Re: 235:1 screen size input
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Sometimes we leave a light on across the other side of the room near the bar area. Not sure I would like having any other lights on in the immediate HT movie watching area, possibly behind the seating if any. Since my back wall is flat black and my side walls/ceiling are a nice dark blue color, I hardly get any stray light from the projector beam either.
You would not want the picture to suffer, but I don't think ambient light in other locations of the room would hurt, especially during a Super Bowl party or whatever.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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At first I was thinking that a remote operated lighting system would be nice but then I thought that there will likely be enough light from the projector to see my way to a switch.
I have to really avoid getting to much into the technology hype before I spend more money needlessly. Whatever.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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The Panny 900 will not vertically stretch anything other that 480P (component feed only). Just found this out and I’m quite disappointed. I’m wishing I would have bought the Optoma HD72.
It looks like I’m stuck with the 16.9 screen after all as I want to view 720p.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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Same problem I had with my Z2/Panny S97S setup, even though it was 480P, it was still better than a 16:9 configuration with bars.
My new setup using a HTPC and TheaterTek software fits the bill nicely. I know the Z4 can achieve the stretch. Are you sure about the 900? I thought you said some other AVS'rs said it will, are you sure your not hitting the wrong buttons.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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Just to throw another wrench in, consider that some material is 4:3 (oldies, TV shows, DVD "bonus features"). If your screen is fixed at 2.35:1, you'll have a great setup for some material but a tiny screen on others. I have a 16:9 screen and I wish I got an equally wide 4:3 for the occasional oldie (or occasional DVD that was fullscreen from my pre-HT days), and accept the larger bars on top/bottom. --Martin
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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That is only true if your 2.35 or 16:9 screen is small to begin with, I hardly ever watch 4:3 material in my HT room, but when I do, it is not that small. Here is my setup:
2.35 movies 51" x 120" or 130" diag.
1.85 movies 51" x 94" or 107" diag.
1.78 HD 16:9 51" x 91" or 104" diag.
1.33 4:3 Std 51" x 68" or 85" diag.
So in the remote chance I would watch 4:3 material, which is unlikely for the purpose of having a big screen setup, 85" is NOT SMALL.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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There's a string over there now about the 900 and 2.35.
It will vertically stretch, but ONLY with a component input. It will not stretch with the DVI input (which is the only way I can veiw 720.
The Optoma will strech both. I think I'm going to just sell the 900 and get the Optoma. The 900 is still in the box.
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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I'm using TheaterTek DVD software on my HTPC which has custom aspect settings. In the latest version, it will automatically scale the 2.35 movie for constant height users. I love the quality of the picture to, wow. What is nice is that you can set your video card to 1280 x 720, so you get a 1:1 match to the projector. I was in the same boat with you using my Z2/Panny S97S combination, it only worked via component and 480P. With the HTPC it is not an issue.
Good luck Mr. Drew
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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So, if I unserstand correctly your lens allows you to display 1.85 at full height? I thought it worked only for 2.35! Well if it does then it's one more reason I want one!
Right now 1.85 does not display black bars since I guess my DVD player overscans a little bit, but I'm assuming that once I use an HTPC and 1:1 pixel mapping there will be some black bars on 1.85 material right?
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Re: 235:1 screen size input
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Not exactly, for 1.33, 1.78(HD), and 1.85 DVDs, the lens has a "pass through" mode. In other words, it is like there is no lens present. My projector is native 16:9, so there would be no reason to alter the image.
When you watch a 2.35 movie, you have black bars on the top/bottom, so you have to first scale the image to get rid of the black bars and reclaim those lost pixels, then you put the lens in stretch mode to stretch the previously scaled image back out to fill the 2.35 screen.
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