Thinking about buying a pull down screen

[Disky76]

Hi All,

I am thinking about buying a pull down 106" 16:9 screen and a 1080p projector. My question is: does anyone know the minimum viewing distance for these type of screens and projectors?

I currently have a 57" Toshiba HDTV, but was thinking about upgrading to the big screen for movie watching and a more theatrical experience, but I am unsure if the room is large enough or not.

Thanks!!

[drago3451]

How big is your room? Projectors differ on how far away they need to be placed based on screen size and zoom capabilities. I am starting to get into the front projector game and have been doing some research. I am looking into 120" and will be sitting 12-13 feet away.

[Disky76]

Well, I could put it in one room and sit about 10-12 feet away. Would that be enough space? Or should I look at a smaller screen?

I am looking for something that I can hang from the ceiling and put up when not in use.

The room with the Toshiba I am thinking would be too small, viewing distance there is probably 8-10 feet.

Any size reccomendations? I'm looking to get as big as possible with thoughts for the future so I can use the screen for a future larger room.

[love blu or go home!]

Go here and put your projector model in and it will tell you what you need.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/proj...calculator.cfm

[ak808]

I have a 106in screen and sit about 10-11 feet away.

[ak808]

Oh one thing to ad is watch out for "waves" when using a manual pull down.

[Brain Sturgeon]

Originally Posted by Disky76

Well, I could put it in one room and sit about 10-12 feet away. Would that be enough space? Or should I look at a smaller screen?

I am looking for something that I can hang from the ceiling and put up when not in use.

The room with the Toshiba I am thinking would be too small, viewing distance there is probably 8-10 feet.

Any size reccomendations? I'm looking to get as big as possible with thoughts for the future so I can use the screen for a future larger room.

10 feet from a 106" 16:9 screen (diagonal I presume?) is only 2.3 PH. You could probably sit 1.5-2.0 PH fairly comfortably, depending on your preference for how much the screen fills your field of vision. I sit 10' from a 120" wide scope screen, and could probably sit @ 8' comfortably.

How much wall space do you have (vertical and horizontal)?. Rule of thumb with FP's: get the biggest screen that you can within the limits of your room and your projector's light output. I've said this before many times-- there are very few people who wish they had gone with a smaller screen whereas there are many people who wish they had gone larger.

In terms of the throw distance requirements, this will be different for different projectors. Do you have a projector or two in mind, and where are you planning to mount/place the projector?

[primaz]

Size matters

Get the largest possible screen that will fit in the room. If you can mount the projector 10-12 feet away you will have no problem with most brands to likely go anywhere from 7 to 10' wide screens; it is not until you are going to project about a 15 foot screen do you need 15 or more feet between the screen.

After going to a front projection system I would never go back to anything else. You can tune the size based on the room. To save money you might think of a high quality screen that is non moving. I think I paid less than 500 for my daylite screen that snaps onto an aluminum frame about 1/2" thick that is screwed onto the wall via online store. Also if you are new to projections systems you might look for a local person whom is familiar with tuning your front projection as most systems will need tuning to be as clear as a non projection set up. With a bit of patience and tuning you will get a picture better than any normal TV with a huge size and size matters.