[mythtv-users] Projector and Frontend upgrade advice

[Damian]

On 26/02/2015 14:07, Andre Newman wrote:
> On 25 Feb 2015, at 12:30, Damian <myth at surr.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>> Image Diagonal = 190cm (75”)
>>>> Throw Distance = 318cm = 10'5" = (125”)
> Ok, I got bored over a cup of tea this afternoon and ended up playing with projector throw calculators (Beamers, not Beemers) ;-)
>
> The only budget DLP projectors that I know of and will meet your image size and throw distance constraints are the BenQ W1300 and the Optoma HD50 all the others give a much bigger picture for that throw. In fact both of these two can go even smaller than you need, I’m surprised.
>
> Andre
Thanks for this Andre!

I actually started a spreadsheet myself last night and went through all 
of the options that you had suggested. I had considered buying a screen 
to go in front of our odd shaped wall, but saw that the BenQ W1300 would 
actually fit. I didn't think that the Optoma HD50 would when I looked at 
the numbers, but I'm sure you've done it right and I made a mistake.

Assuming that both of those projectors (or beamers) would work for me, 
is there much difference between them? The BenQ is more than £250 
cheaper than the Optima on Amazon, so I'd need a really good reason to 
go for the more expensive option! :-)

I like the fact that these projectors will fit in place, but can also do 
a larger image if I decide to get a screen down the line.

I'm also thinking of leaving the frontend as it is for now. I'll plug 
the HD projector in and see how it handles things. If it struggles with 
HD content, then I can look into how much a suitable replacement is 
going to cost.

Thanks again for this Andre!! You're a star.

Regards,
Damian