Projection distance

[SimDeck]

Hi Folks
Just some comments on projection screens and the like for your sims. I am a specialist projection screen manufacturere and distributor, sim builder and have spent many years in the large screen biz and in recent years building our own simulation systems with the theme of "We put the reality into virtual reality".

I want to open your eyes up to some new possibilities and for many folk challenge their basic understanding of projection screens. Most of you will be using white surfaces, or a grey paint etc and 2000 - 3000ansi and dark room. It is what many av companies will tell you to do and your own epxerience will tell you similar. However this is the completely wrong approach to projection and especially for simulation. The most crucial first aspect to any projection system is NOT the projector but the screen....absolutely and without question.

Here I am not talking about whether a da-lite, draper etc is better than the other but rather a completely different approach using lens technology and principals. With this patented technology (250 world wide) you can use a 3000 ansi lumen projector in a vast range of well lit areas and still achieve PERFECT images without turning the lights off, or use a far lower light projector and still can far brighter, higher res images than using a projector 3x the cost. Most people do not realise that a white screen in a well lit room (say take your lounge tonite with all lights on that this screen) will discard up to 95% of the projector ansi lumen. A typical grey/white screen can only deliver a perfect image in the absence of environmental light, hence why you always need to turn the lights off. Our ICE screens do the opposite in many situations, lights on or off absolutely do not make any difference.

Our motto is "The Magic is in the Screen" reinforces that your screen is the critical aspect of your display. I see some one asked about HDMI, resolution etc etc.... hear me out on this thought....
Everyone is after the perfect largest image at the lowest cost in any application in the widest possible venues etc....
so what do most do (maybe yourself included) ... look for the highest quality graphics card, then DVI, RGB or HDMI queries, then projector resolution, best projector, 1080P etc, best software for sim etc, which are all valid aspects to consider but in many ways they are secondary....because what happens after you've discussed and disected all these aspect and made your decisions... so as the light carrying your sim images leaves the last lens element of the projector you throw all that quality out the cockpit window and hope for the best by using a typical matt white screen, close weaved bed sheet etc....this is the error most make and very few understand how to resolve this...aprt from flicking the light switch believing this is the best way.

The solution to all these issues is a range of very unique ICE brand screens, that we use exclusively with our simulators...currently we build Formula One cars (actual race cars that are also simulators). Our Lens Screen for example
will increase any projector by a factor of 2000% in brightness, resolving ability of 2 million 2000:1 contrast, ambient light rejection, hues of 3D, suited for all 3D technologies. We have just launched our 2 Gain and 10 Gain Cylindrical Screens for the aviation and other simulation markets.

I have attached some App Notes - please not the photos are all for real as I know the quality will challenge you "is this possible". Please feel free to go to www.digitaldaytime.com and you will discover alot of what we do in this area ...especially the download section and news. You can read about our Sim sde of the business here - www.simdeck.com and check out a pile of videos where we demo, talk about our screens and sim experiences etc.
On our simdeck site there is a category where you can read what others say about our screens and sim experiences.

If you go to www.slideshare.net/simdeck we have a informative slide show where you can see alot more info.

As a small bonus for reading all the way to the end of this post here, I have included a bonus photo of an amazing World War 1 Aviation museum established by Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor. This scene is amazing in reality that recreates a British plane crashed into a tree and the German troops watch over the German pilot and his British counterpart have a gentlemanly conversation. The World Class Museum is in a small airstrip called Omaka just outside of Blenheim in New Zealand. Anyone interested in aviation, simulation will easily spend 4 hours here absorbing an incredible exhibition.

If you would like to discuss on/off line over the phone please do not hesitate to touch base.
Regards
Kevin
ICE AV Technology Ltd
0064-9-414234

PS Here is a link to our latest simulation display solution and have posted some pics in the vendor product section. http://www.box.net/shared/08e9ob86db