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Well if you are too close you'll get eye strain following things on the screen perimeter.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was likeWhoa it's like 90% of the wall....thinking of trying a 84'' tape tonight.
No way. Look at the pics I posted. Thats about 135" and if I could make it bigger I would. It will grow on you.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was likeWhoa it's like 90% of the wall....thinking of trying a 84'' tape tonight.
I can see sitting back and watching a movie....But, I feel like If I'm watching a Football game I'll actually have to swivel my head to follow the pass...No way. Look at the pics I posted. Thats about 135" and if I could make it bigger I would. It will grow on you.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was like
You have to get a tuner. Something like this.I'm sure there are cheaper options, but this was the first I found.
When I was starting this project, projectorpeople had a viewing calculator. You put in the size of the desired screen and it tells you how far away optimal seating would be.I can see sitting back and watching a movie....But, I feel like If I'm watching a Football game I'll actually have to swivel my head to follow the pass...No way. Look at the pics I posted. Thats about 135" and if I could make it bigger I would. It will grow on you.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was like
yea, or i thought of buying a used sat box, i think you can use them for OTA too.
yep, how far away are you sitting? Actually I think projector people have the calculator for each projector, but maybe not viewing. If I remember right you want to be sitting 1.5 times the horizontal measurement. so 8 feet wide (not diagnal) screen would be at least 12 feet back.When I was starting this project, projectorpeople had a viewing calculator. You put in the size of the desired screen and it tells you how far away optimal seating would be.I can see sitting back and watching a movie....But, I feel like If I'm watching a Football game I'll actually have to swivel my head to follow the pass...No way. Look at the pics I posted. Thats about 135" and if I could make it bigger I would. It will grow on you.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was likeWhoa it's like 90% of the wall....thinking of trying a 84'' tape tonight.
Yeah,.. I've been using those calculators all along.. it's when the tape was actually on the wall when I was blown away.....I'm thinking of going 84'' Diagnal and that I might be able to increase it if I wanted to. But, 84'' sounds pretty nice.My main couch is 11 feet away but, 1 chair might be within 8-9 feet... The ceilings are also low - slightly less that 7 ft.KGB said:yep, how far away are you sitting? Actually I think projector people have the calculator for each projector, but maybe not viewing. If I remember right you want to be sitting 1.5 times the horizontal measurement. so 8 feet wide (not diagnal) screen would be at least 12 feet back.When I was starting this project, projectorpeople had a viewing calculator. You put in the size of the desired screen and it tells you how far away optimal seating would be.I can see sitting back and watching a movie....But, I feel like If I'm watching a Football game I'll actually have to swivel my head to follow the pass...No way. Look at the pics I posted. Thats about 135" and if I could make it bigger I would. It will grow on you.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was likeWhoa it's like 90% of the wall....thinking of trying a 84'' tape tonight.
That HD20 people here seem to be buying is "3d ready" whatever that means.
By the sound of the rest of the set up, probably a plastic milk crate. Has to set the lava lamp on the floor now but well worth it.
Congrats! FWIW I had mine rigged up while I was finishing the basement. Like you, I couldn't wait, so I didn't.
Yeah. I'll be on vacation next week but, when I get back, I suspect I might be trying to rig something up... Just don't want it to take me away from the work of completing this basement project.Basement will be full of Sheetrock / spackle dust for a week.But, there will definitely come a point where this thing needs to get fired up... I presume it will be some Sunday real soon.Congrats! FWIW I had mine rigged up while I was finishing the basement. Like you, I couldn't wait, so I didn't.
Excellent. I don't know that I've ever been as scared as when I played Bioshock on a 92" screen with surround sound messing me up.
A projector that gives you a screen as big as your walls and space allow can be had for around $1000.00..a 65'' plasma is what? 2k-3k?Bigger AND Cheaper sold me pretty quickly. You can also change the size to theater ratios and back.... I will be dialing in the perfect size for my space and just might increase it at will
65" plasma at a glance could be had for ~$1800 @ Amazon, I'm sure with the holidays coming up there will be sales all over. Mostly I was curious how 'sharp' the picture would be on a projector as opposed to the plasma. For the price and a bit of what I've read through the thread going with a projector definitely sounds like an option to consider...
