OK, follow my reasoning on this and see if it makes sense:
If I want to maintain a picture 48 inches high, a movie with aspect 1.78:1 will require a width of 85.3 inches, and a movie with aspect 2.35:1 will require a width of 112.8 inches.
Based on the data posted at http://www.thebigpicturedvd.com/dcfo...mID53/28.shtml , if I set a Sanyo PLV-60 projector at a distance of 14.5 feet from the screen, it will zoom the width over a range of 84.9 to 112.3 inches. Pretty close!
So, at this projector setting with a 48 inch high 2.35:1 aspect screen, it looks like I can watch 1.78:1 movies at the minimum zoom (with no black bars at the top...straight 16:9), and then watch 2.35:1 movies by zooming the lens to the max and eliminating the black bars on the top and bottom. Doesn't sound like I need any special lens.
Does this sound right? Can any PLV-60 owners confirm this data? The ability to zoom between 1.78:1 and 2.35:1 without a special lens would be a great feature of this projector.
P.S. I know the zoom will make the screen door effect worse, but I'm planning on using a Cygnus IMX to compensate for that.
If I want to maintain a picture 48 inches high, a movie with aspect 1.78:1 will require a width of 85.3 inches, and a movie with aspect 2.35:1 will require a width of 112.8 inches.
Based on the data posted at http://www.thebigpicturedvd.com/dcfo...mID53/28.shtml , if I set a Sanyo PLV-60 projector at a distance of 14.5 feet from the screen, it will zoom the width over a range of 84.9 to 112.3 inches. Pretty close!
So, at this projector setting with a 48 inch high 2.35:1 aspect screen, it looks like I can watch 1.78:1 movies at the minimum zoom (with no black bars at the top...straight 16:9), and then watch 2.35:1 movies by zooming the lens to the max and eliminating the black bars on the top and bottom. Doesn't sound like I need any special lens.
Does this sound right? Can any PLV-60 owners confirm this data? The ability to zoom between 1.78:1 and 2.35:1 without a special lens would be a great feature of this projector.
P.S. I know the zoom will make the screen door effect worse, but I'm planning on using a Cygnus IMX to compensate for that.