G'day everyone,
Longtime lurker to the forums, finally joined. ;-)
Looking at my first projector... basement setup, light control is not an issue. One window, covered, and projector would mostly be used in the evening to watch movies (apple tv, bluray)..not really interested in hd cable tv or gaming.
Wall to wall, i have about 11 ft or so. I have a plasma mounted on one wall, so i lose about 6 inches, id like to have a manual pull down screen come down in front of it.
Here's is my problem.. i'm limited in screen sizes, since the wall i want to project on is a bit low. about 78 in or so due to bulkhead concealing duct work. The rest of the basement is standard height.
I have AV furniture on the floor, pretty low, at about 24 inches, with a Klipsch center channel on top... which leaves me about 46 inches or so of total room vertically.
At this point, looks like i can go at most 92in diagonal...but looking at some screens i have to factor in the casing height, as well as blackout borders etc. One screen i was looking at had a total height of 59inches with an 11.75 inch top border.
I assume i can adjust the screen height a little to maximize my vertical space...but at this point, is it simply wishful thinking? I am interested in getting the Epson 5030...lens shifting is a big plus for me, as is the PQ and 3d performance. Reviews help as well.
But if all i can get is a 80-90 inch diagonal screen, not sure if its worth spending that much money, and i should simply settle for a 70 inch led...
I have checked the Epson 5030 measurements and seem to have the ability to throw the right sized image given my distance...
G'day everyone,
Longtime lurker to the forums, finally joined. ;-)
Looking at my first projector... basement setup, light control is not an issue. One window, covered, and projector would mostly be used in the evening to watch movies (apple tv, bluray)..not really interested in hd cable tv or gaming.
Wall to wall, i have about 11 ft or so. I have a plasma mounted on one wall, so i lose about 6 inches, id like to have a manual pull down screen come down in front of it.
Here's is my problem.. i'm limited in screen sizes, since the wall i want to project on is a bit low. about 78 in or so due to bulkhead concealing duct work. The rest of the basement is standard height.
I have AV furniture on the floor, pretty low, at about 24 inches, with a Klipsch center channel on top... which leaves me about 46 inches or so of total room vertically.
At this point, looks like i can go at most 92in diagonal...but looking at some screens i have to factor in the casing height, as well as blackout borders etc. One screen i was looking at had a total height of 59inches with an 11.75 inch top border.
I assume i can adjust the screen height a little to maximize my vertical space...but at this point, is it simply wishful thinking? I am interested in getting the Epson 5030...lens shifting is a big plus for me, as is the PQ and 3d performance. Reviews help as well.
But if all i can get is a 80-90 inch diagonal screen, not sure if its worth spending that much money, and i should simply settle for a 70 inch led...
I have checked the Epson 5030 measurements and seem to have the ability to throw the right sized image given my distance...