I bought the family an Epson Powerlite Home Cinema projector for Christmas (yay!), but I'm having issues setting up. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if the lens shift on my unit is working properly. The PJ is ceiling mounted approximately 15 ft from my 102" screen (16x9 aspect). The PJ is mounted left of centre, so that the lens shift needs to move the image about 25% - 30% to the right. When I do so, the image also moves up onto the ceiling, and when I try to shift it downwards, it moves back towards the left. Perhaps I'm trying to operate at the extreme limits of the lens shift capability? Anyone have experience with this? If I can get this licked, the rest of the setup is standard stuff. I'm REALLY homing to avoid moving the mount, though - more holes in the ceiling to fill are not going to please the Other Half!
Recently purchased an Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 720 package from visual apex. Im needing help on finding a system for a surround sound that will accept satellite, hdmi, and I'd like to have two gaming systems hooked to it also (xbox 360 and Wii). The surround sound that I already have is a Sony DAV-HDX589W. It has no way of connecting the satellite to it that I have found. The entire system is for family use and nothing fancy. But I would appreciate any help or ideas that any of you could share with me. As you could probably tell by the projector that I bought my budget is a little on the lower end. But if I could get by with something around $500 to $600 for the time being I would be thankful til I can afford something better on down the road.
Hi,
I am new to projectors and would like to pick up my first one. Would the Epson 8100 be much different than the 720? I see the bulb hour difference and the 1080 vs 720 for the different models. I would be watching mostly dvds at about 15ft distance from the screen on an approx 100in screen. I like the idea of getting a free bulb with the 720 in case it blows, but wondering if 2 year old tech makes that much difference?
Any thoughts?
My home theater room is multi-purpose and the kids get a bit rowdy down there at times. I would like to re-mount my projector in a box hung from the ceiling to protect it from being banged around. Does anyone have a recommendation on how much airspace I need to leave around the projector (above and to the sides)?
Thanks from a first-time poster.
Looked in the Epson Manual and it says that the HDMI spec input is 1.3 so after trial at a friends house found that I needed a HDMI 1.3 cable just to get it to work. I spent countless hours figuring out that one. And if you buy one buy it from Monoprice, mine was 25ft at 35 bucks delivered.
Epson HC720 lens shift question
