Hi guys!
New around here... Need some help/advice. I have a dedicated home theatre room set up and I am looking for a replacement projector.
I did have a Panasonic PT-AE900U that was projecting on a 108" x 63" painted screen from about 25' back.
This posed a problem -- first, the last row of seating was right under the projector (which was a little noisy unless the 7.2 speakers were blaring) and worst of all, we couldn't play Wii in front of the screen because the projector was ceiling mounted behind us.
So -- I've sold the Panasonic, and I'm now looking for a short throw projector.
There's a bulkhead starting 7 feet back from the screen which lands 10" below the 7'7" ceiling. It's about 12" wide. That leaves 6'3" approximately from lens to screen if I mount the projector on the close side of the beam. (that would be ideal)
The wiring and power is already set up for the ~ 6'3" short throw projector in the ceiling, but if worst case scenario happens and I have to mount the projector on the other side of the beam, I'd have about 8' total to the screen if I mounted the projector 10" down to clear the beam. Again, this isn't ideal.
Right now, my screen is painted on, and starts a foot below the ceiling height, but I'm looking at putting a fixed screen in place, so I can move the screen position somewhat, and can go a little smaller than the 124" diag size. (but I'd like to stay close to that size)
So far, my digging as turned up the Optima GameTime GT720 that would throw at that distance the size of screen I want, but that unit looks very cheap.
...So, I need your help! Advice on a home theatre projector under $2000 that is currently available, to fit my needs? Help is GREATLY appreciated!
Cheers,
Tanya
New around here... Need some help/advice. I have a dedicated home theatre room set up and I am looking for a replacement projector.
I did have a Panasonic PT-AE900U that was projecting on a 108" x 63" painted screen from about 25' back.
This posed a problem -- first, the last row of seating was right under the projector (which was a little noisy unless the 7.2 speakers were blaring) and worst of all, we couldn't play Wii in front of the screen because the projector was ceiling mounted behind us.
So -- I've sold the Panasonic, and I'm now looking for a short throw projector.
There's a bulkhead starting 7 feet back from the screen which lands 10" below the 7'7" ceiling. It's about 12" wide. That leaves 6'3" approximately from lens to screen if I mount the projector on the close side of the beam. (that would be ideal)
The wiring and power is already set up for the ~ 6'3" short throw projector in the ceiling, but if worst case scenario happens and I have to mount the projector on the other side of the beam, I'd have about 8' total to the screen if I mounted the projector 10" down to clear the beam. Again, this isn't ideal.
Right now, my screen is painted on, and starts a foot below the ceiling height, but I'm looking at putting a fixed screen in place, so I can move the screen position somewhat, and can go a little smaller than the 124" diag size. (but I'd like to stay close to that size)
So far, my digging as turned up the Optima GameTime GT720 that would throw at that distance the size of screen I want, but that unit looks very cheap.
...So, I need your help! Advice on a home theatre projector under $2000 that is currently available, to fit my needs? Help is GREATLY appreciated!
Cheers,
Tanya
