Projector recommendations

[Dstan97]

Hi Guys! Been researching past few days in this forum as well as going thru projector central's calculator. So far can't seem to find what I'm looking for and would really appreciate your help. Here are the details of my sim.

Gc Quad
Screen size of 12'x9' wxh roughly 180' diagonal size
Sim Room size of 12.5'x10'x17 WxHxDepth of room( hitting area ceiling is a high ceiling of around 25')
Hitting mat 6-8 feet from projector

Need recommendation for projector that can handle a reasonable amount of ambient light. Area is living room so is kinda well lit. And more importantly model and placement of projector that won't create shadows when the player is on the mat. Shadows from swinging is fine.

option1 is short throw projector with lens shift that will be floor mounted beside the hitting mat just about where GC quad will be

option2 is an ultra short throw projector that will be placed in front of the mat with just a protective angled cover.

option 3 is ceiling mounted projector from behind the hitting mat. Anywhere from 8'-17' that can project 4:3 175" diagonal size. This will be have more projector options but i dont know how high i need to place this without it casting a shadow .

Sorry for the long post. TIA

[Sevvy]

Foresight recommend at least 4500 lumens I think. Will be watching this as I have now got my GCQuad and over the coming months will be starting my garage renovation

[Dstan97]

Foresight recommend at least 4500 lumens I think. Will be watching this as I have now got my GCQuad and over the coming months will be starting my garage renovation

Thanks for the reply. Hoping the to get more info as well from the other members of this forum.

[SBMIKE]

I'm in a similar boat .... I'm certain I will use an overhead projector, just not sure if I want an ultra short throw (2 feet?) in front of the Hawk, or over the hitting area.
A lot of people on here use the optima GT but it doesn't appear to have any zoom function - for me it said I had to mount it 7' from the screen with no wiggle room there.

[davsun]

I'm actually looking at all 3 of those options too. I bought the GCQuad last April and have been hitting into The Net Return Pro Series net (dimensions: 7'6"H x 8'W x 3'6"D) off of a 7'x4' Fiberbuilt hitting mat and using a gaming laptop w/ a large monitor, but it's time to get a hitting screen w/ projector setup. I think I'll end up using The Net Return's "Pro Series Simulator Hitting Screen" (dimensions: 83" High x 94" Wide (6'9" H x 7'8" W) or 125" diagonal) with my current Pro Series setup, which requires a 4:3 aspect ratio, but I'm in analysis-paralysis mode and unsure what projector and setup to use. I've been looking at the Optoma EH200ST w/ 3000 lumens, but need to investigate more projectors. I think I like Option 3 (ceiling-mounted) or Option 1 (side-throw projector) options best since I can't help but think the protective angled cover in Option 2 would be distracting / get in the way? I'm happy to share more information as I move forward too!