My 3 year old tossed a book at my 59" Sammy Plasma... Screen cracked, TV dead, 3 year old alive and well
Now I have the brilliant idea. Go projection... bigger screen, potentially less destructible (non-fixed screen). I was figuring on an electric 120" screen with a Sony VPLHW40ES. Projector can be mounted anywhere up to 18' from screen.
Now here is where I am having hesitation... Ambient light. The room is a 20'x13' sunken living room (4' sunken) with a wall of windows facing West which have blackout curtains but also a great view. North and South facing windows are 2'x4' and the screen (when down) would block the south facing window. It can be dark in the room when shades are drawn. Ambient light comes from the open side of the room (4'ish tall open length of room) along the 20' dimension (minus 4' built-in cabinets next to where screen would be mounted). Now my concern is watching tv during daytime.. I had a thought of hanging the backup tv (42" panny plasma) on the wall behind the screen for daytime watching, but that makes the projector less desirable. Will a grey screen help me? Would moving up to the VPLHW55ES be better or is there a better projector? How do I determine if there is too much ambient light (before making the big purchase)? Can I measure it with my Smart phone's light meter?
Now I have the brilliant idea. Go projection... bigger screen, potentially less destructible (non-fixed screen). I was figuring on an electric 120" screen with a Sony VPLHW40ES. Projector can be mounted anywhere up to 18' from screen.
Now here is where I am having hesitation... Ambient light. The room is a 20'x13' sunken living room (4' sunken) with a wall of windows facing West which have blackout curtains but also a great view. North and South facing windows are 2'x4' and the screen (when down) would block the south facing window. It can be dark in the room when shades are drawn. Ambient light comes from the open side of the room (4'ish tall open length of room) along the 20' dimension (minus 4' built-in cabinets next to where screen would be mounted). Now my concern is watching tv during daytime.. I had a thought of hanging the backup tv (42" panny plasma) on the wall behind the screen for daytime watching, but that makes the projector less desirable. Will a grey screen help me? Would moving up to the VPLHW55ES be better or is there a better projector? How do I determine if there is too much ambient light (before making the big purchase)? Can I measure it with my Smart phone's light meter?