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JB88 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2005, 10:36:34 AM »

i had the res set @ 1024 and it was pretty awesome. very crisp and illuminated...when i had my white desktop on the screen it was like daylight in the room,

oddly, the strangest most realistic part was landing, i had my first real sense of "vertigo" in a long time while flying.

unfortunately, my FR was choppy and i dont know if it was the projector or the new patch...(it was downloading skins and i have noticed hiccups when it had done so previously)

i'm going to try to correct for it tonight and see how it goes.

way cool.

next step would have to be VR.

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Curval · « **Reply #16 on:** April 29, 2005, 11:37:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
Porno.

lol A friend of mine bought a really nice projector for his home entertainment system. The thing is incredible for watching movies and playing games.

I made a similar suggestion to him and his answer was "Tried it...won't ever try it again."

When I asked him why he said "Waaaaaaaaaay too much detail".

slimm50 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 29, 2005, 12:11:00 PM »

lol, sounds like barf-city to me. Do you have to strap yourself into your chair to keep from leaning right out of it during ACM?

LTARokit · « **Reply #18 on:** April 29, 2005, 12:21:16 PM »

Time to start carrying dee trusty ole Air Bags, beside you. I can just imagin flipping over and then going into a steep dive.....what a rush.

Morpheus · « **Reply #19 on:** April 29, 2005, 02:55:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
lol A friend of mine bought a really nice projector for his home entertainment system. The thing is incredible for watching movies and playing games.

I made a similar suggestion to him and his answer was "Tried it...won't ever try it again."

When I asked him why he said "Waaaaaaaaaay too much detail".

Pongo · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2005, 03:28:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
lol A friend of mine bought a really nice projector for his home entertainment system. The thing is incredible for watching movies and playing games.

I made a similar suggestion to him and his answer was "Tried it...won't ever try it again."

When I asked him why he said "Waaaaaaaaaay too much detail".

lol

cobia38 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2005, 05:19:44 PM »

I got one too and it rocks

IownU · « **Reply #22 on:** April 30, 2005, 09:55:38 AM »

nirvana · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2005, 06:32:06 AM »

Sooooo.......what if you hooked AH up to an IMAX theatre type thing? Or one of those VR things in arcades that rotate and stuff? AHHH if money wasn't an issue......

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2005, 08:41:11 AM »

I have the Panasonic PT-AE700 which gives a 1280x720 resolution. About 1000 ansi-lumen and 2000:1 contrast ratio.

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/home_av/projectors/0,39037574,39084602p,00.htm

Cost is around $2k. Flying on a huge screen gives you a completely different feeling.

Only problem is you need a darkened room for best image quality.

DamnedRen · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2005, 10:35:17 AM »

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Originally posted by Siaf__csf
I have the Panasonic PT-AE700 which gives a 1280x720 resolution. About 1000 ansi-lumen and 2000:1 contrast ratio.

Is the darkening of the room due to the 1000 ansi-lumen? I'm just beginning to look at projectors. I have a 61" Tosihiba that was I thinking about moving into the bedroom. That gives me a good excuse to upgrade to a projector.

It sounds like the 1280-720 res and the high contrast ratio provides a real nice HD picture. Since that is the wave of the future I suppose its time to get on with it. Besides I can probably park it up stairs in my computer room for few months before sticking it into my movie room

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I wonder what the minimum res is needed to get a great 10 ft picture on my wall for flying?

This is thinking out loud as I just may want to pick up and second one for my computer....

My original thought was to go to the Tracker Ir3 Pro and get a pair of 3d goggles so I don't have to look at the screen. It sure is a pity that the goggles came out too soon...then disappeared off the market before the trackers came out. I was thinking if you married the two then you'd have the perfect setup as the 2 inch screens in the goggles are supposed to give you the equivilent of of a 10 ft screen.

Ideas?

Thanks,

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Ren
The Damned

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #26 on:** May 01, 2005, 12:22:44 PM »

As projectors can't project black the darkest level of 'black' is actually the white or grey projecting surface. This means that in order to get a truly black contrast spot you need a dark room.

1000 ansi is enough to view computer graphics in a normally lit office room (which is its main use atm.) but for movies or serious gaming you need to darken to get enough contrast.

You can always go for higher lumens but it's a tradeoff really. Too much lumens will have a negative effect on the image if you plan to use the projector in your home cinema.

Due to the characteristics of projecting it's always necessary to have some darkening in order to get a dark (black) surface for contrast.

For a 10ft picture I'd say you need a minimum of 1024x768, preferably even more. Forget the vga projectors that can't project a native 1024x768 minimum. They have little use with the computer even though they work relatively better in home cinema.

DamnedRen · « **Reply #27 on:** May 01, 2005, 12:30:10 PM »

Hmmmm, it sounds lilke you've already done a lot of research. For gaming what would you suggest as the min res, max lumens. Also, contrast ratio appears to play a big role since the projector doesnt "do" black well.

If I go this route I'm also thinking more about screens. It would seem a slightly curved screen will provide better light at the edges along with more accurate picture quality.

Thanks again.

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Ren
The Damned

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #28 on:** May 01, 2005, 02:25:06 PM »

There's no single answer to that ren. If your main scope of use would be home cinema I could recommend the Panasonic like mine. It has a great value for money.

For data use its smoothscreen system proved to be a bit annoying. It's purpose is to get rid of the pixel net typical to lcd's and large pictures.

Today there are many good choices competing with the Panasonic. I've seen brilliant image qualities from DLP based projectors but some people have a problem with the image.

They see a rainbow effect in the picture when they move thier eyes, this is because of the color wheel / shutter technology used in DLP.

If you'll be using the projector for games only I'd recommend a high lumen projector. Expect to pay upwards of $4000 for XGA or UXGA projector with 1000+ rate brightness.

The PT-AE700 gives an awful lot of bang for buck and versatility in use which is why I chose it.

Other labels you might want to check are Sanyo PLV-Z3, Infocus screenplay 5000 or the Sony VPL series (50ish).

Of course if you can afford to pay more your selection grows much much larger. What's your price point?

LTARokit · « **Reply #29 on:** May 01, 2005, 03:27:06 PM »

$4000 bucks

Just reminded me how happy I am with my 21" flat screen