The Actual Desk Thread

[Clown]

I just wanted to see how you set it up, because you've gotten me all interested in sorting something like that out for myself. Hard to tell in that picture though, no problems. Maybe another time when it's sunny

OH AND 65 BLOODY INCHES! That's like half a cinema

 

[TdC]

or 4 times my co><or!!


seriously though, that's quite a nice setup bigG. hows picture quality and sharpness? can you do something like a close-up pic of the projected image?

 

[]AC[dRuM]

Sweet looking display...

How does that cope with a good MP FPS in full swing?...

 

[bigbb]

If you're taking requests, can we see Far Cry on there?

 

[Lazarus]

If you're taking requests, can we see Far Cry on there?

[wij]
imagine pron on that!!! a big bushy blurt 6 foot wide
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[Stimpy]

[wij]
imagine pron on that!!! a big bushy blurt 6 foot wide
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I wonder how easy it would be to clean.

 

[]SK[]

Dig my RM monitor

 

[Lazarus]

Ex-BarrysWorld / Ex-Game.Net TFC Public, Ex-FTP Admin and Ex-League muppet. Now Jolt TFC League, Public Admin.

ne1 else ever said that it seems you a re a fecking jinx ?

 

[old.user4556]

Teeds, picture quality is brilliant and very sharp. Obviously though, if you sit right up at the screen you can see the tiny individual mirrors (pixels effectively) that make up the picture. However, the same would happen if you sit too close to a TV screen or plasma TV. I will take a close up of a projected image tonight to let you see (if the camera picks it up).

http://www.dlp.com for the technology involved.

Mutiplayer is spot on, I'll take a grab of Farcry once my 9800 Pro comes back from overclockers (it died ).

G

 

[old.user4556]

For TDC:

(warning, big picture)

I had to take it at a slight angle because I would have been blocking the light. This is taken from about 12" away and it allows you to see the pixels that make up Sully's nostril and eye (compare it to the original pics to see how much it's blown up). You'd never sit that close, so you are never aware of this.

 

[]SK[]

Wondered what the hell that was then.

 

[TdC]

thanks Mr BigG, you (or rather your projector) make me quiver with envy. I have a wall perfect for such a thing tbh, and there will be another in my new house. that thingy's a wee bit expensive atm though

 

[old.user4556]

I'm very happy with it, but if you like that, you're gonna love this...

http://theater.stevejenkins.com/gallery/complete/

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=67909965&m=957006864001

http://www.dillonworks.com/portfolio/starwarstheater/index.html - home theatre in the style of a star wars ship

 

[RandomBastard]

I can't see any of big g's pictures :/

 

[old.user4556]

Pipex DSL space has died, will be backup soonish (i hope...).

 

[TdC]

damn mate, those links you posted are just nasty! I have a good mate who's a massive starwars fan...that deathstar theater would make him wet himself heh

 

[mank!]

can't remember if I posted yet or not plus I was king bored.

I really need to redecorate and yes there are three mobile phones there. I really should sell them.

 

[Munkey]

nice space, swap ya?

 

[Teren]

my desk:

messy

 

[dysfunction]

I had to take it at a slight angle because I would have been blocking the light. This is taken from about 12" away and it allows you to see the pixels that make up Sully's nostril and eye (compare it to the original pics to see how much it's blown up). You'd never sit that close, so you are never aware of this.

:eek2:

That doesnt look like a nostril or an eye....it looks more like another part of the femail anatomy

 

[RandomBastard]

I can vouch for big g's DLP greatness claim, we have four in our unionjs venues, and they fucking rock, can be seen very clearly over our many lights, they do have quite a bit of light spillage tho.

 

[old.user4556]

Yeah some projectors suffer light leakage, thankfully the Optoma doesn't suffer.

G

 

[RandomBastard]

Yeah some projectors suffer light leakage, thankfully the Optoma doesn't suffer.

G

not from the projector itself, from the beam. its prolly not noticable in a home or conference enviroment, but it is in a club

 

[old.user4556]

You mean from the beam reflecting off smoke particles, dust n stuff ?

 

[RandomBastard]

yer, it means you see the beam, it disperses more and because there so bright the light reflected off the screens makes the place quite light

 

[old.user4556]

What you're describing isn't light leakage, just sounds like a caveat of projection in environments with a smokey/dusty environment.

The 'halo' effect (or 'light leakage'). It may bother some people using their projector for home cinema. Basically it's a grey band around the outside of the image, caused by stray light being bounced off the edges of the tiny mirrors on the DLP chip. It can be a distraction, but can be overcome by having a black border a few inches wide around the screen, so the halo falls on to the border. However the halo effect is less evident in the newer DLP chips such as the DDR chip.

Quote from http://www.projectorsuk.co.uk/

 

[old.user4556]

For the bloke who wanted to see farcry:

 

[Cyfr]

Big G you said the projecter was 1200.. I looked at the link and it says $1300 which is about £750 isn't it?

I might get me one of these
Looks sweet

 

[old.user4556]

Yeah, you can pick them up in the UK for £1150 now.

Be wary of buying one from the US, current exchange rates would equate to £750 ish as you say, but by the time you add on VAT at 17.5% (£880), import duty (typically can be 15% for electrical goods - £1013) and shipping costs it could end up being roughly the same price but perhaps slightly cheaper not to mention the issue with a US model being 110v.

Earlier models also have a few issues and require a firmware update (mine did) and it had to be returned - if you pickup an earlier model and it needs replace/repaired/updated, it's gonna be a real sting to ship it back to Optoma USA.

G

 

[Doomy]

Soz about size, cant find my photoshop cd, but thats my humble little corner of the world.