Thread: Mitsubishi HC3800 projector !!

Originally Posted by KAB

dfergie, what is your throw and screen size? How far from floor? I read these don't have lens offset. Thinking about one in the future, but I would want a pull down screen wall mounted close to ceiling. Just curious.

Similar to this fp is the Epson 8100. It is a LCD fp and has lens shift.

If you have the right setup, High Power pulldown screen is the way to go. It will give you a LCD or Plasma like picture within 30 degrees of the center of the screen.

You can set the projector on a table, on a shelf or ceiling mount.

Originally Posted by tigerfan33

Similar to this fp is the Epson 8100. It is a LCD fp and has lens shift.

If you have the right setup, High Power pulldown screen is the way to go. It will give you a LCD or Plasma like picture within 30 degrees of the center of the screen.

You can set the projector on a table, on a shelf or ceiling mount.

Thank you, my friend. Will look into it. As much as I like the Mits specs, it is too limited in placement.

Mine is on the headboard of my waterbed,(large headboard) and is about 42" from floor, my homemade screen is now at 110" diagonal showing 16:9 material and is about 15' away...

If you get a High Power keep in mind that it is a retro-reflective screen. You would need to have the projector at roughly head height to take advantage of the High Power. If you need to ceiling mount the pj, you'd do just as well with a white screen.

They said the HD1000U was a light cannon, this HC3800 really puts out some light, I'm thinking of a ceiling mount as I need more room for devices to hook to it... (A-2 HD DVD Player, PS3 Slim & WDTV Box hooked to now & cables coming from living room from a ViP622)

Here is the calculator from projector central :
Mitsubishi HC3800 Projection Calculator - Throw Distance and Screen Size

Remember the free bulb deal ends soon!


Mitsubishi HC3800 Home Theater Projector Video

Thanks for the calculator. Looks like the Epson better suits my room layout, and can set it on existing furniture. Anyway, a ways off...just researching right now.

Originally Posted by dfergie

Mine is on the headboard of my waterbed,(large headboard) and is about 42" from floor, my homemade screen is now at 110" diagonal showing 16:9 material and is about 15' away...

How do you do that...tilt it up??? On headboard, are you using as ceiling or floor mount? How far above floor is bottom of screen? Sorry for all the questions.

Screen top is like about 2" from ceiling (8' ceiling at that point) about 37" from Floor (bottom of pic when watching 16:9 source) flat headboard like a bookshelf, I have a 1/4" piece of wood in back to adjust and looking at it is tilted down a bit...