Jeeves’ Simulator Home Build

[jeeve5]

No turning back now... drop ceiling almost gone. Major issues with A/C uncovered. Working on a solution but gonna cost me!

[jeeve5]

First Uneekor box arrived yesterday...

[jeeve5]

And.... we got vant panels. Definitely no turning back now.

[jeeve5]

Rymar turf was delivered today!

[Shawnmackenzie]

Purchased turf today from Rymar, who Uneekor recommended. Pumped about it... 6.5’x4’ tee mat for only $114, should be comparable to the country club mat. They will cut to size the putting mat to fit around for another 495. 270 shipping and I’ll install subfloor per their recommendation to make the putting mat sit flush with tee. This can be sourced at Home Depot. All in I’m at $1100 to give a level fully turfed 12’x12’

Still struggling on projector placement. Work in progress.

Let me know your thoughts on the Rymar products. I’m likely going to purchase the putting green from them for around my hitting mat.

[jeeve5]

Purchased turf today from Rymar, who Uneekor recommended. Pumped about it... 6.5’x4’ tee mat for only $114, should be comparable to the country club mat. They will cut to size the putting mat to fit around for another 495. 270 shipping and I’ll install subfloor per their recommendation to make the putting mat sit flush with tee. This can be sourced at Home Depot. All in I’m at $1100 to give a level fully turfed 12’x12’

Still struggling on projector placement. Work in progress.

[jeeve5]

I'll assume by "vertical throw" you mean "vertical offset" (or the recommended height of the lens above the top of the screen).

I don't know a lot about the Uneekor and how it might interfere with the projector. But does the projector have to be located behind it? I know there are a decent many Uneekor users here. Are they all mounting projectors that far away? I would have to doubt it. (waiting for a Uneekor user to chime in here).

Assuming that you can mount a projector in front of the Uneekor unit....

You have a 10-foot ceiling with a 9-foot screen. Is your screen going to touch the floor? If so, you will have 12 inches to spare at the top (between the screen and the ceiling) which means you'll have more room than you think for vertical offset. Here are three BenQ projectors that could work:

BenQ TH671ST will fill your screen from 12 feet away with a vertical offset of only 3 inches. And this BenQ can be had for under 1k (market estimate of $700 on projector central).

BenQ HT2150ST will fill the screen from 12 feet, 1 inch with a vertical offset of only 2 inches. Roughly the same price.

BenQ HT1085ST is the same as above, just maybe slightly more expensive.

Again, I don't know what kind of ceiling space the QED requires and where you can and can't place a projector with them.

Your other option is to floor mount a projector. Your space is a little short, so I'm assuming you'll be hitting from around 7 feet away?


****EDIT: I'm a little confused. You said your room is only 13 feet deep but you're wanting to mount the QED 13.5 feet from the screen??

Thank you!

Sorry, my turfed area will be 12' back from the screen, but the bonus room extends another 16' or so. I can mount pretty much anywhere, so long as I don't physically impede on its cone of vision.
Hitting tee will be 10' from screen... so hesitate to mount at 12' - might be too close to the swing?
But I will check out these projectors. thanks so much.

[3on3putt]

If you could educate me that would be awesome! I am feeling so stressed out about it and don't want to make a bad and costly decision. I will be using angle iron to hang the screen, and per Carl's recommendation for spacing with bungees it should then fit perfect. Yes, this will leave me with a 4:3 at 9' high x 12' wide. My QED will hang 13.5' from the screen and I am going to try and create a box between ceiling joists so that it sits flush at my 10' ceiling. Then the idea was to hang projector just behind at 14' - and with a vertical throw that aligns to the top of my screen. This is why I keep coming back to that projector. Only one I can find that has a vertical throw small enough, and can sit 14' back with the correct 4:3 on my screen.

I'll assume by "vertical throw" you mean "vertical offset" (or the recommended height of the lens above the top of the screen).

I don't know a lot about the Uneekor and how it might interfere with the projector. But does the projector have to be located behind it? I know there are a decent many Uneekor users here. Are they all mounting projectors that far away? I would have to doubt it. (waiting for a Uneekor user to chime in here).

Assuming that you can mount a projector in front of the Uneekor unit....

