Posts by Marc Rumsey

Quote: Originally Posted by ac388 I have an electric 92" Studiotek 130 screen n recently have a big problem. When the screen is fully retract inside the case, I found the black bar(at the bottom of the screen) was not fully flush into...

Some Da-Lite "Square Format" screens are actually square, while others are not. And as mentioned, they do not come with top and bottom masking. Another difference is that the "Square Format" screens count the side masking in the quoted...

Quote: Originally Posted by roar I think I did this right... someone correct me if I'm wrong. You are correct. Also, if you are using a 'scope screen and will be zooming to get constant height, your projector choices and...

Quote: Originally Posted by MichAVdude Well, my fantastic Pioneer SD-P62A5 recently went out. It was a 62 inch "Giant" with a great picture. It was 11 years old. I don't know if it's worth hauling it down to get it fixed, or just...

Quote: Originally Posted by pato79 I recently went to a Magnolia where they had a nice setup using the Optoma 80. The pricing all seemed fine but the screen price is at $1799.99 is that way to high or what? This will be my first...

Hello, and welcome to the forum! My 2 cents would be to try hooking your monitor up to a friend's PC (maybe one with XP) and see if the problem goes away. If it does, then the monitor is probably fine. If you have the same issues on...

You should be fine. The usual recommendation is to have your seating 1.5x to 2x you screen's width away from the screen. For your screen (105" width), that's about 13'-1" to 17'-4". Go towards the 13'-1 distance if you tend to sit...

Hard to tell without knowing more about the 720p PJ you're comparing it to. A SIM2 C3X for example would be better than either at 720p material, but would also be much more expensive. My guess is that the older 720p you're thinking...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mit07 Got the Pearl back up on the ceiling last night and went for the full Blu-ray Rambo mayhem, mindless action, bloodlust, disemboweling, dismemberment, and decapitation action. My world is a better...

Quote: Originally Posted by union1411 this CIH stuff has really started to excite the hell out of me. i feel reinvigorated now. i was watching a 2.35:1 movie last night and it looked so small compared to a 16x9 movie. then i looked...