So I got touched by the HT bug about a year ago and after a good bit of research and not a huge budget i went with a 16x9 DIY BoC screen and a Optoma Hd65 + 5.1 SS. My inputs are a x-box360 (games only) a PC that I stream movies from every so often and a PS3 for Bluray and up converted DVD's
Since I am always looking for new ways to improve and go bigger/better I have kept reading and exploring AVS Forum and after seeing the epic-ness of a 2.35 picture and always having been a person who wants to keep the OAR on movies (yes i know that an HD65 has the "superwide" feature but I really hate cutting off any part of the picture) Ive decided to see what i would need to add to my currect equipment to get myself to a 2.35 CIH setup using a Horizontal Stretch Lens. (I really hope I said that last part correctly
Trying to piece all the information together from the FAQ's, this is where I'm at:
Currently my 16x9 screen is 94"-wide 53"tall and 108"-Diag
My Throw is 12" 3' and my HD65's at 1.09 of its 1.1 zoom,
If i am calculating this right my TR is 147 / 94 = 1.56
The HD65 can do the vertical strech but from what I have been looking at (HTB, AM MK3, Panamorphic) it seems like i really need a TR of 1.7 or better so i am not sure how to proceed from here. If I really play with the screen size / Throw distance I can get to a 1.7TR but that still seems on the low side from what I am reading.
The room I am using is a lot longer then it is wide, (I do not have the numbers on me as I am not at home) but the only problem is from about 12'6" to about probably 17 feet deep in the room there is an I-beam + duct work that prevents me from mounting the projector. So i have to hang the projector in front of or in back of the duct work.
What I was trying to do is because the HD65 can do the vertical stretching I wanted to pick up a good lens and be able to start my 2.35 setup then eventually move up to a better 1080p projector.
Can anyone help me or point me in the right / next direction. Please tell me if I need to provide any other information or if I am not thinking of something. The room is very light controlled, it is the basement so there are only two small window well's that i have curtains on. This projector is 90% movie watching which is one of the reason that I would like to move to a 2.35 setup.
Any and all advice is appreciated, even if all you can tell me is that at this time my setup isn't going to work for it.
And just for clarity I am trying to figure out what lens i can use with my current equipment, the huge post above didn't make that clear enough.
If I am forgetting anything please let me know.
Since I am always looking for new ways to improve and go bigger/better I have kept reading and exploring AVS Forum and after seeing the epic-ness of a 2.35 picture and always having been a person who wants to keep the OAR on movies (yes i know that an HD65 has the "superwide" feature but I really hate cutting off any part of the picture) Ive decided to see what i would need to add to my currect equipment to get myself to a 2.35 CIH setup using a Horizontal Stretch Lens. (I really hope I said that last part correctly

Trying to piece all the information together from the FAQ's, this is where I'm at:
Currently my 16x9 screen is 94"-wide 53"tall and 108"-Diag
My Throw is 12" 3' and my HD65's at 1.09 of its 1.1 zoom,
If i am calculating this right my TR is 147 / 94 = 1.56
The HD65 can do the vertical strech but from what I have been looking at (HTB, AM MK3, Panamorphic) it seems like i really need a TR of 1.7 or better so i am not sure how to proceed from here. If I really play with the screen size / Throw distance I can get to a 1.7TR but that still seems on the low side from what I am reading.
The room I am using is a lot longer then it is wide, (I do not have the numbers on me as I am not at home) but the only problem is from about 12'6" to about probably 17 feet deep in the room there is an I-beam + duct work that prevents me from mounting the projector. So i have to hang the projector in front of or in back of the duct work.
What I was trying to do is because the HD65 can do the vertical stretching I wanted to pick up a good lens and be able to start my 2.35 setup then eventually move up to a better 1080p projector.
Can anyone help me or point me in the right / next direction. Please tell me if I need to provide any other information or if I am not thinking of something. The room is very light controlled, it is the basement so there are only two small window well's that i have curtains on. This projector is 90% movie watching which is one of the reason that I would like to move to a 2.35 setup.
Any and all advice is appreciated, even if all you can tell me is that at this time my setup isn't going to work for it.
And just for clarity I am trying to figure out what lens i can use with my current equipment, the huge post above didn't make that clear enough.
If I am forgetting anything please let me know.