Opinions on first projector setup and placement

[Hoser59]

My wife and I have been tossing around the idea of getting a projector and hanging a screen from our ceiling that will pull down in front of our tv (Panasonic 52" RP). The projector will be used 90% of the time for movies in the evening after it is dark and the rest of the time for sporting events. We would get heavy vertical blinds to help deal with any ambient light issues.

I have been looking into the Epson 6100 which seems like a good choice for us given it's relatively low price and high light output. Can someone recomend a screen size that would work at a throw distance of around 16 feet? Well were on the subject of screens, I really don't know much about what colour material or gain would be appropriate, or whether a motorized screen is worth the extra expense.

We were originally looking into getting a 65" Sharp Aquos, but as the majority of our TV watching is movies, we figured we could go big for about the same price.

(in the image attached below, the green hatched area is our neighbors condo and the large picture window faces east)

[ryoohki]

Play with that

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Epso...ulator-pro.htm

and have fun!

you can play with it... you can have 150 + Inch LOL from 16 feet (at max zoom). It's always better to stay at Mid zoom and lower. Even then, you're going at 120 inch at mid zoom (you can still Zoom Out for smaller screen). I'd say go with a 106' if you can...

[Hoser59]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Play with that

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Epso...ulator-pro.htm

and have fun!

you can play with it... you can have 150 + Inch LOL from 16 feet (at max zoom). It's always better to stay at Mid zoom and lower. Even then, you're going at 120 inch at mid zoom (you can still Zoom Out for smaller screen). I'd say go with a 106' if you can...

Thanks alot! That definetely helps me figure things out. I think a 106" screen would look fantastic in my living room. With a pull down screen can I expect to see some wavyness in the material due to it being rolled? Will a more expensive brand name screen eliminate this? I am hoping to get a motorized screen that I can control with my harmony one.

Can someone suggest a 106" diagonal 16:9 AR ceiling mount motorized screen with black velvet border to help with contrast?

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by Hoser59

Thanks alot! That definetely helps me figure things out. I think a 106" screen would look fantastic in my living room. With a pull down screen can I expect to see some wavyness in the material due to it being rolled? Will a more expensive brand name screen eliminate this? I am hoping to get a motorized screen that I can control with my harmony one.

Can someone suggest a 106" diagonal 16:9 AR ceiling mount motorized screen with black velvet border to help with contrast?

Well a motorized screen is always better than pulldown because the motirized one will always be rolled at the same speed, the same way

There's a lot of manifacturer. I like Da Lite a lot but there's ton of screen company and they make more or less similar screen (unless it's a Steward witch cost way more)

[b15nut]

Check out the motorized screens on this site:

http://www.htdepot.com/

[Hoser59]

That site is fantastic, thank you. I can't find any info on whether they ship to Canada (BC) or not, but I will definetly look into it. 106" Tab tensioned motorized screen for $449 sounds like a good deal to me.

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by Hoser59

That site is fantastic, thank you. I can't find any info on whether they ship to Canada (BC) or not, but I will definetly look into it. 106" Tab tensioned motorized screen for $449 sounds like a good deal to me.

you can check those site in Canada :

www.hd.ca
http://www.eastporters.com/estore/cart.php?page=screens
http://www.complete-it.ca/

[primaz]

Originally Posted by Hoser59

Thanks alot! That definetely helps me figure things out. I think a 106" screen would look fantastic in my living room. With a pull down screen can I expect to see some wavyness in the material due to it being rolled? Will a more expensive brand name screen eliminate this? I am hoping to get a motorized screen that I can control with my harmony one.

Can someone suggest a 106" diagonal 16:9 AR ceiling mount motorized screen with black velvet border to help with contrast?

I have 110" due to the shape of the room, but if you can handle 120" I'd go for that. To me you have a good distance so you can easily handle larger sizes so to me I'd rather get as large as the room can handle. I also use a Da Lite screen and they have some very cool new products like their JFK screens made for the new 1080 projectors.