Hello sirs/ma'am I need your expert advice, i am planning to put a projector inside my room for gaming and blu-ray movie viewing, the problem is.. my bedroom's limited with space, i have measured the distance of the possible location where the projector will be installed & its exactly 10ft. Now my question is what type of PJ do i get with good picture quality and what size of screen will be best for this distace? or is it even possible? thanks!
The new Acer K330 has quite a short throw. IIRC, 8 ft should get you 80", 10 ft is 100". Thing is, it's LED. It should be perfectly suitable for nighttime viewing and with little to no ambient light. Totally not suitable for daytime viewing unless you have blackout blinds/curtains to darken the room appropriately.
Short run down of the K330:
- 500 lumens. Perfect for nighttime viewing. Will require a room that's dark for daytime viewing.
- LED lamp = 20,000 hour lamp life, quick shutdown and start up, runs cool and without worry of overheating for extended use.
- WXGA (1280x800) native, but uses diamond pixels. Effective resolution is lower. But still very sharp.
- DLP = better blacks, sharper than LCD and LCos, smooth motion (plasma-ish), and has "DLP-pop" effect that makes colors very natural but extremely vibrant. You'll love this if you love plasmas. May affect people sensitive to RBE (rainbow effect).
- Small, about the size of a Nintendo Wii. Power supply is built-in.
- VESA-compliant mount supplement on the bottom side, which means a typical projector ceiling mount will fit this.
- Has HDMI, VGA, Composite, Video/Audio-In, Audio-Out, USB port.
- 35K Php SRP. Villman offers it at 35K with 0% interest @ 12 mos. and they'll even throw in a 70x70 inch screen and a laser presenter.
Other alternatives include the Optoma GT720 which is also short-throw, but it's not readily available in the Philippines.
Sample shot of the K330 (taken from AVSForum):
For comparison, here's a shot from my own Acer K11 (858x600 native, 200 lumens):
