Entertainment Projector (Laptop & GameConsole)?

{{Dani}}

Ok so i have been reading about this Discovery Wonderwall Projector for about 60$ on friday. It sounds great but i was wondering how well it works and if anyone can hook it up to a laptop??

Actually, it would do me more help if anyone knows any other entertainment projectors. Honestly I do not want or need a tv, i only play games (PS2 and Wii) and use the interent in my house to stream shows. So honestly if anyone can help me find a cheap projector (under 150$) for this I would be grateful. From what I have heard the wonderwall will not hook up in anyway to my laptop.

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hi dani

i haven't seen the projector in question but honestly - you can forget it. it uses a 50W halogen bulb which will give a very very weak image (even in a totally dark room) and the maximum resolution is
480 x 240 which is very low (your mp3 player probably has better picture quality!).. save your money!

you can pick up a really good DLP projector with 800x600 resolution and around 2000 lumens (bright enough for playing PS2 etc) new for around $300, so on ebay you might pick one up for around $150 etc etc

or go for the new PICO projectors (very small) but again they are poor-quality images and not really bright.. the best i've seen is a laser version

good luck!

Can anyone refer me to a Entertainment Projector under 500 Dollars?

mpkardinal

I really want a projector for my home!!!

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Price Grabber is an awesome site that you can shop from but most importantly they have customer reviews and product info.
I quickly checked it out and found several. You can set parameters like price range on the left of the screen after being directed to the projectors. The price is obtainable but only if you choose not to buy a screen because I've looked into it myself. Screens alone cost a couple hundred bucks I think that special paint is available for walls then projector sizing will not be a problem. Good luck.

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what kind of screen gain and color should i get for my boxlight pro4500DLP projector?

AKG

I need to know what color, like: gray, silver, or white. and i need to know what kind of screen gain, like should i get one that has a 1 gain or more like 1.8.

My projector has anywhere from 2000 to 5000 lumens and is a dual lamp. Plus it has a contrast ratio from 800 to 1000.

screen distance is 3.8 ft to 44 ft
and can produce a screen from 30 in to 300 in.

Please let me know asap ive never had a projector before thank You.... im a college kid and im ancy to put it up in my house......! Thank You

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Screen gain info from http://www.projectorcentral.com/projector_screens_gain.htm:

"In conference rooms and classrooms where you want some lights on and most of the seats can be positioned within the screen's narrow cone of reflectance, high gain screens (above 1.0) can be quite effective in boosting image brightness. However, the videophile looking for the optimum image quality in a home theater environment will usually want to opt for a low gain screen (below 1.0)."

Screen color info from http://www.projectorcentral.com/white_gray_projection_screens.htm:

"Do you plan to have a dark theater room, with dark walls, ceilings, furniture, carpets? Do you plan to view with no ambient light in the room, just as in a commercial movie theater? If the answer to these questions is yes, then by all means your best solution is a white screen with a high contrast projector. The true videophile will go to great lengths to establish these viewing conditions-this is classic high-end home theater at its best.

However, most home theater enthusiasts don't have the luxury of a dedicated, fully darkened viewing room. Projection systems are frequently set up in living rooms, multi-purpose entertainment rooms, and family rooms that have light colored walls, ceilings, drapes, etc. Thus, even when the lights are fully off, the light being reflected from the screen will bounce off of the reflective elements in the room and back onto the screen. In this situation, a gray screen will be more effective at killing this incident light and thus maintaining deeper black levels on the screen. "

You might also be interested in this projector calculator: http://www.projectorcentral.com/Boxlight-Pro4500DP-projection-calculator-pro.htm . You can move the sliders to determine the optimum placement for your projector based on many factors.

HDTV for 12 x 14 conference room - for computer?

KingGeist

First of all I am needing an HDTV for a conference room 12ft by 14ft. The first sitting chair around a racetrack table will be approx 3 ft from the wall mounted HDTV while the last chair will be approx 9 ft from the HDTV. My laptop that I am using already has an HDMI port built into so here are my questions:

Note: The primary use will be for power point presentations and occasional training DVDs or even web browsing. This will not be used by employees to watch Blu-Ray DVDS (hopefully!)

1) What size HDTV should I purchase?

2) What resolution - 720p or 1080p?

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You need to quit being a homo and using yahoo answers.

- for a conference room 720p will be fine. Question is, most stuff these days is 1080i. So really it doesn't matter.

And you don't need a tv, you need a projector.

I would look into the dell ones since that I what I use at work for the exact setup as you. They have auto shutdown, more connections than you would need for hooking up to a laptop. Furthermore, they look pretty good.

The autoshutdown feature is nice because those bulbs get really hot and wear out pretty fast. Also, understand that you will be replacing a projector bulb faster that you thought. Our 2 at work are used pretty much daily and we have to replace the bulbs about every 1.5yrs.

You will also need to get a screen or build one that is 12x14.

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