I'm using that Wilsonart Laminate Screen that they talk about in the AVS forums that I can get from work cheap and I've got my eyes on a Denon HTITB with good reviews for $599.00.... that is still covered in the greater price of the Plasma.If I were setting up my basement with a 65'' plasma, I'm pretty sure I'd still want surround sound anyway so, I'm not going to count that much against the Projector... Besides the fact, I've been in plenty houses with 65'' plasma's and it's like "Dude, nice TV".... My dad just set up a 55'' over his fireplace, top of the line Sony and it does nothing for me at all, just a few more inches over what I have.NINETY TWO plus on an entire wall is FREAKING MIND BLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!To me, it's a whole different ball game and barely even comparable.
Anybody considering a projector is going to have all those (except the screen) anyway. Why buy a 65" TV if you're not going to hook up surround sound?BTW - If anyone's interested I am selling my home theater setup. It has a Denon receiver (only drawback - no HDMI inputs), KEF front speakers, and a Definitive 10" sub. PM me and I'll give you the Craigslist listing.
Had to look at these again for inspiration!!!!!!
Lol. I don't see the reason to go 2x the budget for the screen. Just the wall is fine for me. I considered a DIY screen but passed. I got mine through Ebay new. The lamp just went out and replaced for $155. The noise it made going out was tremendously loud.
Nope, just the "screen". The rest of the wall I painted black.
Went with a DirectTv Tivo HD10-250 here. Its obsolete for DirectTv subscribers, but its dual ATSC tuners, 30 minute buffer, TVGOS, and HDMI make for a perfect solution for OTA HD reception. And they're about $50 on ebay. I'll probably end up getting another one for the upstairs TV.
Here's two other pics showing the "screen"
Reeeeaaallly? Might have to pick one of those up. I haven't paid attention to Tivo/DVR stuff at all. Are you saying that you can record OTA programming with this thing and not have to pay any monthly service charges to anyone?
I dont think so. I think the only Tivo functions you get are the 30min buffer (pause, ff, rw, 30sec skip). No record and save features.
Sweet.... I'm still debating this or the laminate....
Yea, I tried not to get too caught up in everything I "could" do. Its hard. But some of those people spent more money on wiring than I spent on my whole basement.
It's not even getting caught up in the extremes they go to.... Just simple stuff like building a bar or the paint mixtures.... I read about paint mixtures all night last night.
Oh how I sooo remember being there. Trust me when I say silverscreen was (is) plenty good for what you want. And very simple and cheap (compared to the other options). I just went back and looked at some of the threads/posts I made when I was doing this.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/search.php?searchid=16098452
I just sold my house with the DIY home theater in it and am already planning out my next room in the house I don't have yet
I got mine "officially" fired up Saturday night for the Jets / Colts game.....AMAZING!!!!!!!!I walk into places like Costco with all their 55'' or whatever TV's lines up @ 2k+ and I just laugh at them..... I wouldn't even want such a "Unit" around...I think Everyone needs to assess their wall sitation and pick which one they can project on. And you can always use a pull down screen and not use the projector all the time if you want your little 50'' around for the News or something.This new Epson 8350 is slightly over 1k and is the latest and greatest at that price point... You can save money on other projectors especially if your light situation is controlled but DAMN THIS THING IS AMAZING!!!!!!!I was chronicalling my basement adventures in another thread I believe and will get around to updating it but, needless to say, I've been down in the basement A LOT.
BTW.... I wound up closer to 96''....... I still haven't Framed it out to get my exact measurement.I'm a believer now... I could NOT have gone too big.Anyone ever set up a projector and it was TOO BIG????I put tape on my wall last night for a 92'' screen and it feels overwhelming.. I was like
Game was on Saturday night and I couldn't find my camera.....I REALLY wanted a pic with the Jets winning.Hope I get another chance
I'm going to get a bunch of throw rugs eventually. BTW, that's a cheap laminate from Costco that's real good quality for the price. I used an underlayment that allows air circulation and supposedly keeps the floor warmer - that was pretty cheap as well, it's called All-In-One flooring.But so far, I've only watched a handful of sporting events at moderate sound levels.I haven't sat down and watched a movie with full effects...As a matter of fact you can see my speaker wire was short - I just got more wire from Monoprice yesterday and I needed a splitter for the Subwoofer so, the woofer hasn't even been hooked up yet.
Totally agree on the mount - that's really well done. Looks like a great space to hang out.
Thanks.. I could get that thing up another inch but, supposedly that might effect picture quality with light bouncing off the ceiling.... That mount is the Chief Mount which is pretty good. I returned another mount that didn't give you all the flexibility this one does.
