[calibos]

 

[airscapes]

I would say move your projector lower to the views head and take a look at a Dalite High Power 2.8 Gain. I have a portable version and will never want to own anything else! Your view area is within the screen and the projector appears to be in another room so position could be lowered to move views into the view cone of the material.

 

[calibos]

The first pic is of the couch in the furniture showroom. My PJ will be shelf mounted on the back wall of the loft conversion as pictured in the sketchup

The PJ would hopefully be a foot or three above my head but will be below the top of the screen by necessity because I will be using the CIH zoom memory feature.


Most of the time there will be 3 people sitting on the part of the couch along the back wall. All these viewers would be sitting within the width of the screen. Only on occasion might there be people up the side of the couch. I presume it is people sitting along the side that would be outside the sweetspot viewing cone and subject to brightness dropoffs etc.


Are you saying that 1.4 gain giving the Foot lamberts outlined above is not enough for ambient light viewing and that I need 2.8 or that because the PJ and views are all within the width of the screen I might as well go to 2.8 because these viewers won't be subject to the negatives of high gain screens and I can get away with 2.8 for eyeball melting views?

 

[airscapes]

I am just a proponent of the HP screen. You may want to read the HP review thread and make sure you check out the HP old or new fabric thread if you decide on HP and are getting something other than fixed frame.


I just think your setup is perfect for the HP since the projector is head level and you are all within the screen. Having a giant Plasma is not a bad thing!

The HP 2.8 also will have a very viewable picture from within the cone when you have a lot of ambient light. As long as the ambient light is not coming from behind the views.

RetoReflective returns the light to the source so you under the projector get to see the image and light from the side does not wash out the screen like it does on an angular reflective.


NOTE I only have a matte white screen and the HP so don't know about the other screens other than what I have read.


Here is my tiny HP screen from within the cone.. 2 lights on in the room in the back corners (worst possible spot) 2 100w equiv CFLs The room is much brighter than the picture, the cam was on auto.. no flash or tripod so it stopped down..

 

[calibos]



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Originally Posted by airscapes /forum/post/18179476


I am just a proponent of the HP screen. You may want to read the HP review thread and make sure you check out the HP old or new fabric thread if you decide on HP and are getting something other than fixed frame.


I just think your setup is perfect for the HP since the projector is head level and you are all within the screen. Having a giant Plasma is not a bad thing!

The HP 2.8 also will have a very viewable picture from within the cone when you have a lot of ambient light. As long as the ambient light is not coming from behind the views.

RetoReflective returns the light to the source so you under the projector get to see the image and light from the side does not wash out the screen like it does on an angular reflective.


NOTE I only have a matte white screen and the HP so don't know about the other screens other than what I have read.


Here is my tiny HP screen from within the cone.. 2 lights on in the room in the back corners (worst possible spot) 2 100w equiv CFLs The room is much brighter than the picture, the cam was on auto.. no flash or tripod so it stopped down..

Just checked this thread for new replies after reading those very threads you mentioned Doug. A lot of great info to digest.


So am I understanding this correctly. My Screen width, seating and PJ positions lend themselves to Hi gain screens, ie. little or no brightness dropoff or hotspotting to worry about. I don't need to worry about the reflected light from the white sloping ceiling (closest to screen on the left side) washing out the image too much. (the slope of the ceiling is in my favour)? My ceiling spots are above but forward of me so don't neeed to worry about their light washing out the image too much. Ditto with the velux windows. Screen wall will be in shade except dawn till about 9am

And did I read in that thread that the apparent contrast level is even better with a HP screen because the bright areas of the picture are so much brighter. In other words I don't have to worry about black levels too much in ambient light never mind with the room dark.


Wow. My only worry now is that I fear my eyeballs will melt! Do you think that with the 2.8 I'll have eye popping views in ecomode in the dark and then if watching sports or when viewing with dark averse viewers I just put the bulb on normal. Sounds like it would be hazardous to my health to view with the bulb on normal in the dark

The pJcentral calc gives me the following CIH foot lamberts with the 2.8. 45fl for 2.35:1 and 64fl for 16:9 !!! Are ya sure that isn't too bright Doug!!

 

[airscapes]



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Originally Posted by calibos /forum/post/18179778


J The pJcentral calc gives me the following CIH foot lamberts with the 2.8. 45fl for 2.35:1 and 64fl for 16:9 !!! Are ya sure that isn't too bright Doug!!

All projectors need to be calibrated for the screen and the environment. My HC3000 on eco mode with iris closed (only choices are open or closed) went from +8 contrast and +3 brightness to -9 contrast and 0 brightness for the HDMI HD connection. DVD is composite and slightly higher. So you will not be using the projector in torch mode!

Black are going to be brighter than they would be on a 1.1 screen. You have to remember a digital projector puts out some light at 0 (can't remember the acronym) but when you display Black. So whatever light the projector produces is going to be amplified by the gain of the screen. The whites will be also amplified so perceived contrast is going to be better. My projector is only about 8' from the screen and the screen is only 65" diag and it is NOT to bright!

As I said, I love this screen but that does not mean it is the best thing since white bread.. I read the review thread and saw nothing but happy people that is why I went with it! Of course I had a bit of a bumpy ride after it showed up but I am a happy camper .. just wish I had a real room for it and a Big screen!

 

[calibos]

Hi Doug,


I just wanted to thank you for replying to my thread. I believe I got incredibly lucky that the sole responder turned out to be you. No disrespect to those people who prefer other screens or have different priorities than you or I but I could have ended up being swayed by an 'absolute black level' afficienado who would steer me towards a .8 gain grey screen. I would have been none the wiser as to what I would be missing.


Up till I read your replies and read the other HP threads I was under the impression that HP screens were for commercial use only and that they were all about brightness at the expense of everything else. Turns out the HP will suit me and my room down to the ground. Plasma like punch in the dark, Bulb life extension in ecomode, homogenus brightness level with the use of ND filters throughout the life of the bulb, Ambient light viewing, Light coloured room reflection rejection, arguably improved 'percieved' contrast.


I didn't even know about the difference between retro reflective and angular in terms of off axis. I don't even have to worry about off axis viewers. I thought that those viewers got a dimmer and non uniform brightness view. Turns out retro reflective in terms of viewing axis means it dims uniformly. In other words, if I am understanding correctly, the side viewers just see a dimmer view with no 'artifacts'. They'd only know they are missing out when they lean in nearer to the hot seat and the view gets brighter. TBH some people might actually prefer the dimmer view and to them the side seats would be the 'Hotseats'

And 'Dimmer' is a relative term. They probably still be getting a brighter view than a unity gain matt white screen

Thank you again for educating me.

 

[airscapes]

Your welcome and I have to than thank Tryg for the original review and all the faithful owners of the product that added to that original thread. I am very envious of you all with your giant (in comparison to what I have) HP screens!