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New short throw projectors/my idea......
Xiaou2:
I just found this. Pretty cool application of the CastAr.
The poster says that the image appears as close as 1ft away from her glasses. The larger the screen, the further the image can pop out of it.
Over a year ago.. a guy I knew got a 13' screen for a new 3d projector he got. I expected it might be cool.. but didnt think it could possibly recreate the immersion and depth of an Imax3d experience. Boy was I wrong! :D The first thing he demoed was the countdown animation they use before showing Imax films. My jaw hit the floor. The images were extending past the screen more than half way into the room. The next thing he popped in, was Predator 3D. The conversion to 3d done on this film.. put every other previous 3d conversion Ive seen to shame. It was a completely different experience. I was spending more time looking at all of the details on the nearby plants and trees in the jungle. It felt like I was on-site.. and it was like watching a completely different movie. Absolutely insanely awesome.
I think the Pico projectors used will suffer a little from brightness if there is ambient lighting. I think, if you turn the lights off.. things should be pretty decent. That reflective material is very bright when illuminated by even a small amount of light... which helps.
jbserra:
@Boomslang, your project will be fun to watch. I was thinking about domes when I mentioned multiple projectors and edge blending, but your setup has a straight seam which probably wouldn't require the edge blend. Curious to see how the seam looks since it will be directly in front of you. Does the image have to be processed for the curved screen versus flat? I'm guessing this will look stretched as you move away from the center of the projected image?
Howard_Casto:
I'm thinking it wouldn't really matter in most games. Typically you are going to look ahead all the time and only notice things to the side in your peripherals. I'm a big fan of K.I.S.S. and I think what he's come up with will be the best solution because it's easy to manage.
BadMouth:
At CES in January, LG will unveil a 55" TV that's flexible enough to be rolled up.
If picture quality and lag are halfway decent, it would be awesome for sim rigs.
Superfrog:
I'm leaning to a projector based for my rig I wanna build when I'm done with my new house and my son is moving out, so I finally can build a MANCAVE :laugh2:
Just like Remco Hitman did with his build, it's so awesome
http://www.thewayiplay.com/mainforum/index.php?PHPSESSID=d2686c85e7fe281eec97cbb40fd0c422&topic=2039.0
I think I don't like the bezels in front of me from the three monitors, so this projector setup look great to me.
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