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Is your projector 1080p or 720p? I've been thinking of a 1080p projector, but they're a bit more expensive and I'm not sure if it's worth the extra cost.
720p. Its a great projector, the best deal in Canada, thats for sure. Sanyo Z5.
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...tap tap tap... Is this thing on?  
Lol yeah sorry, should read to the end of the thread before I start replying.
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Thanks for the audition Mojo, it was fun and quite impressive 
Not a problem at all. I enjoy showing it off  .
Good luck with the reno and I hope you end up getting 80s, 600, a couple of 150s and 4 QS8s .
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To use or not to use a projector has been hammered in depth on this forum. There have been some pretty good discussions, and you might want to search for some of them. I’m running behind with too little time with too much to do lately to really get into it again. I hate telling folks to search, but suggest you do that anyway.
In short, projector use and screen size / placement should not be done on whim, and definitely do not just ‘wing’ it. You need to consider width, height, and distance from the floor (to give you a comfortable neck angle viewing), ambient light, projector placement and tolerable noise level, wiring, surge protection…..and on and on.
I’ll make one point for now…. Don’t put too much faith in THX or any other “width” recommendations. They are all based off opinion from what I can tell, including THX. I am a firm believer that size is something only YOU can come up with. Do you like sitting in the front row at the movie theater, or do you sit in the back?? Also, I find that the height of the screen makes more of a difference than width. Width does not give me eye strain nearly as much as height.
And for your reference, I sit 12’ away from a 96 X 41 screen and shoot 1080P at it. It looks quite amazing to me, but one foot closer is simply too big. I probably should have gone with 84 X 36.
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To use or not to use a projector has been hammered in depth on this forum. There have been some pretty good discussions, and you might want to search for some of them. I’m running behind with too little time with too much to do lately to really get into it again. I hate telling folks to search, but suggest you do that anyway.
In short, projector use and screen size / placement should not be done on whim, and definitely do not just ‘wing’ it. You need to consider width, height, and distance from the floor (to give you a comfortable neck angle viewing), ambient light, projector placement and tolerable noise level, wiring, surge protection…..and on and on.
I’ll make one point for now…. Don’t put too much faith in THX or any other “width” recommendations. They are all based off opinion from what I can tell, including THX. I am a firm believer that size is something only YOU can come up with. Do you like sitting in the front row at the movie theater, or do you sit in the back?? Also, I find that the height of the screen makes more of a difference than width. Width does not give me eye strain nearly as much as height.
And for your reference, I sit 12’ away from a 96 X 41 screen and shoot 1080P at it. It looks quite amazing to me, but one foot closer is simply too big. I probably should have gone with 84 X 36.
Cool, thanks for the input. Yeah I've done quite a bit of reading and such coming to my approx screen size decision.. and I'm not going to actually buy the screen itself until I play with it for a while, I'll just paint the wall to start. That's the nice thing about the projector is the screen size can be adjusted somewhat.
I've gone through the projector calculators to make sure and get the right distance, make sure the lens can shift the image enough so the projector doesn't have to hang too low, etc. I've read lots of reviews on the projector I'm considering, though of course you never know until you get it I guess.
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Painting the wall is a great idea!
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Is your projector 1080p or 720p? I've been thinking of a 1080p projector, but they're a bit more expensive and I'm not sure if it's worth the extra cost.
Unless you are planning to spend the bucks soon to purchase a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player and play HD discs, I wouldn't recommend purchasing a 1080p projector at this time. 1080p projectors are still in the $5000+ CDN neighbourhood and if you are like many of us and will mostly be viewing SD DVD's through your projector with a decent upconverting player (e.g. Oppo or many others) you won't see a big improvement in image quality (detail) between a 720p and 1080p projector. However, if you plan to watch HD TV with the projector then going with a 1080p model may better suit your needs/desires.
I don't watch a lot of TV so my thinking is right now SD DVD's, players and 720p projectors/displays are all a lot cheaper than their "true" HD equivalents. However, in 3 years or so when it is time for me to spend $300-400 to replace the bulb in my 720p the HD gear will probably have come so far down in price that it will make more sense to put the $ into going the HD projector/player/DVD's route.
Good 720p projectors like the Mitsubishi HD1000 or Sanyo Z5 can be had for $1300-1500 CDN at online dealers like Quebec Acoustic or Complete-it. Which one of these (or the many other good projectors available) is best for you depends on your viewing environment and budget (e.g. the Mitsubishi is a couple $100 cheaper than the Sanyo and with higher lumens has an advantage in rooms with moderate light control. However, the Mitsubishi is much more limited compared with the Sanyo (and many other models) in where it can be mounted to put the picture where you want it. The greater lense throw ratio and lense shift feature of the Z5 gives it a lot more options for placement.).
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>>And for your reference, I sit 12’ away from a 96 X 41 screen and shoot 1080P at it. It looks quite amazing to me, but one foot closer is simply too big. I probably should have gone with 84 X 36
To further confuse things, I sit about 11 feet away from a 96"x48" screen. When watching 16:9 I zoom out a bit and use a roughly 85"x48" area. When watching 2.35:1 I zoom in a bit and use roughly 96"x41". To my little mind this is pretty much ideal.
Whoever said "it depends on where you like to sit in the movie theater" was right on -- I tend to sit near the front of the theater, typically 1/4 of the way back or less.
With a Sanyo Z4 at 720P I can just see pixels (screen door) if I look closely but it doesn't bother me at all.
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I agree, the distance away versus screen size is quite personal. I typically sit half way back or slightly less in the theatre and I'm quite happy viewing my HD1000 (720p) at 10.5 feet on a 72x40 screen.
John - I was in your neck of the woods 2 weeks or so ago. Was at the waterpark a concession road or two N. of Taunton Rd. and slightly W of Bowmanville cooling off the kids on a hot day while in S. Ont. visiting family.
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