Hi, I'm currently using 55" 4K tv for my 3D gaming and I'm pleased with it in general but I would like to try something on a bigger screen. I had a short gaming session sitting closer to my TV and it is a totally different experience but I cannot move my couch in the middle of the living room so I am now searching for a 3d Projector around 600-700$.
I was looking at Optoma HD141X and BenQ W750 but there could very well be better options.
What are you using, what do you recommend?
Hi, I'm currently using 55" 4K tv for my 3D gaming and I'm pleased with it in general but I would like to try something on a bigger screen. I had a short gaming session sitting closer to my TV and it is a totally different experience but I cannot move my couch in the middle of the living room so I am now searching for a 3d Projector around 600-700$.
I was looking at Optoma HD141X and BenQ W750 but there could very well be better options.
What are you using, what do you recommend?
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Hi, I am using an Optoma GT1080 short-throw projector on the bottom 2/3 of almost a whole wall ( projector is on a wooden wedge on the floor). This gives the effect that the game is next door to you and is really immersive. Once you get used to the colour differences with a monitor its great.
Hi, I am using an Optoma GT1080 short-throw projector on the bottom 2/3 of almost a whole wall ( projector is on a wooden wedge on the floor). This gives the effect that the game is next door to you and is really immersive. Once you get used to the colour differences with a monitor its great.
One on the biggest factors to consider is your placement of the projector in relationship to the wall. If the room is small, you'll need a short throw projector.
MHL is being integrated into a lot of the new projectors being released. In fact the HT1075 is the replacement/upgraded version for the BenQ W1070 .
There are also some projectors offering interpolation on their lower end models. Interpolation has come a long way and is so much better than it was at inception. I used to be a hater and love it now. (of course you never use interpolation when gaming though)
For a projector without integrated interpolation, there's SVP.
http://www.svp-team.com/
EDIT: Just saw that BENQ is supposed to be releasing a new successor this month, the W1110, street price should be lower than manufacturer suggested.
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projection-homecinema.fr%2F2015%2F11%2F01%2Ftest-benq-w1110%2F&edit-text=&act=url
One on the biggest factors to consider is your placement of the projector in relationship to the wall. If the room is small, you'll need a short throw projector.
MHL is being integrated into a lot of the new projectors being released. In fact the HT1075 is the replacement/upgraded version for the BenQ W1070 .
There are also some projectors offering interpolation on their lower end models. Interpolation has come a long way and is so much better than it was at inception. I used to be a hater and love it now. (of course you never use interpolation when gaming though)
Acer recently announced a new projector, the Predator Z650. Outwards appearance, it appears to be a rebadged H7550BD. It may have new innards and some added bells and whistles, but nothing is known about it currently. But who knows, the only difference might be the pretty "Red" plastic.
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/68-digital-projectors-under-3-000-usd-msrp/2186457-acer-z650-predator-ust-1080p-projector.html
https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projection-homecinema.fr%2F2015%2F03%2F08%2Ftest-acer-h7550bd%2F&edit-text=
Acer recently announced a new projector, the Predator Z650. Outwards appearance, it appears to be a rebadged H7550BD. It may have new innards and some added bells and whistles, but nothing is known about it currently. But who knows, the only difference might be the pretty "Red" plastic.
Thanks for the recomandation. I could do the projection from approx 3.5m. I think it should be enough to get at least a 2m diagonal image, right?
What about image quality is it such a big difference btw 720p 1080p like in case of TVs?.
Would a 144hz projector work with 3dvision? Or only 3dtvplay?
Thanks for the recomandation. I could do the projection from approx 3.5m. I think it should be enough to get at least a 2m diagonal image, right?
What about image quality is it such a big difference btw 720p 1080p like in case of TVs?.
Would a 144hz projector work with 3dvision? Or only 3dtvplay?
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There are some good calculators on the web, like:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-W1070-projection-calculator-pro.htm
You'd be able to get a 3m diagonal screen from 3.5m distance with a w1070 for example.
Image quality- you are stuck at 720p for all gaming. There is no solution for 1080p projector gaming today. If you want to watch 2D video, or use it as a big monitor, that would be worth going to 1080p.
Not a deal breaker though, as the carlton-bale resolution chart shows that 720p is on the edge of visible.
http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html
That's a graph for 2D, in 3D, since you get an image from two slightly different positions, the perceived resolution is higher.
You'd be able to get a 3m diagonal screen from 3.5m distance with a w1070 for example.
Image quality- you are stuck at 720p for all gaming. There is no solution for 1080p projector gaming today. If you want to watch 2D video, or use it as a big monitor, that would be worth going to 1080p.
Not a deal breaker though, as the carlton-bale resolution chart shows that 720p is on the edge of visible.
