1 screen or 2?

[clone]

I saw that someone has in their HT 2 projector screens.

Is that necessary in order to watch a movie in 2.35/2.40:1 and 1.78:1/16X9?

I ordered a PT-AE4000U. I just wanted to know if I can get away with one.

Thanks.

[Beta Man]

it's not necessary....

Parts of the screen will be black bars, same as if you bought a standard sized 16:9 "widescreen" LCD or Plasma (assuming you go with that A.R.)

[tilallr1]

Honestly, its completely unnecessary. I would choose as most of us have. I went with 16:9 for several reasons, mostly due to cost / convenience.

Since my projector has inky blacks, honestly I don't see black bars much if at all, I usually feel as though I am watching a 2.35:1 screen.

But unfortunately not all projectors, or room setups are great with blacks.

I would suggest testing out how your projector does on the wall first, see if you notice black bars, or whether they really bother you or not. It could also greatly depend on the types of movies you watch (2.35 / 1.85 / 1.33), and whether you want to strictly use the screen for only movies. Then choose for the majority of content you enjoy.

Of course you can always go with any screen and come up with DIY masking for the black bars.

[Another_Dude]

I have a 16x9 screen w/ my AE3k and it is fine. In a basement w/ zero other light seems to help out.

[clone]

Thanks folks. Some good info. When i visually put both screens on top of each other it reminds me of the chevy symbol.

Most of my movies are 2.35:1. I wasnt sure if the projector would "fit" the picture to the screen.

I will do as suggested and play with the projector on a wall and play different movie ratios.

[tilallr1]

Originally Posted by clone

Thanks folks. Some good info. When i visually put both screens on top of each other it reminds me of the chevy symbol.

Most of my movies are 2.35:1. I wasnt sure if the projector would "fit" the picture to the screen.

I will do as suggested and play with the projector on a wall and play different movie ratios.

Good call. Let us know how it goes. I am curious what setup you decide to go with.

[gosawx]

Originally Posted by clone

Thanks folks. Some good info. When i visually put both screens on top of each other it reminds me of the chevy symbol.

Most of my movies are 2.35:1. I wasnt sure if the projector would "fit" the picture to the screen.

I will do as suggested and play with the projector on a wall and play different movie ratios.

My 2 cents, I can't say enough how glad I am that I did a 2.35 screen. It's just awesome on all those movies, and any 1.78 movies I watch down in the theater, usually those are comedies, etc. where making that compromise seems well worth it...