Projector Room Setup

Layout and structural considerations.

Projector room setup. From blackout shades to placement options to settings little. Less color accuracy lower resolution the price of a full projector setup and fact that you need to build it into a space. The biggest issue i ve faced when planning a home theatre room is that projectors need a good throw distance and the greater the distance you give them the larger your screen can be. Position and set up.

When we finally also installed a flatscreen tv in our main floor living room above the fireplace in a total design faux pas it drastically changed how we use our home for the better. Here s how to get yours set up for the big movie tv show or video game. As the basement is going to be a dedicated media room with controlled lighting and no ambient light you can use an lcd projector having 1000 ansi lumens brightness or more. And we do mean big.

The best projector for easy setup. Avoid older projectors that only have xga wxga and sxga as these are all 4 3 ratio and less than 108op resolution. We begin testing by setting up each projector in a completely dark room and adjusting its picture settings screen size. A projector isn t quite as plug and play as a tv.

For regular indoor setup process it is always recommended for ceiling or front table projection as it is easy to set up. Generally projectors come with three projection type. The trade offs for projector life are real. While it s not difficult to set it up you do have to think about different things than you would if you were setting up a home theater based around a tv.

A projector based home theater system is the best way to get a large screen experience in your own home. The projector is usually placed on the wall right behind the home theater seating area or mounted on the ceiling just above the viewer s head. The trickiest part of the setup process is to place the projector at the right place so that it can offer the best projection.