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i need a bigger screen to watch my films on and am thinking of buying a projector and hoping that i could fill the whole wall with the screen (probably about 8ft). if i was to do this what distance would the projector need to be away from the wall, cos as u can see below my room is a square, so at the most it can only be like 10ft away. does this matter? and also, where is the best place online to buy and how much roughly do they go for now?
this is my room, pics taken beginning of the year, changed a bit now, but im planning on putting the projector screen on the wall where the TV is and then move whole my tv and that to the wall where my door is facing the settee (it works, cos i used to have my room like that)
opinions?
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Cosmo
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they tend to have different lengths depending on the projector, they'll normally say though in the specs.
Ebay has some good deals normally on new stuff 
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L33 LEG
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my mate says that u only need a few metres and they can produce a 600inch screen abouts. does this sound right?
also, obviously the quality wnt be too good during the day, but i only want it for use at night to watch films. how good is the quality compared to rear projection tvs and that?
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L33 LEG
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jst looking at this site, they range from like 500quid to thousands. what spec do i need to get a decent picture and which would u go for if u had around 1k to spend?
http://www.projectors.co.uk/sp/abspage/1/catid/10/pricemax//searchbox1/xx99xx/searchbox12/xx99xx/searchbox15/xx99xx/templateid/32.html
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Kif
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Panasonic and sony make some of the best projecters with out costing loads. . .
Try them
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Kif
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http://www.millerbros.co.uk/?i=13rRy32JzG9M&vp=5&bg=110&bp=300s&bi=0&WT.svl=plimg
Thats one of the best around. Quality picture and good compatibility
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L33 LEG
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ok, ill check them out.
it says on some of the specs that they have LCD display type and the cheaper ones r left blank. i take it that itl be best to spend a bit more for the LCD?
this is probably the one id like to get, there was a samsung for the same price but without LCD quality
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Resolution WVGA
Weight 4.1 KGs
Lumens/Brightness 800
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Keystone Correction YES
Lamp Life (Typical)
Contrast Ratio 2000
Fan Noise 23
Warranty 2 YRS
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L33 LEG
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it looks okay that corsaboy. a bit more than i want to pay tho. what do i need to look for when buying? what features? and will they be able to produce a screen size of about 8ft wide?
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Kif
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Looks a good find that one, you need a good lamp life on them as they cost loads to fix after the warrenty.
Also the lumens comes into it aswell, get a higher lumens for a better picture
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
Looks a good find that one, you need a good lamp life on them as they cost loads to fix after the warrenty.
Also the lumens comes into it aswell, get a higher lumens for a better picture
the brightness seems to range from 700-1500. most are 800 tho, will this be fine for what i want it for? and also, a lot say typical life for the lamp. how long do they last for about?
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Kif
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I have know lamps to last about 10 years, but they fade easily. . . 800 should be fine really for watching films and stuff.
Just make sure your wall is smooth and if you want the full wall as your screen it would be a good idea to paint it white. . .
Anymore you wanna know? 
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L33 LEG
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 sh1t, costs like 300quid for a new bulb. they say theyl last for 2000-3000 hours tho, so i suppose ul only end up buying a new bulb once every year or two. is that what it means with the hours?
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id go for a lcd
otherwise costco is ure best bet
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
I have know lamps to last about 10 years, but they fade easily. . . 800 should be fine really for watching films and stuff.
Just make sure your wall is smooth and if you want the full wall as your screen it would be a good idea to paint it white. . .
Anymore you wanna know?
cheers mate, uv been a great help. my walls r already white but il make a seprate screen for it, a more shiny white urface or soemthing. or even buy a screen.
cheers tho mate, il get searching and see whats best to get probably be new year till i get one anyway so have time to browse
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Kif
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The hour thing means the bulb will last about 2000-3000 hours. . .
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Kif
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Originally posted by Munchie
id go for a lcd
otherwise costco is ure best bet
Da munch, LCD are good pictures but you have to spend mega money to get the same size as a projector
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
The hour thing means the bulb will last about 2000-3000 hours. . .
ye thats what i thought. pretty straight forward really 
so all i need to buy is a projector, cieling bracket for it and then will i jst need leads to go straight to my dvd players? anything else i need?
last question, i promise 
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Kif
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Yeah, that should do. . .
BTW, The projecters dont usually come with a tv tuner. You will need a vcr to use as the tuner. Do you get how i mean?
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by corsa-boy19
Yeah, that should do. . .
BTW, The projecters dont usually come with a tv tuner. You will need a vcr to use as the tuner. Do you get how i mean?
i shouldnt need a tuner tho should i? cos i have my own sky box, will that be ok? and i have a vcr anyway
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Kif
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The sky box will do. . . Anything else you know where i am 
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L33 LEG
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cheers mate, been a great help
il be sure to keep u informed in what im buying and of course, post pics when i get it
i havnt had my 42" long but its already too small, so i thought i may aswell get a projector and then u cnt get bigger
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Kif
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Projectors are quality for porn
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L33 LEG
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i can imagine
all ill need afterwards is a decent bose surround system to go on the wall with the screen and then keep my big speakers for music n that with my tv. i know there doesnt look enough room from the pic, but i used to have my tv next to the door and the room looks empty like that so theres plenty of viewing access for a screen
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Kif
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Yeah, bose are good speaker setups, as are panasonic dvd systems. Some go up to 1000w
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L33 LEG
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im not into the dvd systems like sony and that, they jst look cheap and tacky. if i was to buy something like that, itl have to be bose. those black speakers that curve and fit into a corner perfect. theyl look amazing i think with a big screen. but anyway, ill be leaving that thread for a month or so
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