I can't say I share the reviewer's opinion on white wall vs. proper projection screen, but it's nice to see that there's a 1080p projector that will actually work in smaller rooms. Hopefully we'll see more stuff like this at CES.
I knew that some people wouldn't agree with this, but it comes from 4 years as a projector owner - using it in multiple environments. In the early days my original 720P projector I would move between two houses, one with a proper screen and the other with just a wall. The advantages of the wall is a) when you use the right paint it actually is bright enough, b) walls are larger than screens - to get a screen the size of my wall would mean having a totally custom screen made ($$$), c) walls don't have aspect ratio limitations. In my house I did have a custom screen made. It was a cinematic 2.35:1 and was 11 feet wide. But then when I watched something 16:9 or 4:3 I had to adjust the zoom and the image was smaller.
My friends who have projectors with screens come over and are bummed that their picture is so small compared to mine.
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I can't say I share the reviewer's opinion on white wall vs. proper projection screen, but it's nice to see that there's a 1080p projector that will actually work in smaller rooms. Hopefully we'll see more stuff like this at CES.
I knew that some people wouldn't agree with this, but it comes from 4 years as a projector owner - using it in multiple environments. In the early days my original 720P projector I would move between two houses, one with a proper screen and the other with just a wall. The advantages of the wall is a) when you use the right paint it actually is bright enough, b) walls are larger than screens - to get a screen the size of my wall would mean having a totally custom screen made ($$$), c) walls don't have aspect ratio limitations. In my house I did have a custom screen made. It was a cinematic 2.35:1 and was 11 feet wide. But then when I watched something 16:9 or 4:3 I had to adjust the zoom and the image was smaller.
My friends who have projectors with screens come over and are bummed that their picture is so small compared to mine.
I agree, no screen, right paint, works great,less hassle less money.
I've now posted an article covering screens and why you might or might not need them, along with some good (cheaper) alternatives...
http://www.michaelsmith.tv/2008/12/30/home-theater-projector-screens/