RussPang
Auditioning
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2005
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Hi, just joined the site!
My wife and I do most of our TV and movie watching in our bedroom, so this post pertains to the equipment therein.
My Mitsubish WT-42311 started acting up last week and now it won't stay on when powering up. Evidently, the power unit may need to be replaced. Since we are in the hurricane Dennis-impacted area, the local shop said it will be a minimum of 3-6 weeks before he could get to it and will likely cost $350 to $600.
I thought it would be cool to have a hidden TV that dropped down from the ceiling making it possible for us to have a bigger screen than the Mitsu 42 inch. I did some research (before I found this site) and bought an InFocus 4805. I plan to build cabinets around the head of the bed and make a place for the projector above.
I do have a question!
I want a screen that will be approx. 10-11 feet from the headboard. According to InFocus, it seems a 72" diagonal screen would be perfect.
Can anyone advise me as to the best screen to use for this application? I would like to get a motorized screen and make a soffit for it and my front speakers to reside in but I don't want to spend a lot of money.
Our room can be made fairly dark so I believe we could run the projector in low mode. I would like to spend under $500 for a motorized screen of this size (43x57)
Thanks in advance for any help,
Russ
My wife and I do most of our TV and movie watching in our bedroom, so this post pertains to the equipment therein.
My Mitsubish WT-42311 started acting up last week and now it won't stay on when powering up. Evidently, the power unit may need to be replaced. Since we are in the hurricane Dennis-impacted area, the local shop said it will be a minimum of 3-6 weeks before he could get to it and will likely cost $350 to $600.
I thought it would be cool to have a hidden TV that dropped down from the ceiling making it possible for us to have a bigger screen than the Mitsu 42 inch. I did some research (before I found this site) and bought an InFocus 4805. I plan to build cabinets around the head of the bed and make a place for the projector above.
I do have a question!
I want a screen that will be approx. 10-11 feet from the headboard. According to InFocus, it seems a 72" diagonal screen would be perfect.
Can anyone advise me as to the best screen to use for this application? I would like to get a motorized screen and make a soffit for it and my front speakers to reside in but I don't want to spend a lot of money.
Our room can be made fairly dark so I believe we could run the projector in low mode. I would like to spend under $500 for a motorized screen of this size (43x57)
Thanks in advance for any help,
Russ