After a lot of research, I've concluded the best overall viewing situation with the Boxlight 38T/Sanyo XP21N projector I'm going to install is to have the default setup as 16:9. Here's what I want to do--tell me what I need to have to get there--Quadscan (preferred) or HTPC?
Combine the 38T with a Panamorph (I already own one) and 110" 16:9 Grayhawk. I'll set it up so the projector is outputting the 16:9 image in 4:3, which will then be resqueezed by the Panamorph to 16:9.
For 4:3 viewing, I would like the image to be centered horizontally on the screen so it would be 90" diagonal (54" x 72"). Everything I've read indicates the viewing experience is much better if one doesn't try to have a too large NTSC picture, because even with scaling, the resolution and quality is pretty marginal.
This means (I think), I'll have to take the native 4:3 image and squeeze it even further if I want it to come out right after passing through the Panamorph.
The first thought comes to mind--move the Panamorph for 4:3 viewing. Here's the problem--with this screen, the image would be 72" high, not the 54" of the screen. So I'd have to shrink it to 54" high in order to fit the screen. The projector placement is such that I cannot zoom it down to this size, so I'd have to shrink it via scaling.
Ok, scaliing experts, how do I get there from here??
Dan
[This message has been edited by DanHouck (edited 07-30-2001).]
Combine the 38T with a Panamorph (I already own one) and 110" 16:9 Grayhawk. I'll set it up so the projector is outputting the 16:9 image in 4:3, which will then be resqueezed by the Panamorph to 16:9.
For 4:3 viewing, I would like the image to be centered horizontally on the screen so it would be 90" diagonal (54" x 72"). Everything I've read indicates the viewing experience is much better if one doesn't try to have a too large NTSC picture, because even with scaling, the resolution and quality is pretty marginal.
This means (I think), I'll have to take the native 4:3 image and squeeze it even further if I want it to come out right after passing through the Panamorph.
The first thought comes to mind--move the Panamorph for 4:3 viewing. Here's the problem--with this screen, the image would be 72" high, not the 54" of the screen. So I'd have to shrink it to 54" high in order to fit the screen. The projector placement is such that I cannot zoom it down to this size, so I'd have to shrink it via scaling.
Ok, scaliing experts, how do I get there from here??
Dan
[This message has been edited by DanHouck (edited 07-30-2001).]