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[Majorfibbs]

Hello

I tested Sol7 thanks to Chris' personal hint. For the time being this is not a solution for my cockpit-setup.

Reasons:
- too expensive (my limit would be 200 $)
- not useful for 1-beamer setup
- not useful for low-resolution beamer (HD-ready or full-HD is recommended)


Regards - Valentin
http://homecockpit.blogspot.com

[737NUT]

Hello

I tested Sol7 thanks to Chris' personal hint. For the time being this is not a solution for my cockpit-setup.

Reasons:
- too expensive (my limit would be 200 $)
- not useful for 1-beamer setup
- not useful for low-resolution beamer (HD-ready or full-HD is recommended)


Regards - Valentin
http://homecockpit.blogspot.com

NICE thing is, REAL HD 'beamers' are as cheap as low res ones now. I just bought a top rated HD projector for 688.95!!!!!!!!! Awesome quality! You can buy 2 of these for what i paid for my Dell2400 3 years ago!!

[dcutugno]

NICE thing is, REAL HD 'beamers' are as cheap as low res ones now. I just bought a top rated HD projector for 688.95!!!!!!!!! Awesome quality! You can buy 2 of these for what i paid for my Dell2400 3 years ago!!

Ops, i thought the Full HD projector were in 2.5k-5k Euro range. Beware HD ready and Full HD are different!
Only the Full HD proj. are capable of display High resolution, the HD ready only accept signals then they do scaling.

So can you point as which projector you had bought?

[BHawthorne]

NTSC = 720x480
720p = 1280x720
1080p = 1920x1080

I own a few InFocus SP5000's, which are 720p. HD tends to mean merely higher pixel resolution than NTSC. Lots of diff between 720p and 1080p though.

[andyb]

A great resource for finding info on projectors is Projector Central:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/projectors.cfm

They offer a great overview of features as well as pricing (RRP and Street!). Most models offer a throw distance calculator which is really handy for determining screen size.

For those planning to use single projectors on a curved screen, we would certainly recommend using 16:9 aspect ratio projects (720p / 1080p). If you can get it, lens shift is also a very helpful feature.

A couple of weeks back, we installed a single projector display at a local Uni in sunny Queensland, Australia:
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqCcnXu1VWI"]YouTube - Curved Display[/ame]

The video shows a screen approaching a 100 degree horizontal field of view with a 720p projector .... I have one of these at home which works well from one projector

[737NUT]

Look for Optoma HD70 and some were sold as HD32, They are TRUE HD and got voted best bargain/steal for an HD projector by several mags. I have owned CRT's and many projectors and this one is NUTS how good the quality is versus the price. They are 720P but i dare ANY of you to really notice a difference on 98% of material you watch, to see a difference between 720 and 1080. I'll argue it till i die.

[Matt Olieman]

Rob, Thanks for the projector info. I'll definitely be looking at those.

I agree with you regarding the difference between the 720 and 1080. My projector is a 720p and if it wasn't for the contrast ratio, you wouldn't be able to tell between the projector and a Plasma 1080i.

[Tomlin]

Hello

I tested Sol7 thanks to Chris' personal hint. For the time being this is not a solution for my cockpit-setup.

Reasons:
- too expensive (my limit would be 200 $)
- not useful for 1-beamer setup
- not useful for low-resolution beamer (HD-ready or full-HD is recommended)


Regards - Valentin
http://homecockpit.blogspot.com

Hi Valentin, my understanding was that this software would be Perfect for those with a single projector, as you can have a single beamer shooting at a big curved screen placed close to your sim and then you would be able to put off needing additional projectors for a while. Andy?

[Matt Olieman]

HD projector for 688.95

Rob, you're talking about the HD70, right? Lowest price I can find is $799. Where did you buy yours? Oh, and the 1000 lumens, you think that's bright enough?

Matt O.

[BHawthorne]

Rob, you're talking about the HD70, right? Lowest price I can find is $799. Where did you buy yours? Oh, and the 1000 lumens, you think that's bright enough?

Matt O.

The InFocus SP5000 is also in that price range. I've seen the consistently around $600-700.