i have a bigass living room w/ a huge white wall.

i'm assessing whether a Benq 6100 projector will work in my house.

questions:

do i have to ceiling mount the projector? can i put it under the coffee table?

either case, where do i hook up the cable signal and dvd player? do i need 25ft+ cables?

is a screen a must or can i use the wall?

i can block out sunlight completely. thx

 

HOW MANY LUMENS IS IT?

 

1700

 

how much u paying for it? if i can ask. I recently purchased a mitsubishi one for work , 3200 lumen and u can see it with the lights on. We have a sharp vision too, 1000 lumens, it is not all that great.

 

You want to get atleast 2000 lumens if not more.

I had a projector with 1200 lumens and I would always have to shut my blinds to darken my living room.

I did not use a screen, I also left it on bookshelf which was located behind my couch.

Anyways, I returned the projector and got a plasma instead.

good luck with your choice.

 

Mounting: I think it'll certainly work if you put in on the coffee table... but I'd only put it there if you could guarantee that it won't move. You can spend hours and/or hundreds of dollars to properly calibrate a projector. I'd hate to see all that time and money go down the drain because someone moved the table. Bolt the thing to the table and bolt the table down.

Location of components: That one's really up to you. DVD video has to get to the projector, but DVD audio needs to get to the A/V receiver. Unless everything's close together, you're gonna need a long cable somewhere. I've seen some setups where the A/V rack was behind you, rather than in front. This might shorten your cable runs a bit, except for front speaker cables but those are generally cheaper than component video cables.

Screen: While you can probably see the image projected on the wall, it's not going to be as good as it can be. Quality screens are made to react to light much better than wall paint, meaning you'll get brighter whites and darker blacks. They also have black borders around them to allow for some overscan in the image. While 0% overscan is ideal, not all equipement provides a perfect image all the way to the edge. Going with a 2% overscan gives you a little more slop room. In addition, your white wall may not be the right white, which introduces a color cast to the image -- although proper calibration may be able to take care of that problem.

The best place to ask about this would be hometheaterspot.com!

 

or www.avsforum.com

 

Is your TV viewing HDTV or standard TV?

On a lot of projectors, standard TV looks mediocre at very best. Many people find it unwatchable.

If the majority of my viewing was going to be standard TV, I wouldn't be looking at projectors.

 

thx for help dudes.. after some research i've decided to get the "70" XBR