I'm looking to switch out my current 1080i CRT projector for a new 1080p unit. Main reasons switching are my inability to properly perform a convergence reacalibration (or the cost of paying someone to do it every year or two, and even finding someone who can do it properly) and adding 1080p video sources like a Blu-Ray DVD player.
At first I was enamored with the Sony VPL-VW50, and then of course the VPL-VW60, but when I went to ProjectorCentral.com's Calculator Pro I found that units like these would be far from ideal for my setup primarily due to screen size. I have a 123 inch screen (107 x 60), 1.3 gain, (I inherited this fixed mount screen when I bought this house and it's branded Vidikron but I haven't been able to find anything on Vidikron screens on the web - I thought they just made projectors). I ceiling mount my projector 13 to 15 feet from the screen (there's a header mid-room that prevents putting the screen futher back). First row of seats are 15 feet from the screen (could go back to 18 feet), with a second row behind them (probably 23 feet). The room is fully dark during viewing (with dark gray walls) but the calculator still recommends a brighter unit (or a highter gain screen, and I don't want to go there until I upgrade to a 2.35:1 setup), even though the Sony literature says the projector works with screens up to 300 inches. So I'm a little confused and concerned.
Any expert opinions or recommendations would be appreciated. How important is it to stay withing the parameters of the Calucular Pro? Has anyone used a VPL-VW50 on a 120 inch 1.3 gain screen and if so how pleased were you, and what was your throw distance? Mine would be around 14 feet. Also, a friend of mine is getting rid of a nice Runco 720p projector but I'm wondering if that in fact would be a bit of a step backwards for showing Blu-Ray content on a 120 inch screen. If not, that would be a nice projector to try, especially with an anamorphic lens when I'm ready for that.
Thanks in advance!
At first I was enamored with the Sony VPL-VW50, and then of course the VPL-VW60, but when I went to ProjectorCentral.com's Calculator Pro I found that units like these would be far from ideal for my setup primarily due to screen size. I have a 123 inch screen (107 x 60), 1.3 gain, (I inherited this fixed mount screen when I bought this house and it's branded Vidikron but I haven't been able to find anything on Vidikron screens on the web - I thought they just made projectors). I ceiling mount my projector 13 to 15 feet from the screen (there's a header mid-room that prevents putting the screen futher back). First row of seats are 15 feet from the screen (could go back to 18 feet), with a second row behind them (probably 23 feet). The room is fully dark during viewing (with dark gray walls) but the calculator still recommends a brighter unit (or a highter gain screen, and I don't want to go there until I upgrade to a 2.35:1 setup), even though the Sony literature says the projector works with screens up to 300 inches. So I'm a little confused and concerned.
Any expert opinions or recommendations would be appreciated. How important is it to stay withing the parameters of the Calucular Pro? Has anyone used a VPL-VW50 on a 120 inch 1.3 gain screen and if so how pleased were you, and what was your throw distance? Mine would be around 14 feet. Also, a friend of mine is getting rid of a nice Runco 720p projector but I'm wondering if that in fact would be a bit of a step backwards for showing Blu-Ray content on a 120 inch screen. If not, that would be a nice projector to try, especially with an anamorphic lens when I'm ready for that.
Thanks in advance!
