I always consult with the experts before making any decision regarding home theater so here goes:
I'm setting up a man cave in the basement and have an entire wall to use for the screen. There is no ambient light, my budget is $1500 and the projector will be used for 50% XBOX ( casual play non-competitive) and 50% movies.
Its not a big space but I'll make it work. Viewing distance is 10', total length to wall is 11.6" and I have a total of 96" of wall space to work with. Ceiling hight is a paltry 7 ' 5". There is a pole at the end of the room dead center of the viewing space, but I'll have a couch in front of it. I plan to rig a rack of sorts that hangs down from the been above the pole and shoots back so that is how I can grab the extra 1' 6" of space to accommodate the projector. This will be left of the pole, which puts the projector about 6" off center.
Any suggestions out there? I have the following in the running:
Panasonic's PT-AR100U
Mitsubishi's HC4000
Viewsonic Pro8200
Epson 8350
Optoma HD33
I like the idea of having built in speakers and plan to add a receiver / speakers / sub down the road when the money tree grows again. This will be mounted from the ceiling away from the kids and will not be used for regular TV.
Thanks everyone!
Edited by powerline777 - 7/18/12 at 8:50pm
I'm setting up a man cave in the basement and have an entire wall to use for the screen. There is no ambient light, my budget is $1500 and the projector will be used for 50% XBOX ( casual play non-competitive) and 50% movies.
Its not a big space but I'll make it work. Viewing distance is 10', total length to wall is 11.6" and I have a total of 96" of wall space to work with. Ceiling hight is a paltry 7 ' 5". There is a pole at the end of the room dead center of the viewing space, but I'll have a couch in front of it. I plan to rig a rack of sorts that hangs down from the been above the pole and shoots back so that is how I can grab the extra 1' 6" of space to accommodate the projector. This will be left of the pole, which puts the projector about 6" off center.
Any suggestions out there? I have the following in the running:
Panasonic's PT-AR100U
Mitsubishi's HC4000
Viewsonic Pro8200
Epson 8350
Optoma HD33
I like the idea of having built in speakers and plan to add a receiver / speakers / sub down the road when the money tree grows again. This will be mounted from the ceiling away from the kids and will not be used for regular TV.
Thanks everyone!
Edited by powerline777 - 7/18/12 at 8:50pm
