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I'm talking with Curt Palme about a refurbed CRT projector. Because the set-up will only be used for movies and nothing else, I think CRT is the way to go. Add either a scaler or transcoder for the input and either a 4:3 screen (scaler) or a pair of screens with a 16:9 mounted behind a 4:3...

OK, I think this is the third time I've written this. The seats are ~25 feet from the room's front wall. The speakers are ~9.5 feet into the room. The screen will be located approximately in the plane of the speakers' front baffles. That makes the viewing/listening distance around 15 feet or...

Well, it's not all B&W. And it's not all 4:3 either. In fact, since going region-free a couple of years back, it's increasingly various widescreen OARs as more choices and better transfers have filled out the international film library from the '50s and '60s. (I even have to confess to owning...

The room is 29' x 18'. The speakers - large, VoT-style horns weighing 300 lbs each, are placed 9.5' into the room. My plan is to situate the TV between the speakers and slightly forward on the plane of the front baffles. This will make the distance to a viewer's head around 13 to 15 feet. The...

John, Thanks for a valuable 2¢. Flat panels are out in this room. The front wall is 25' from the seating. Even if I were to locate a plasma panel in the same place as i intend to place the RPTV, i.e. between the massive horns of the audio system, I'm still at 13-15'. A big enough panel would...

OK, I think we get it. You're a big fan of DLP (or of Consumer Reports, not sure which). :) But if I may, allow me to drag the thread back to my original intent. Most of these tests aren't conducted on anything resembling the program material I'll be viewing. The only thing that really matters...

Arthur, I'm curious...why DLP over LCoS (SXRD or HD-ILA)? We watch a lot of B&W - far more than color - and I'm concerned over rainbow effects.

Contemplating the move to a large RPTV (60" or greater) to be placed in a large (18' x 29') room with the main audio system (2-channel). Seating is ~15' from where the screen would be located. Primary use will be movie watching, and not the blockbusters loaded with CGI effects, either. Our...