One thing to keep in mind, is that your projector must be dead straight on for the best possible image. If you use Digital Keystone correction, even a little, you are causing a degradation to the image. It will "stretch" the narrow portion and compact the wider portion to reach middle ground and square up the image. Higher end projectors use "lens shift" to perform keystone correction avoiding degradation. Digital Keystone correction isn't as bad as I might be making it sound, but with the right placement, it's easily avoidable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_effect
With a projector you'll have to move it farther away or closer to get the desired image size. If the projector has zoom, you can make the image smaller, if it is too large at a given distance.
So you can see that the room setup and placement is somewhat critical. In most cases, you'll mount it upside down from the ceiling behind you. So power and video input cabling also has to be factored in as well as the hardware being used for input source, such as your PC, Blu-ray player, etc..
At times, I wish I would have purchased an Ultra Short Throw model that allows table top placement near the wall for simple convenience. Want to use another wall to project on? No problem, move the table vs moving the ceiling mount. These are really great if you have kids that like to use something like the Microsoft Kinect, where they would be blocking the light path of the projected image. The projector would be in front of them, so no problem. The only problem is that most of the Ultra Short Throw Projectors are data projectors.
Prior to getting a ceiling mount, I used a step ladder to test out the projector and see if it's was what I wanted. If you do this, make sure it is secured, projectors are fragile.
One thing to keep in mind, is that your projector must be dead straight on for the best possible image. If you use Digital Keystone correction, even a little, you are causing a degradation to the image. It will "stretch" the narrow portion and compact the wider portion to reach middle ground and square up the image. Higher end projectors use "lens shift" to perform keystone correction avoiding degradation. Digital Keystone correction isn't as bad as I might be making it sound, but with the right placement, it's easily avoidable.
With a projector you'll have to move it farther away or closer to get the desired image size. If the projector has zoom, you can make the image smaller, if it is too large at a given distance.
So you can see that the room setup and placement is somewhat critical. In most cases, you'll mount it upside down from the ceiling behind you. So power and video input cabling also has to be factored in as well as the hardware being used for input source, such as your PC, Blu-ray player, etc..
At times, I wish I would have purchased an Ultra Short Throw model that allows table top placement near the wall for simple convenience. Want to use another wall to project on? No problem, move the table vs moving the ceiling mount. These are really great if you have kids that like to use something like the Microsoft Kinect, where they would be blocking the light path of the projected image. The projector would be in front of them, so no problem. The only problem is that most of the Ultra Short Throw Projectors are data projectors.
Prior to getting a ceiling mount, I used a step ladder to test out the projector and see if it's was what I wanted. If you do this, make sure it is secured, projectors are fragile.
One other thing to keep in mind when shopping for a projector is, whether or not it projects with an offset. Most will project upwards from the horizontal plane of the projector. But, there are a few that project both sides of the horizontal plane and can be a big surprise when you go to mount it, if you bought it without knowing.
[img]http://paulbourke.net/dome/stellarium/offset.gif[/img]
images from http://paulbourke.net/dome/stellarium/
[img]http://paulbourke.net/dome/stellarium/upright5.jpg[/img]
One other thing to keep in mind when shopping for a projector is, whether or not it projects with an offset. Most will project upwards from the horizontal plane of the projector. But, there are a few that project both sides of the horizontal plane and can be a big surprise when you go to mount it, if you bought it without knowing.
This projector work in Full HD through HDMI (3DTV Play). Check the info;
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-displays.html
http://www.acer.co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/MR.JM411.001
Holy Guacamole, they added a new display to the compatibility list.
Very odd, it says..
"Supports 3D Vision content with 3DTV Play, 144Hz "
What does that mean?
Acer's press release states " The V7500 supports HDMI® 3D to provide a smooth 3D viewing experience of 144Hz 24p Blu-ray™ 3D movies."
The Acer V7500, H6518BD and U5520B projectors will start shipping in Q3 2015.
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/press/2015/159560
I bet they mean 'triple flash'? My projector does that with 24p bluray 3d's. The glasses flash at 144hz to cut down flicker. I think they only get away with it because it's a multiple of 24hz, as far as I know the projector refresh isn't any higher but I haven't really bothered to try and work it out!
I bet they mean 'triple flash'? My projector does that with 24p bluray 3d's. The glasses flash at 144hz to cut down flicker. I think they only get away with it because it's a multiple of 24hz, as far as I know the projector refresh isn't any higher but I haven't really bothered to try and work it out!
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In the past, it definitely would have been feasible, but with the newer input chips, it's possible, if it's using them.
But the owner's manual states a max pixel rate of 165MHz, which isn't enough for 1920x1080P@120
http://www.acer.co.in/ac/en/IN/content/drivers
Confirmed not 120Hz by looking through user manual:
It's the same as the model: H8550BD
It only supports:
1080p (Side by Side (Half)) 1920 x1080 @ 60Hz Max
Got too excited about a potentially new 3D Projector. What a cop out :(
Since I'm on the topic of 3D projectors, would anyone locked to 720p 3D be interested in trying to enable 800p 3D?
