Please explain home projection to me .......
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I think I am missing something obvious.....
I have an optoma hd65 projector however there appears to be almost no adjustment on the 'throw distance' ... I need to project on to a wall mounted screen at one end of a room with the projector mounted on the opposite wall, at present this creates an image that is too large for the screen.
If I move the screen nearer the projector, or the projector nearer to the screen it will be completely impractical to use and monumentally fail on my wife's approval.
I have tried adjusting the zoom but that has a nominal impact.
Please enlighten me!
I have an optoma hd65 projector however there appears to be almost no adjustment on the 'throw distance' ... I need to project on to a wall mounted screen at one end of a room with the projector mounted on the opposite wall, at present this creates an image that is too large for the screen.
If I move the screen nearer the projector, or the projector nearer to the screen it will be completely impractical to use and monumentally fail on my wife's approval.
I have tried adjusting the zoom but that has a nominal impact.
Please enlighten me!
Probably too late for you, but a useful website to check for this sort of thing:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calcula...
You can play around with throw distances and zoom ranges to see if the model you fancy will fit in your desired configuration. Before I bought my first projector I knew I wanted to have the projector at the back of the room, on a table/bookshelf rather than on the ceiling. I found that only the dearer models would produce a small enough image from 6 metres plus to fit the screen I planed.
FWIW The Panasonic AExxxx (1000/2000/3000/4000) models will allow a long throw/smaller screen as will the JVC DILA models from the HD1, HD100, HD350 up to the newest X3/30 ranges, so second hand options are available. They also allow for lens shift which means the projector doesn't have to be dead in line with the screen centre (note this is NOT keystone adjustment which is detrimental to the image quality, but an optical adjustment). Unfortunately the cheaper DLP projectors don't tend to have lens shift or long throw options as they are intended to be mounted at a short throw on either a table or the ceiling in front of viewer. Personally I much prefer having the projector behind as is the case in a commercial cinema.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calcula...
You can play around with throw distances and zoom ranges to see if the model you fancy will fit in your desired configuration. Before I bought my first projector I knew I wanted to have the projector at the back of the room, on a table/bookshelf rather than on the ceiling. I found that only the dearer models would produce a small enough image from 6 metres plus to fit the screen I planed.
FWIW The Panasonic AExxxx (1000/2000/3000/4000) models will allow a long throw/smaller screen as will the JVC DILA models from the HD1, HD100, HD350 up to the newest X3/30 ranges, so second hand options are available. They also allow for lens shift which means the projector doesn't have to be dead in line with the screen centre (note this is NOT keystone adjustment which is detrimental to the image quality, but an optical adjustment). Unfortunately the cheaper DLP projectors don't tend to have lens shift or long throw options as they are intended to be mounted at a short throw on either a table or the ceiling in front of viewer. Personally I much prefer having the projector behind as is the case in a commercial cinema.
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