[simpits-tech] Projector impressions

[Marv De Beque]

The good news is I refuse to do landscaping.  :-)


On 10/17/03 11:23 PM, "Rod Dale" <rodd at castle.net.au> wrote:

> Hey Marv - remind me not to get you to renovate my backyard :-)
> Rod
> 
> At 07:40 PM 10/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>> 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-----
>>> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
>>> [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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