Would this work well as a backyard theater projector onto a 120 inch screen?
1649408
Yes, it would work well for this. The projector has to be a fixed distance from the screen which is probably about 4-5 feet to get to 120 inches, but should not be an issue since you are not mounting it. You can determine that with an online calculator. The Lumens are pretty high so should have pretty good visibility at dusk. Only other issue is it is not true HD (1080p) but still looks really good. I use it for my indoor Golf Simulator and it does the trick.
1649409
Yes. I use the same exact set up. Just remember that it's a short throw projector and will need to be about 5ft (give or take) away from the screen.
1649410
i tried it on a 9 ft by 16 ft screen. short throw is short throw.it works and projects well.difficult to get picture adjusted correctly.excerllent quality.
1649411
Never used in a backyard, but presumably you would need brightness. It is very bright. One thing to note, it has a very short throw. You would set it up very close to the screen. I'm sure they have a chart somewhere, but I would guess 5 feet for a 120 inch screen.
1649412
it is an extremely short throw with no adjustments for the lens so I would say no
1056829
Very feasible, the image shows up pretty clearly from behind, so I think you would be able to do it with a strong enough projector. Ours is a little under 1500 lumens to give you an idea.
756502
My opinion is that this projector is too bright for a personal home theater. I use it in very large conference rooms. For a home theater, I would use something like an Epson 1760W. It has a great picture and won't over power the room.
1344519
I would not recommend this for a home theater, unless you need it to be portable. If you plan on using as a dedicated home theater projector that will never be moved I would not recommend this machine. It is meant more for business applications/power point displays, etc and to be portable to move to different locations.
1734840
This will depend on several factors, projector distance from Screen, will your seats/viewers block any of the projection, hight of ceiling - I have projected from 60 inches to 200 inches in some tests. I am now constructing a home theater area using a wall painted white at ~110" wide and ~62" tall (16x9 ratio or 126" diag). Check the specs but I believe this projector can go over 20 feet wide (try this on the side of you house). This projector is both bright and can project larger than I oringinally imagined. Good luck with what ever you end up with.
322005
Absolutely! I used this last summer for outdoor movies during the evening projecting on just the light color siding of the house. The picture was great over 12' maybe 15 feet. This year I purchased a 12' screen but set it up once. I was able to make the image small or beyond the 12' for a good video. I now use this daily in my master bedroom projector which is about 70". Even during the day indoors it is still good.
1340332
I wouldn't use it for that. It is a nice quality unit but it is really designed more for use as a program or presentation type projector. In would spend a little more money and get a bigger unit more designed for movie use.
1202761
Yes it will work, I used this projector to train my students and I used it outside. It is a great projector for showing movies on. Hope you have a great time with it.Nathaniel
14196
I suspect it will work fine. The projector is not too heavy and if properly centered on the bracket at the center of gravity it will be fine. It will be important to keep the cables and power cord properly stabilized so that they don't pull on the projector. I tied all the cables with cable ties and then fastened the bundle to the nearest wall so that it cannot be pulled from below. Minor movements can easily be adjusted with the remote to recenter the image on a screen. Make sure to connect all the types of cables you might ever use (HDMI, component, VGA etc.) so that you don't ever need to deal with it until you replace the bulb, thousands of hours down the road. I used mine on the lower level and got almost 4500 hours on the first bulb. I did use a shorter mounting bracket but think the longer one should be fine.
330533
I can't say for outdoor use, but with all my curtains(one side of my wall is entirely windows about 8 ft high x 22 ft wide) wide open with all the city lights outside the windows, it looks amazing with vibrant colors and sharpness even before the sun completely sets down. I would imagine it would still be great for an outdoor use given that there are no major light sources around after the sunset. The projector is a short-throw so I don't know if that would become an issue for you. It produces 135 inch from only about 15 feet away.
1300749
Picture quality is awesome. However- not sure about your setup, but a short throw doesn't make much sense for an outdoor projector. Also not sure about brightness for outdoors, since there tends to be a lot of light outside that you can't control. Probably safer to look elsewhere.
1143866
You'll have to place some supports on the corners for that to work. That is the setup I have right now, without the supports the projector would wobble since that surface isn't flat. Not to mention that the buttons would be pressed unexpectedly.
1891859
I think it primarily depends on your material. So long as it isn't opaque you should be good. I experimented with a few translucent materials such as plastic sheeting, a backyard awning and a bedsheet and it looked great from the other side. You are always going to lose some brightness but thankfully this projector has a higher lumen count. You might have to customize your settings and bump up the values of brightness and tweak some colors, but you should be good for rear projection.
2034466
YES!! Absolutely!! I've had backyard movie nights several times. I used a thick white bed sheet, slung over the fence. GREAT picture, but I'd recommend external speakers unless it's a very small, quiet audience. Hope this helps!!
1624758
Yes. I would also call this more of an "Ultra Short Throw" projector given that it is best installed at roughly 2 feet away from the wall it is projecting on to.
915137
It should work as well for camping as for anything else, which is to say okay, if you're not too demanding. For $35 you are not getting the same projector that you'd use for a home theater or in a conference room -- it's not very bright, not very high resolution. And I don't know how long the batteries last; I've only run mine off AC power. But in a very dark environment, projecting on a white surface at not too big a distance, it *is* watchable. Bear in mind that it has only an RCA composite video input; most laptops will need an adapter to drive this.
1627946
Its the wrong projector for that. The range is about 6-10 ft. It won't work at that range.