[simpits-tech] Display Problem

[Gene Buckle]

I've got a small write up on it, but I haven't gotten a chance to post it
yet.  Sorry!

g.


On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, John L wrote:

> Yes!  please post pictures of your setup!!
> I am in the same boat.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org
> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org]On Behalf Of snar5 at mags.net
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:22 PM
> To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Display Problem
>
>
> I will try a variation of this the problem is this though,
> in my tight space which actually is about 8 or 9 feet is
> that if I face the projector backwards it would actually hit
> my pit. I could probably mount a mirror just over the
> windshield but that would be a small mirror, does the size
> of the mirror matter?
>
> Thanks
> Mark
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message Follows -----
> > Mark, hold the phone, podna.  You and I have the same
> > problem.  The width of the room that my pit is going in is
> > only 7 feet, and that's the orientation direction for my
> > pit.  I want to do a projector too someday, and one idea I
> > had was to mount the projector OVER THE SCREEN and bounce
> > the image off a mirror on the opposite wall, resulting in
> > a throw of some 14 feet.   That will double the size of
> > the image, and IIRC, projectors have functionality that
> > allows the image to be reversed.  Give it a go!  A small
> > mirror isn't all that expensive.
> >
> > Steve W.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark" <snar5 at mags.net>
> > To: <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:37 AM
> > Subject: [simpits-tech] Display Problem
> >
> >
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I recently purchased a projector for my flightsim and
> > > was very excited to get home and use it in my simulator,
> > > however once home realized that where my simulator is
> > > now in a room with a very low ceiling (basement ceiling)
> > > the projector my not work at all, I have tried rear
> > > projection and back projection the problem to me is that
> > > the image is really no larger than a large monitor and I
> > > think I would really like to have the quality of a
> > > monitor if that is the case, I really don't know that
> > > much about a quality monitor I have only used ones that
> > > came with my computers, What should I look for in a
> > > monitor aside from resolution and is there a size where
> > using it plus a fresnel lens would not be good? >
> > > Any help would be appreciated, and of course I will be
> > > putting up the projector on ebay so if anyone cares for
> > > a projector which I haven't used but maybe 2 hours let
> > > me know at snar5 at mags.net.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Mark
> > >
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