xplanematt
09-18-2017, 01:46 AM
Hi all,
Tonight was the first "flight" of my Sabreliner project....pretty primitive, I just stuck a projector atop the cockpit and plugged in a joystick. But, after 4+ years of restoring and interfacing, having a big projected image out front and "flying" from the pilot's position was quite an experience!
Trying to figure out a projector solution. I tried a Mitsubishi WD3300U first, which looked fabulous and was nice and bright (even against a garage door...), but it's not short-throw, so the image was kinda small. Then I robbed the Optoma EX525ST from my old sim, as it's a short-throw. Image size was more than sufficient for a single channel, but it was REALLY DIM. Specs for this projector show a brightness of 2500 lumens, but 4000 lumens for the Mitsubishi. Of course, neither of these projectors are very high resolution.
With a proper screen and moving the projectors closer, the Optoma *might* fit the bill, but I'd like to hear what others are using at the moment. I saw the Benq W1080ST mentioned on the forums, but it has an abysmal 2800 lumens.....think I'm going to want something at LEAST 3500.
Matt
Tonight was the first "flight" of my Sabreliner project....pretty primitive, I just stuck a projector atop the cockpit and plugged in a joystick. But, after 4+ years of restoring and interfacing, having a big projected image out front and "flying" from the pilot's position was quite an experience!
Trying to figure out a projector solution. I tried a Mitsubishi WD3300U first, which looked fabulous and was nice and bright (even against a garage door...), but it's not short-throw, so the image was kinda small. Then I robbed the Optoma EX525ST from my old sim, as it's a short-throw. Image size was more than sufficient for a single channel, but it was REALLY DIM. Specs for this projector show a brightness of 2500 lumens, but 4000 lumens for the Mitsubishi. Of course, neither of these projectors are very high resolution.
With a proper screen and moving the projectors closer, the Optoma *might* fit the bill, but I'd like to hear what others are using at the moment. I saw the Benq W1080ST mentioned on the forums, but it has an abysmal 2800 lumens.....think I'm going to want something at LEAST 3500.
Matt