100 inch projector screen

[Andrewjvt]

How much worse would a good 1080p projector look on movies compared to budget Optima uhd 51 (as an example) that sells for about £1400.

What do you guys that actually own projectors think?

 

[ellisdj]

I would guess other factors come into play here - viewing distance, screen type as well.

I sit 8 feet and can see a difference between 1080 and 4k on my screen, but I sit very close.

 

[ellisdj]

AV Forums raved about the Epson TW7300 when they had that in.

Its just been reduced in price going by the Epson site, dear say you could find a deal on one - ticks a lot of boxes for the money even motorized zoom lens

just seen this about the 7300

There are two negative points that buyers need to be aware of. The first is that the claimed 4K and HDR capabilities are limited by the 10.2Ghz bandwidth of the input HDMI chip used in this projector. This means that some material like UHD BluRay is ok as long as it is at 24fps, while material that has a greater frame rate will end up being limited to 8-bit SDR. This applies to Sky Q and the output from streamers like the Amazon Fire TV 4k box. UHD outputs at 50 or 60Hz can't give HDR, there isn't enough bandwidth due to the chip used in the projector. This is a hardware limitation, which is unfortunate given that much UHD content is streamed from devices that force a higher frame rate.

 

[abacus]

You will notice a difference in detail with the Optoma UHD51, but as has been mentioned there is more to 4K than resolution, therefore the only way to see if it’s worthwhile is to go to a dealer and compare. (At the £1500 price point most reviews place the Optoma at the top for an entry level 4K projector, however under no circumstances buy a projector (Or TV for that matter) without viewing first)

Don’t forget to budget for a screen as well.

Bill

 

[Andrewjvt]

Thanks for the info
Found it useful
I'm not buying now just research

 

[ellisdj]

if its your first projector do as much research as you can

 

[Andrewjvt]

if its your first projector do as much research as you can 

The reason I'm going to eventually buy a projector is that I already have a very good Sony 55 inch 1080p TV and an upgrade at the very least would be 65inch 100hz panel. A good one costs £1500 so I thought rather get projector but this will be in a year's time as I'm moving to Spain first in next 6 months. And if I'm building will build dedicated area. That said

Where did you get the information regarding the bandwidth?

How can I get the same info on other projectors?

Also another chap in another thread advised the importance of the lens quality.

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

At 100 inches it's a toss-up for me between the price of a modest to good genuine 4K (not faux-K - that's my choice and that's all there is to it) PJ from Sony, around US $5000 at the moment, plus another US$1000 to $2000 for a decent 4K worthy acoustically transparent screen, plus the extra-long HDMI cable, ceiling mount, etc. etc., OR waiting for one of the manufacturers to come out with a reasonably priced (under US$10,000) 100 inch 4K HDR etc. bare-bonesTV screen. By bare-bones I mean panel, surround, a couple of HDMI inputs and that's it. I still reckon a TV blasting light photons directly at your eyeballs is going to give a brighter picture than those photons coming out of a projector behind you and being bounced off a plastic sheet first, so OLED or not doesn't come into it.

Right now the Sony XBR85X850F 85 inch 4K (HDR10 and HLG not Dolby Vision) for just US$4000 plus tax, and that's a proper TV with speakers, tuner and all the other bells'n'whistles, so it's only a matter of time IMHO....

There's also a Samsung 88 incher for $20,000 or the Sony 100 incher for $60,000.....