Yellow...

This is a low-budget getherdone project.
Am I on the right track? Will this work?

I have a small apt- 14' from wall to wall living room
Watch 720p at the highest... mostly 420 MCE

ViewSonic PJ503D ($420 at NewEgg)
KWorld TVBox 1680ex- for MCE/wii/XB360 ($65)
EliteSCREENS M84NWV 84" Manual Projection Screen ($60)

Plan to hang projector from ceiling... how low should it be?
Throw is 2:1- so display should be 14/2=7 7*12= 84" ?

From the specs the screen range is 38-150, throw distance is 5-19, so using this ratio I figure:
for 84" display, throw should be 11'
for full room 14' throw, screen will be 107"

If I do stick to 84" screen, the height would be 4.2' so I should mount the projector 2 feet off the ceiling, assuming that the screen is kissing the ceiling...

ahhhhh

Thanks!

Look here,
http://www.projectorcentral.com/ViewSonic-PJ503D-projection-calculator-pro.htm
this will answer a lot of your questions.

bguzman

That page is helpful, thanks a lot for the link.

Is that 'component to VGA' box is any good? Are there better solutions out there?

www newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16815260010

I intend to connect an xbox 360 component and this seems like a solution over the 420 video composite- at least I can get 800 lines.

Thanks!