposed to be impressed by a lowly 102" screen when I can walk into my living room and see:
A projector,
a screen,
and a sense of scale?
Actually, YoYo, I have to commend you and your project. My setup is nearly the same as yours. I'm running the AE900U :heart:, a blackout cloth screen, and an SVS woofer. That guy can be seen in the third picture. There are two main differences, however.
1) My black border is wood, as you mentioned some are.
2) My screen is a whopping 110 INCHES!!! 102"? Child's play!
Suck on that, Jello! MWA HA HA HA HA!!!!
is there a ratio? how far away the projector has to be from the screen to get a certain image size?
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panason...T-AE900U-projection-calculator-pro.htm
so, you have to choose a projector first either based on feature set etc and then figure out the distance you have to work with in the room you are going to put it in and THEN build the screen right?
something like that? i'm interested in doing a project like this also. any recommendations for a projector?
Yeah, I like the idea of researching a projector, buying it, and then figuring out exactly what size screen you like based on the throw distance and seating distance before getting the screen done.
If you're awesome at planning and know what kind of viewing angle you want, you could do it all at once, but I found the steps method easier.
I'm at about 40 degrees for my viewing angle. http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html
There are a lot of good projectors.
What's your pricerange?
the panasonic you have looks pretty good.
i have a really really large room in my house i think would be perfect for this. i'm going to take out the carpet and put in a hardwood floor tho, that's not good for home theaters right?
thing is, we are getting a baby grand piano for that room. the room is 15' by 25'. the one 15' wall is a outside wall with windows and the other 15' wall is completely empty. we are going to put the piano in front of the window, so if i put the projector on the wall above the window, i would have a nice distance i can work with.
again, how are hardwood floors for home theaters tho?