4:3 Projector screens for widescreen movies??

happydayz182 · 2009-12-16 00:57:18

Hi i ordered a optoma 700x with a free 84 inch 4:3 screen and im worried about it not being widescreen for my xbox and movies? im thinking of selling it straight away and getting a 16:9 one or is this totally unesescary ? this will be my first projector set up thank you

16-12-2009 01:57AM

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Hi i ordered a optoma 700x with a free 84 inch 4:3 screen and im worried about it not being widescreen for my xbox and movies? im thinking of selling it straight away and getting a 16:9 one or is this totally unesescary ? this will be my first projector set up thank you

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#2 16-12-2009 02:12AM

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it will mean that a 16:9 widescreen image will be about 77" diagonal
http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/screen-aspect-ratio-calculator.php

if its a roll out screen, you just roll out enough for widescreen viewing I suppose

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#3 16-12-2009 03:35AM

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brilliant thanks. Its a manual pull down screen

http://www.pixmania.com/lv/uk/1911576/art/screen-up/50001-manual-projection-s.html

will this mean i should adjust the throw distance to optimise 77" also?
thanks very much for your help

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