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This will be my first time buying a front projector and I have done some research and narrowed down my choices, but I am hoping all the experience and expertise of the forum members can help avoid a potential rookie mistake.
Well the wife has given the green light to a media/theater room where I can get what I want (within reason) and I have always wanted a projector. The space is small approximately 12' square with 11' ceilings. The main sitting position will be approximately 9' from the wall where I plan to mount the screen and I plan on ceiling mounting the projector. I have used Projectors Central's calculator to simulate several different setups and I always get the red caution that the setup will be good for a room with ambient lighting and that the sims have anywhere from 36 to 28 ft lm of illumination based on distance and screen size. Can you just simply turn the brightness down to get the proper illumination?
The screen I have been leaning towards is a Carada Criterion either 80" or 84" 16:9 model with the 0.8 gain screen. There is only one window in this room and I plan on installing shutters and curtains so most of the light would be able to be attenuated.
The projectors I have been considering are the BenQ W1070 and HT1075, the Epson 3500 or maybe the older model 8350, and the Sony HW40ES. I know the Sony has received great reviews and would be a very good projector. I just wonder if it is worth the cost for the incremental improvments given my situation with room and screen size.
This setup will be used for movies, TV and gaming (my two boys) and is NOT the primary TV watching location in the house (living room). I have included a few photos of the location which might assist in giving some reccommendations. I plan on repainting dark flat colors, chainging the carpeting and doing something with the window and no ceiling fan. I am hoping to get some advice on equipment selection now that I am getting ready to start working on this room. The first photo is the wall I plan to mount the screen, the second photo is the rear ceiling where I want to mount the projector, the third photo is not really related and are some speaker cabinets I made and veneered. Thanks
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Well the wife has given the green light to a media/theater room where I can get what I want (within reason) and I have always wanted a projector. The space is small approximately 12' square with 11' ceilings. The main sitting position will be approximately 9' from the wall where I plan to mount the screen and I plan on ceiling mounting the projector. I have used Projectors Central's calculator to simulate several different setups and I always get the red caution that the setup will be good for a room with ambient lighting and that the sims have anywhere from 36 to 28 ft lm of illumination based on distance and screen size. Can you just simply turn the brightness down to get the proper illumination?
The screen I have been leaning towards is a Carada Criterion either 80" or 84" 16:9 model with the 0.8 gain screen. There is only one window in this room and I plan on installing shutters and curtains so most of the light would be able to be attenuated.
The projectors I have been considering are the BenQ W1070 and HT1075, the Epson 3500 or maybe the older model 8350, and the Sony HW40ES. I know the Sony has received great reviews and would be a very good projector. I just wonder if it is worth the cost for the incremental improvments given my situation with room and screen size.
This setup will be used for movies, TV and gaming (my two boys) and is NOT the primary TV watching location in the house (living room). I have included a few photos of the location which might assist in giving some reccommendations. I plan on repainting dark flat colors, chainging the carpeting and doing something with the window and no ceiling fan. I am hoping to get some advice on equipment selection now that I am getting ready to start working on this room. The first photo is the wall I plan to mount the screen, the second photo is the rear ceiling where I want to mount the projector, the third photo is not really related and are some speaker cabinets I made and veneered. Thanks
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