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Projection Screens => Screens (General) => Topic started by: AVSCraig on November 15, 2016, 11:30:06 AM
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Here is a link to a handy website, where you can compare screen sizes -
http://displaywars.com/
Fun to see how small HDTV's are compared to front projection !
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Thanks, Craig!! Really eye opening to see the difference between my current, and proposed screen size. Thanks for sharing!
Kevin
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Thanks, Craig!! Really eye opening to see the difference between my current, and proposed screen size. Thanks for sharing!
Kevin
It is fun to see just how small a " big " 75 inch HDTV would be next to a 120" screen. :)
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Had a friend telling me " but I have a 65" TV ". Of course, when you watch a 2.35:1 movie on that 65" TV, it looks like this, compared to my 128" 2.35:1 StudioTek 130 -
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18892894_10213090856287093_8226185302601538301_n.jpg?oh=6dd1d39f33967fc2e5a4d2d5891574ca&oe=59DCDAE2)
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It is so hard to enjoy a movie on our 4k 65" set since the 195" HT us torn down. I can't wait until I move, and build a new HT,
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It is so hard to enjoy a movie on our 4k 65" set since the 195" HT us torn down. I can't wait until I move, and build a new HT,
Yep, it is easy to go from a TV to a front projector and grin from ear to ear, but tough to go from a front projector back to a TV.
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Thanks for the link Craig. I'm a math guy, but this website has made it much easier to compare and contrast dimensions and areas of various screen sizes. The visual is awesome too. Great website!
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Thanks for the link Craig. I'm a math guy, but this website has made it much easier to compare and contrast dimensions and areas of various screen sizes. The visual is awesome too. Great website!
Plus, it's fun to bug your friends that think their 65" TV is huge - hee hee ! ::)
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I won't be happy until I have a room that allows a true cinema size screen like the one pictured. When I go to the theater there is something magical about a movie on a really large screen. At home sitting closer to your screen to occupy the same field of vision is not the same.
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I won't be happy until I have a room that allows a true cinema size screen like the one pictured. When I go to the theater there is something magical about a movie on a really large screen. At home sitting closer to your screen to occupy the same field of vision is not the same.
I'm going to need a bigger house for that. And a divorce attorney ( there went the money for the bigger house ) !
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Craig what is the width of your screen. I am limited to 11.5 wide, not bad. As for the giant screen I can only dream:)
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Craig what is the width of your screen. I am limited to 11.5 wide, not bad. As for the giant screen I can only dream:)
Which one ? I have a 122" diagonal 1.78:1 screen ( Stewart Cima Neve ) and a 128" diagonal / 118" wide 2.35:1 StudiotTek 130. I blame you for becoming addicted to a bright image. 18.5 FL for Blu-ray, 38 FL for 4K. 10' seating distance. If only I could afford the Super Lumis stack !
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18620963_10212912925678939_6927292725931102831_o.jpg?oh=2ec41f24a376a1f819682b5f3814cb16&oe=5AA03261)
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18518073_10212912926518960_3854838832667901200_o.jpg?oh=d32234aef6bf8015d63d84808ab166c7&oe=5AACBA6E)
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18527502_10212912927278979_5119229680617771786_o.jpg?oh=1cb579529897c15a54e5cd1b487c9080&oe=5A9E71A9)
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Craig what is the width of your screen. I am limited to 11.5 wide, not bad. As for the giant screen I can only dream:)
You have the space to move your wall on the right side out a few feet, do you not? I think you could make it so that you could put a 15' wide screen in there, pretty easily.
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You have the space to move your wall on the right side out a few feet, do you not? I think you could make it so that you could put a 15' wide screen in there, pretty easily.
Cant do Mike but I could get creative in other parts of the downstairs to max a 15 footer. What keeps me from doing this is cost just to gain 3 feet.
Craig youve got quit the setup. Looking good.
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Cant do Mike but I could get creative in other parts of the downstairs to max a 15 footer. What keeps me from doing this is cost just to gain 3 feet.
Craig youve got quit the setup. Looking good.
Pretty happy with my theater. The projector closet remains my other best decision !
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16426040_10211887145075065_3986904789351375433_n.jpg?oh=f92c706c9cd47941ed8e60cc4fcc3ede&oe=5A9E74F1)
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17098053_10212159605686410_3869245326650093008_o.jpg?oh=37fa09adf7d8dc3bac04032216ead13b&oe=5AA7A111)
But you've got a separate projector room, even better !
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Here is a nice graphic showing the difference between an 80" flat panel TV showing a scope movie, vs a scope movie on my 128" diagonal 2.35:1 Stewart Studiotek 130 screen. The 80" flat panel is way too small!
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And another one showing the full 80" 16:9 flat panel TV vs my Stewart Cima Neve 122" diagonal 16:9 screen -
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Here is a great chart ( thanks to Arrow AV / Nigel ) showing whether a particular resolution will show benefits from a certain distance / screen size. I'm well into the 4K distance / screen size.
(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37367093_10216700039914428_6821174047695437824_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=f1c10b2b1af4ef9467195dcf47e6cf08&oe=5BDE052A)
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Here is a link to a handy website, where you can compare screen sizes -
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Thank you Craig for posting this.
I am building my own screen and am tired of making “to scale” sketches and Pythagorean theorem calcs! ( Yep, I’m an engineer).
This site allows for quick and visual comparisons which is extremely useful.
cheers,
Hugo
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The website does come in handy - glad it's helpful for someone other than me !
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The website does come in handy - glad it's helpful for someone other than me.....
For me, it’s a bit of a Godsend as far as quick visuals. I have a 12’-5” wide bonus room above a garage. Realtors here call that a “Frog” (front room over garage). The screen size was a real issue because this space has knee walls. Not sure what they are called on your side but think “Dutch barn”.
So while I have a decent width it only goes up in the vertical to 62” and then the walls angle inward such that I only have roughly 82” flat horizontal on the ceiling. Ceiling height it 96” at that point.
So my screen selection became a matter of managing width to height as I didn’t want to get closer than 22-24” to the floor. The quick calcs on the site allow me to see the change in height as I try to go wider. For me, it made the choice to go with a 115” diagonal 16:9 screen optimal. I watch a lot of college football so that made sense but I did teeter back and forth between 2:35 vs 1.78 as I’m sure most everyone does.
Anyway, thank you again. Heading over to the introduction thread now.
cheers,
Hugo