160 Inch screen will get me 16:9 ratio?

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Originally Posted by fred87nc

I'm using the Mitsubishi HC1600, I went to the calculator projection thing and got the exact screen for the size of 179.92 and got a screen made that size. My ps3 fills the whole screen, but then when I play a movie it gives me the black bars. I was just confused because on the manual it was talking about no black bars on 16:9.

I'm going to look into the 2:35:1 set up, I have no idea what it is.

anyways here's a pic of my screen

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/...26ea95f6fe.jpg

it's still work in process, I got to get those part of the walls covered up, and still waiting on furniture.

A 2:35:1 set-up effectively would require a new screen as it would be the same aspect ratio as the widescreen movies (the lense required can be quite expensive but is starting to become part of the projector [the lense shifts etc are iften done inside the projector], you can also diy a lense very easily and cheaply though it is not of the same quality as the more expensive professionally made lenses). The downside is you when you are playing games or 16:9 content there wil be screen space not taken up by the projected image (though there will be no black bars for 2:35:1 or 16:9 material with a 2:35:1 set-up).

One wasy way to explain what a 2:35:1 set-up is, is when you go to a cinema, often before the movies starts the curtains slide revealing more of the screen. Cinemas effectivly use a 2:35:1 system in that regard (for the most part at least).

Other notes that may help:
Also to note, given that your projector is 720p, 160" may be a tad to big for it (in terms of scrrendoor effect [that is the ability to see sthe pixels that make up the image), as the recommended viewing distance would be 21 feet away, and the closest would be 16 feet away.

Also what screen are you using (do you know the gain). As a 'high gain screen' will be neaded for this projector at the size your projecting it at, that is if you want a bright image).