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Hi,
I am mainly looking for advice on which room to use, and screen size/color suggestions depending on room and projector.
I'm looking at getting an HC4000 or an 8350.
Here are my main room options:
Here are some rough sizes:
Living room: 10' high x 14' wide' 30' long
-"dull" green walls, white ceiling, wood floor covered by blue oriental rug
Foyer: 10' high x 9' wide x 20' long
-walls: 1/2 dark brown wood paneling, 1/2 off-white (yellowish), same off white ceiling, wood floor covered by two black coffee tables
Landing: 10' high x 13' wide x 20' long
-light gray walls, white ceiling,
-floor: 1/2 wood floor at 10' height, 1/2 empty space (stairwell) with variable 20' height.
There are some smaller rooms, but figured I'd have less of a problem with ambient light in the larger rooms.
Not sure about screen size, I was thinking about maybe 120" 16:9 at 14' viewing distance?
I am not able to paint any of the rooms, and would like to hold off on expensive velvet wall curtains for now.
I thought of an unorthodox setup that might help reduce ambient light:
The living room is 30' long x 14' wide. What if I put the screen on the long wall ? That way there would be no side walls reflecting light. The rug is dark, and the 10' ceiling maybe would allow me to mount the screen low enough to avoid too much ceiling reflection. There is also a large gap in the wall across from that screen position; I could maybe put the projector through that gap into the adjacent room if I wanted a longer throw. I could also hang one velvet curtain on either side of the gap to further minimize ambient light.
However, it might look more stunning (or more natural) to have the screen on a short wall in one of the three rooms, if ambient light isn't a problem.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
I am mainly looking for advice on which room to use, and screen size/color suggestions depending on room and projector.
I'm looking at getting an HC4000 or an 8350.
Here are my main room options:
Here are some rough sizes:
Living room: 10' high x 14' wide' 30' long
-"dull" green walls, white ceiling, wood floor covered by blue oriental rug
Foyer: 10' high x 9' wide x 20' long
-walls: 1/2 dark brown wood paneling, 1/2 off-white (yellowish), same off white ceiling, wood floor covered by two black coffee tables
Landing: 10' high x 13' wide x 20' long
-light gray walls, white ceiling,
-floor: 1/2 wood floor at 10' height, 1/2 empty space (stairwell) with variable 20' height.
There are some smaller rooms, but figured I'd have less of a problem with ambient light in the larger rooms.
Not sure about screen size, I was thinking about maybe 120" 16:9 at 14' viewing distance?
I am not able to paint any of the rooms, and would like to hold off on expensive velvet wall curtains for now.
I thought of an unorthodox setup that might help reduce ambient light:
The living room is 30' long x 14' wide. What if I put the screen on the long wall ? That way there would be no side walls reflecting light. The rug is dark, and the 10' ceiling maybe would allow me to mount the screen low enough to avoid too much ceiling reflection. There is also a large gap in the wall across from that screen position; I could maybe put the projector through that gap into the adjacent room if I wanted a longer throw. I could also hang one velvet curtain on either side of the gap to further minimize ambient light.
However, it might look more stunning (or more natural) to have the screen on a short wall in one of the three rooms, if ambient light isn't a problem.
Any thoughts?
Thanks