[simpits-tech] Projector impressions

[Joseph Fagner]

That's my next door neighbors house.  How did you know they did that?

Jay

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[mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Marv De Beque
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 6:40 PM
To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Projector impressions

You need pretty ruffled white curtains on those windows and then add a thick
black mat on the inside to lay over that.

That way your neighbors will see beautiful white curtains from the outside
and you'll have no ambient light to worry about inside.

If you really want to get on the good side, put a pretty flower box on the
outside of the window.  Plastic flowers never need water and always look
fresh.  You will be the poster child of home owners.  Later, you can add
that 40 cm high miniature white picket fence around the property, a few lawn
jockeys, spinning daisies, and a calico cat asleep on the front door step.

Occasionally sit on the front step , sip lemonade, and blow soap bubbles on
sunny days.

Marv


On 10/17/03 6:38 PM, "Joseph Fagner" <falcon4 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> No.  The problem for me rear projecting (no jokes) is that where I will
> place my screen is in front of 3 huge windows.  This would have too much
> ambient light for the projector.  I can't really black out the windows, as
I
> don't want to have blacked out windows noticeable from the outside (too
many
> tight-ass neighbors would turn me in to the HOA).  I plan on building a
> framed area out of 2x4's and stretching a screen or bed sheet or whatever
> across that and then blacking out the back of the entire screen so that
the
> light from the windows doesn't create any washout effect.  I'm going to
have
> my Mother-in-law (who is an excellent seamstress) make me a set of black
> curtains like one would see in an old movie theater to trim out the sides
of
> the screen.  Now it can double as a home theater.  Hopefully, some day, I
> can have multiple views and won't need the screen for simming.
> 
> Jay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 5:13 PM
> To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Projector impressions
> 
> 
>> My current setup (subject to change) is to throw the thing as far as I
can
>> to create as big a picture as I can.  Right now my "sim room" is 17x14
and
>> the throw is about the full 17 feet.  Now, I don't have a screen setup or
> a
>> tub for that matter, so I'm still fooling around with different throw
>> lengths.
> 
> Jay, are you rear projecting?
> 
> g.
> 
> 
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