I'm upgrading to a Projector and Screen, and I've been reading everywhere trying to figure this out. This is what I came up with, am I correct, or nuts?
1.) Screen: I have a dream of having a screen go from wall to wall. I have 136" from side wall to side wall and 96" from floor to ceiling. My idea is to contact Seymour AV who will custom cut an Acoustically Transparent Fixed Curved screen that I will hang from the ceiling about 5-7 feet (still need to measure) from the front wall to accommodate the front speakers
Now I've been looking at the aspect ratios and feel like I would prefer 2:35 to 16:9 because I like epic movies. However, I was thinking of telling Seymour AV to make me a screen that will be 135" wide (total, including frame) to fit between my walls (I used an inch of fudge room because walls are never perfectly square), and tell them to make the height equal to a 16:9 screen which would probably be (151" Diagonal = 131.5" Wide and 74" High).
Then, I would ask them to give me masking panels to convert the screen to 2:35 (143" Diagonal = 131.6" Wide and 56" High).
Does that make sense? If I have a fixed width (136"), it makes sense to make the screen 16:9 with masking panels for 2:35, right? It wouldn't make sense to make the screen 2:35 with masking panels for 16:9, because that would mean a smaller screen. I'm second guessing myself, because on the net it seems like the majority make their screens 2:35 with masking panels for 16:9. However, I feel like they don't have a fixed width they are trying to hit, so my way is better because of my fixed width. Let me know if I'm way off here, I could be missing something.
2.) Projector: I'm hoping September brings about either new tech or lower prices, but I want something that will display 4K...without spending $20K on the Sony. So I was looking at the JVC DLA-RS49U for about $5K (currently) and using their eshift to simulate 4K.
3.) Now this is where things get dicey. So, from what I read, it seems like to get a 2:35 picture out of the JVC, I would have to use the zoom, and effectively cut off some of the picture. But if I buy an anamorphic lens, I can get a full, clear picture. So, after my bank account has recouped from the projector and screen, I was looking to buy the Panamorph UH480 with the Manual Transport so I can switch back and forth between 2:35 and 16:9 depending on the source material. Of course I have no idea what kind of mounts or throw distance I need until I mount the projector.
4.) Since I'm going to have to route an HDMI cable from the from the floor at the front of the theater to the ceiling at the back (Maybe 50-60 feet total - still need to measure), I'm wondering if I need an HDMI extender/Repeater. But I think they are just add-on items you put in front of the HDMI cable, so I could always hook everything up, and if I get a poor picture, then I can buy one. Any recommendations here? I was looking on Amazon and everything seems to get mixed reviews.
5.) I want to get rid of my horizontal center channel and put a matched LCR behind the screen, so from another thread I decided upon the JTR Noesis 215RT, with my front subs behind them and equipment rack between the subs.
Alright, so.....does that setup work, or do I have more research to do? Feel free to throw me links to any suggested resources / threads.
Oh, and I have already painted the entire room (with the exception of the floor) flat black, recovered all my acoustic panels with black speaker cloth, and boarded up the windows. So, ambient light is not an issue.