I was looking at Optoma HD141X and BenQ W750 but there could very well be better options.
What are you using, what do you recommend?
Intel i7 8086K
Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus Extreme
DDR4 2x8gb 3200mhz Cl14
TV LG OLED65E6V
Windows 10 64bits
MHL is being integrated into a lot of the new projectors being released. In fact the HT1075 is the replacement/upgraded version for the BenQ W1070 .
There are also some projectors offering interpolation on their lower end models. Interpolation has come a long way and is so much better than it was at inception. I used to be a hater and love it now. (of course you never use interpolation when gaming though)
For a projector without integrated interpolation, there's SVP.
http://www.svp-team.com/
EDIT: Just saw that BENQ is supposed to be releasing a new successor this month, the W1110, street price should be lower than manufacturer suggested.
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projection-homecinema.fr%2F2015%2F11%2F01%2Ftest-benq-w1110%2F&edit-text=&act=url
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/68-digital-projectors-under-3-000-usd-msrp/2186457-acer-z650-predator-ust-1080p-projector.html
https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projection-homecinema.fr%2F2015%2F03%2F08%2Ftest-acer-h7550bd%2F&edit-text=
What about image quality is it such a big difference btw 720p 1080p like in case of TVs?.
Would a 144hz projector work with 3dvision? Or only 3dtvplay?
Intel i7 8086K
Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus Extreme
DDR4 2x8gb 3200mhz Cl14
TV LG OLED65E6V
Windows 10 64bits
http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-W1070-projection-calculator-pro.htm
You'd be able to get a 3m diagonal screen from 3.5m distance with a w1070 for example.
Image quality- you are stuck at 720p for all gaming. There is no solution for 1080p projector gaming today. If you want to watch 2D video, or use it as a big monitor, that would be worth going to 1080p.
Not a deal breaker though, as the carlton-bale resolution chart shows that 720p is on the edge of visible.
http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html
That's a graph for 2D, in 3D, since you get an image from two slightly different positions, the perceived resolution is higher.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_effect
With a projector you'll have to move it farther away or closer to get the desired image size. If the projector has zoom, you can make the image smaller, if it is too large at a given distance.
So you can see that the room setup and placement is somewhat critical. In most cases, you'll mount it upside down from the ceiling behind you. So power and video input cabling also has to be factored in as well as the hardware being used for input source, such as your PC, Blu-ray player, etc..
At times, I wish I would have purchased an Ultra Short Throw model that allows table top placement near the wall for simple convenience. Want to use another wall to project on? No problem, move the table vs moving the ceiling mount. These are really great if you have kids that like to use something like the Microsoft Kinect, where they would be blocking the light path of the projected image. The projector would be in front of them, so no problem. The only problem is that most of the Ultra Short Throw Projectors are data projectors.
Prior to getting a ceiling mount, I used a step ladder to test out the projector and see if it's was what I wanted. If you do this, make sure it is secured, projectors are fragile.
images from http://paulbourke.net/dome/stellarium/
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-displays.html
http://www.acer.co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/MR.JM411.001
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198014296177/
Very odd, it says..
"Supports 3D Vision content with 3DTV Play, 144Hz "
What does that mean?
Acer's press release states " The V7500 supports HDMI® 3D to provide a smooth 3D viewing experience of 144Hz 24p Blu-ray™ 3D movies."
The Acer V7500, H6518BD and U5520B projectors will start shipping in Q3 2015.
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/press/2015/159560
GTX 1070 SLI, I7-6700k ~ 4.4Ghz, 3x BenQ XL2420T, BenQ TK800, LG 55EG960V (3D OLED), Samsung 850 EVO SSD, Crucial M4 SSD, 3D vision kit, Xpand x104 glasses, Corsair HX1000i, Win 10 pro 64/Win 7 64https://www.3dmark.com/fs/9529310
But the owner's manual states a max pixel rate of 165MHz, which isn't enough for 1920x1080P@120
http://www.acer.co.in/ac/en/IN/content/drivers
It's the same as the model: H8550BD
It only supports:
1080p (Side by Side (Half)) 1920 x1080 @ 60Hz Max
Got too excited about a potentially new 3D Projector. What a cop out :(
Since I'm on the topic of 3D projectors, would anyone locked to 720p 3D be interested in trying to enable 800p 3D?
Windows 10 64-bit, Intel 7700K @ 5.1GHz, 16GB 3600MHz CL15 DDR4 RAM, 2x GTX 1080 SLI, Asus Maximus IX Hero, Sound Blaster ZxR, PCIe Quad SSD, Oculus Rift CV1, DLP Link PGD-150 glasses, ViewSonic PJD6531w 3D DLP Projector @ 1280x800 120Hz native / 2560x1600 120Hz DSR 3D Gaming.
Can you recommend compatible glasses?
Thank you!
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