You have a 10-foot ceiling with a 9-foot screen. Is your screen going to touch the floor? If so, you will have 12 inches to spare at the top (between the screen and the ceiling) which means you'll have more room than you think for vertical offset. Here are three BenQ projectors that could work:

BenQ TH671ST will fill your screen from 12 feet away with a vertical offset of only 3 inches. And this BenQ can be had for under 1k (market estimate of $700 on projector central).

BenQ HT2150ST will fill the screen from 12 feet, 1 inch with a vertical offset of only 2 inches. Roughly the same price.

BenQ HT1085ST is the same as above, just maybe slightly more expensive.

Again, I don't know what kind of ceiling space the QED requires and where you can and can't place a projector with them.

Your other option is to floor mount a projector. Your space is a little short, so I'm assuming you'll be hitting from around 7 feet away?


****EDIT: I'm a little confused. You said your room is only 13 feet deep but you're wanting to mount the QED 13.5 feet from the screen??

[jeeve5]

Absolutely. But using projector central's throw calculator does all the math for you... and my issues are what I have previously stated

[Shawnmackenzie]

If you could educate me that would be awesome! I am feeling so stressed out about it and don't want to make a bad and costly decision. I will be using angle iron to hang the screen, and per Carl's recommendation for spacing with bungees it should then fit perfect. Yes, this will leave me with a 4:3 at 9' high x 12' wide. My QED will hang 13.5' from the screen and I am going to try and create a box between ceiling joists so that it sits flush at my 10' ceiling. Then the idea was to hang projector just behind at 14' - and with a vertical throw that aligns to the top of my screen. This is why I keep coming back to that projector. Only one I can find that has a vertical throw small enough, and can sit 14' back with the correct 4:3 on my screen.

I am just in the planning stages but will have a ~13'x10' screen. It feels overwhelming trying to figure it out. The information I have found seems to suggest it is common to get a good 16:9 projector and force it into 4:3. Will keep you posted!

[jeeve5]

How far away are you trying to mount your projector? I can guarantee there are other options available way cheaper than that. Also, what will your actual screen size be once you have it hung? You've only left yourself 2.5 inches on each side from screen to wall and you'll have to take into consideration the frame and some room for bungee tension. If you had a 12x9 screen (which leaves you 6 inches on each side), that gives you a nice 4:3 aspect ratio and you can fill that whole screen in HD for under a grand.

If you could educate me that would be awesome! I am feeling so stressed out about it and don't want to make a bad and costly decision. I will be using angle iron to hang the screen, and per Carl's recommendation for spacing with bungees it should then fit perfect. Yes, this will leave me with a 4:3 at 9' high x 12' wide. My QED will hang 13.5' from the screen and I am going to try and create a box between ceiling joists so that it sits flush at my 10' ceiling. Then the idea was to hang projector just behind at 14' - and with a vertical throw that aligns to the top of my screen. This is why I keep coming back to that projector. Only one I can find that has a vertical throw small enough, and can sit 14' back with the correct 4:3 on my screen.

[3on3putt]

What projector do you have and where is it mounted? After hours and hours on projector central I can only find one decent option. Vertical throw is another consideration given my ceiling height to the screen height... so this is what works:
Sony VPL-FHZ55B with VPLL-Z3009 zoom lens. Problem is this is way more money than I was expecting. The projector is like $4k and the lens $2k. I can find some used ones on eBay to save maybe like $2k total. But still having a hard time pulling the trigger.

How far away are you trying to mount your projector? I can guarantee there are other options available way cheaper than that. Also, what will your actual screen size be once you have it hung? You've only left yourself 2.5 inches on each side from screen to wall and you'll have to take into consideration the frame and some room for bungee tension. If you had a 12x9 screen (which leaves you 6 inches on each side), that gives you a nice 4:3 aspect ratio and you can fill that whole screen in HD for under a grand.

[jeeve5]

Exciting times!

Your screen size is quite similar to mine. I’ll be interested to see what you find for a projector!

What projector do you have and where is it mounted? After hours and hours on projector central I can only find one decent option. Vertical throw is another consideration given my ceiling height to the screen height... so this is what works:
Sony VPL-FHZ55B with VPLL-Z3009 zoom lens. Problem is this is way more money than I was expecting. The projector is like $4k and the lens $2k. I can find some used ones on eBay to save maybe like $2k total. But still having a hard time pulling the trigger.

[Shawnmackenzie]

Exciting times!

Your screen size is quite similar to mine. I’ll be interested to see what you find for a projector!

[jeeve5]

I decided on the leather.