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Just working on my own home golf sim. I actually pre-wired my basement sim when we built the house in 2016 with HDGolf and their black golf turf. Now that MEVO+ is out, I am looking to finish my own sim for a fraction of the cost.
My room specs so far are:
14 wide x 10 high x 19 long.
Simulator SETUP so far:
Sim: MEVO+ married to PC laptop with E6 package for (all ordered)
Screen and Enclosure to be ordered: Strongly considering the 16:10 Premium 185" diagonal DIY Kit with 5 foot enclosure from Carl's Place with side netting. (sounds like I need to add padding/memory foam to the frame too for ricochets)
16:10 Projector to be ordered: have it narrowed down to five 1920x1200 WUXGA models that allow me to position on ceiling mount around 14-15 feet from screen:
1. InFocus IN2139WU 4500 lumens and $936.
2. BenQ Laser LU710 - 4,000 lumens and $1,632
3. EIKI EK-306U - 5,000 lumens and get a slightly used one for about $1,300
4. EIKI EK-308U - 6,000 lumens and $1,595
5. Panasonic PT-VZ580U 5,000 lumens and $1,495 (very popular projector but will require the most keystone adjustments)
Laser is interesting option since lamp life is so long - but is 4,000 lumens strong enough (translates to 37 foot-Lamberts on Projector Central)
Love the InFocus price but is it a good unit? anybody use it yet?
Any comments on projector brightness or quality would be appreciated. Any other thoughts welcome too.
Ceiling protection - either going to be carpet tiles or sound insulation tiles in black. Will also need some kind of black netting or black fabric to fill the gap between top of enclosure and ceiling tiles. Suggestions?
Walls - plan on doing a full size black and white image of the road hole at St. Andrew or something like that. Anyone know how to order that?
Mats: - I noticed that Allturf has a 4x5 foot 5/8th inch foam option in black: https://www.allturfmats.com/Ultimate...t-p/ob-4x5.htm
I am thinking of buying two 4x5 to create the width for righties and lefties. Also looking to do the DIY gel inserts as suggested in other posts.
One question I have is: is 4x5 enough hitting space or should I go 5x5, which will allow me to rotate the mats over time? or should I just save the money since the mats last so long?
Here are a few pics of my space to be completed. MEVO+ should hopefully arrive by early December.
Overall - I think I can do this for 1/5th the cost of HDGOLF system and also get a much better image at 16:10 and WUXGA. Pretty excited!
Thx
-Malcolm
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