Hey!
I've been wanting a projector for some time now but I don't really know much about them, so after the obvious research I've ended up here.
So let's make one thing clear - I will be using this projector mainly for movies. (I guess this sort of means I need a Home Theater projector?) However, there is a small issue about the future as well - as soon as I have my projector, I'll be aiming for Xbox also, so in the end I'll be using the projector for movies and gaming. I must say though that currently I don't have an Xbox and the time when I'm actually going to buy it is somewhere in the far future, so it's not going to be an issue at the moment, but I ideally it should be considered. However, if I'm right, in terms of picture itself, it matters little whether it's a movie or it's a game... right?
As for the room itself, it wasn't designed to accommodate a projector, but as it happens, I believe it's good enough. With the size 8x4 meters (~26.25x~13.12 feet), it has two windows, which unfortunately are facing east and south which in term means that if the sun is shining, the room is very lit up all day long. This can be fixed with light blocking blinds. One of the windows already has one and it seems to do a good job when the sun is shining on it. The other one is missing it at the moment due to it's unusual size, but it will be done. Nevertheless, I'm planning to use the projector when the sun isn't shining that much or not at all, so the room will be dark enough for you not to be able to see your own hands in most cases. Should I want to use it during the hard sunlight, the blinds will then either do their work or not. I understand that I'm most likely not going to get the best picture quality at these times but this is really isn't an issue for me (during the daylight that is.... at night, I want the best picture my eyes will ever see
).
At the moment I have no screen. The screen will be part of the 8 meter wall because it's white and has been tested quite successfully before, so the maximum distance between the projector and the wall is 4 meters. As for the screen size, it's quite hard to throw a number here, but everything is adjustable. For a 4 meter throw distance, most projectors seem to be able to produce a picture bigger that actually fits (due to desks). In the future though it will be changed and the screen will be on the 4 meter wall. If I've been reading this right, with a 8 meter throw distance (which is obviously an overkill) there's more than enough to cover almost the entire wall.
As for the projectors, this is what I have come up with - according to Project Central, the best projector in my case is BenQ W1070. I'm actually very OK with that because it's price is sort of exactly in the range I'm willing to give (
I've been wanting a projector for some time now but I don't really know much about them, so after the obvious research I've ended up here.
So let's make one thing clear - I will be using this projector mainly for movies. (I guess this sort of means I need a Home Theater projector?) However, there is a small issue about the future as well - as soon as I have my projector, I'll be aiming for Xbox also, so in the end I'll be using the projector for movies and gaming. I must say though that currently I don't have an Xbox and the time when I'm actually going to buy it is somewhere in the far future, so it's not going to be an issue at the moment, but I ideally it should be considered. However, if I'm right, in terms of picture itself, it matters little whether it's a movie or it's a game... right?
As for the room itself, it wasn't designed to accommodate a projector, but as it happens, I believe it's good enough. With the size 8x4 meters (~26.25x~13.12 feet), it has two windows, which unfortunately are facing east and south which in term means that if the sun is shining, the room is very lit up all day long. This can be fixed with light blocking blinds. One of the windows already has one and it seems to do a good job when the sun is shining on it. The other one is missing it at the moment due to it's unusual size, but it will be done. Nevertheless, I'm planning to use the projector when the sun isn't shining that much or not at all, so the room will be dark enough for you not to be able to see your own hands in most cases. Should I want to use it during the hard sunlight, the blinds will then either do their work or not. I understand that I'm most likely not going to get the best picture quality at these times but this is really isn't an issue for me (during the daylight that is.... at night, I want the best picture my eyes will ever see
). At the moment I have no screen. The screen will be part of the 8 meter wall because it's white and has been tested quite successfully before, so the maximum distance between the projector and the wall is 4 meters. As for the screen size, it's quite hard to throw a number here, but everything is adjustable. For a 4 meter throw distance, most projectors seem to be able to produce a picture bigger that actually fits (due to desks). In the future though it will be changed and the screen will be on the 4 meter wall. If I've been reading this right, with a 8 meter throw distance (which is obviously an overkill) there's more than enough to cover almost the entire wall.
As for the projectors, this is what I have come up with - according to Project Central, the best projector in my case is BenQ W1070. I'm actually very OK with that because it's price is sort of exactly in the range I'm willing to give (
