Projectors at CEDIA Expo 2012 - Page 13

An innovative solution, no reason to artificially limit your options by conforming to any AR.

I believe the 4810 is 3 year warranty and the 48 is two

A great way to do it!

Interesting on the electric screen. Never thought of that. You would only really have to mask the top then if you have this.

Unfortunately the sound image does not move up-down with the screen image, a Trinnov processor can fix that.

Of course not.

I have an electric screen and could do the same, but the image would just be too high for me, so I shift the image to the bottom then mask the top. More trouble but worth it (I keep telling myself )

I'll leave it at this since it is OT.

Fair enough.

I'd actually like to go a bit bigger/wider but the room won't allow it, and I kind of built myself into a corner as far as moving the seating forward. It sounds like you don't actually have a CIW system, it sounds like you have a VIA system like Rich does, so I'm not sure why you're arguing "pro" CIW. But my point was not limited to TV, TV is just an extreme example of the idea that scope content is meant to be bigger than 16:9.

I'll be happily running a CIH setup (probably with a lens) when I upgrade to 4K, just like I did when I upgraded to Blu-ray from DVD. Resolution doesn't determine relative presentation IMO.

It might have tradeoffs you don't like, but it's not a "problem".

It's up to the individual for sure, but my point, my contention is scope is supposed to be larger than 16:9, with the exception of stuff like IMAX which is in a different category.

I think most 16:9 content is not meant to be more immersive than scope.

Good point.   I agree that shifting the pic down to line up with the bottom edge of my screen makes for a much more pleasant 2.35 image.  It's also good to have light-absorbing black material below the screen, so that the 'black' (actually dark gray) over-spill (from zooming) is fully absorbed.

I don't do any zooming. The 2.35 is just shifted to the bottom of the 16:9, so there is no overspill at the bottom of the screen, just a double sized gray bar above the image.

This has me really thinking of getting a electric screen. I was so fixed on a fixed frame

I tried shifting to the bottom but it was too low for me, plus I have my screen about a foot from the ground, so when I raise it up, the image is about 1.5ft from the ceiling.

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Took advantage of it.. Got a Rs46

Yeah, the bottom of my screen is about 3ft from the floor. And it's on the smaller side which I sit fairly close too (9-10ft), so going higher is uncomfortable in my set up.

10 more just sounds good!

That is cool. Thanks for the info!

Hi,

there are here a review from Projector Central :

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1432352/mitsubishi-hc8000

I've used electric screens since I got into home theater. They have some advantages over fixed screens ( except for cost ). A " free " electric screen salvaged off a construction site got me started - that " free " screen has cost me tens of thousands of dollars by now ( every one well spent !! ).

I believe electric HP's are quite a bit cheaper than fixed.

Yes, there are exceptions ! Except when I'm buying one ...........

Don't you have 2?

2 screens? Yes - a 2.35:1 and a 16:9 screen.

I think they both cost me more than a fix screen would have..........

( not that I'm complaining )

Anybody have an idea when the Mitsubishi HC7900DW will be coming out? IM very interested in that projector from the specs that has been posted on the net..

Might want to shell out the extra $500 for the 8000.
Projector Central review on the HC8000

Maybe you should give me one since I still can't make a decision on a screen