RE: widescreen

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

You have a fixed maximum width though ... the NEC that I have is a 4:3
projector but I have it set up so that the scanned area is a 16:9 portion
of
the tubes. (OK, this will cause uneven wear of the phosphors but what the
hell.) I will use the 6ft Owl screen that I ordered yesterday as a 16:9
screen by physically painting out the top portion of the 4:3 area that I
won't use which will give me the additional "black border" that I
need at
the top of the screen to allow for the drop that I need. A 4:3 image just
won't fill the entire width of the screen.

A proper screen just usually gives a "cleaner" surface to project
onto ...
as your house is new and the plaster on the walls is probably very good
then
I can see why you're sticking with that ...

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 November 2000 10:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] widescreen


> A proper screen would make a pretty big difference...
> I was suprised when I tried it.

So I've been told, however I have had a cine projector screen held beside
it
with no major difference - but this may not be as good as current screens.

My main problem with a screen is how to cope with the major difference
between 4:3 on one hand and up to 2.35:1 on the other.

M.








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