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I was messing around with my display settings and switched to a 16:10 resolution on my 4:3 screen. It hangs over a little bit on each side but overall the image looks better. Looks less distorted. I think I'm going to stick with this as I can still see everything I need as far as menu buttons ect. I use FSX Play. Has anyone tried this? I think the image quality overall outweighs the little bit of image you lose on each side which really doesn't matter when playing. Thoughts?
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You can create a custom resolution to make it fit perfectly.
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It's all peraonal preference. My screen is square so I project in 4:3. I prefer to fill more of the screen, but some people prefer the wider image and lose some of the height. But I wouldn't want the image to be wider than the screen as some buttons you need to click might be hanging over. So as preludesam mentioned, you can create a custom resolution on your PC for it to fit the screen as much as possible.Comment
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I think I wasn’t clear. I can fill my 4:3 screen up to 4k resolution. I’d never want image to not fill entire height of screen. What I’m doing is intentionally using 16:10 to produce a less “squished image” that 4:3 produces and allow edges to slightly exceed the edges. It looks much better as fairways look wider etc.Attached FilesComment
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These are some screenshots from video. Not best but idea of video quality. To my eye less distortion is very noticeable between 4:3(not pictured) and 16:10. I’m just throwing this idea out there if you’re like me and are limited to 4:3 screen size but want a better image while sacrificing only the very edges which really don’t matter.
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tkvaughn999 Ok so it sounds like uou're sending a 3840x2160 resolution from PC to projector and using the projector display mode (16:9, 16:10, 4:3) setting to change the projected aspect ratio, correct? So in 4:3 mode with a 9ft image height, the image width is 12ft. But then if you change the projector to 16:10 mode, the image height stays at 9ft but width goes to 14ft-5", so your image would overhang 14.5" on both sides. Seems like a lot that you're losing, unless you can still see that part of the image? It would seem better to change the zoom so the image width is 12ft but then the height would drop to 7.5ft.
The squished look of 4:3 is normal when using the projector to get the 4:3 aspect. An alternative is to set your PC to a custom resolution of 2880x2160 and set the projector to display in its native aspect ratio (probably 16:9 if it's a 4k projector). Then you don't get the squished image, so no distortion at all.
But again, it's all personal preference and no right or wrong answer. For my case, my screen is between 2 side walls so I can't have the image width extend beyond the screen but if you can see the image beyond the screen, then that's great.Comment
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Like others have said using a custom resolution does not squish the image. If you just change the aspect ratio with projector setting you seriously degrade the image quality.Comment
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My screen is square and project in 4:3 but I actually prefer to send the full resolution from the PC and set the projector to 4:3 mode to squish the image only because the sides of the image don't get chopped off, as it would if I did a custom resolution. So I get to see the full width of the golf course but squished in a bit. The only images I can tell are squished is text and perfect shapes such as circles and squares. But the golf course doesn't have circles or squares, just a bunch of polygons, so I only notice the squished image on the text in the game. Some people like this, some don't. Just my preference.Comment
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So this is my first post here. I am about to start a simulator project and I need help understanding the projector component of this. I was hoping to install a screen that is 13 feet wide and 10 feet high. That would be a 4:3 ratio. The projector I am interested is the BenQ LK936 ST. It is a native 16:9. If my understanding is correct, then I leave the projector settings alone and make the adjustment to fit the screen space on the computer. I would basically be chopping off the sides of the image, by making this adjustment. Am I correct? Also, the throw distance is around 10 feet with this projector. This would not change, by making the adjustment on the computer correct? I do not want to put it any further back and get shadows.Comment
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Mob You can see my comments above about getting a 4:3 aspect ratio on a native 16:9 or 16:10 projector. Pros and cons to either setting a custom resolution on PC or using the 4:3 display mode on the projector. No matter what, you're throwing pixels away which stinks.
Btw, I have the LK936ST projector and project in 4:3 and looks great. Obviously not getting a true 4k display in projecting in 4:3 but still an upgrade over a 1080p projector. Regarding your throw ratio, if the screen is 10ft tall and you want to fill the height, the minimum distance the projector needs to be from the screen is 14.4ft. When figuring the distance, you have to use the native width of the display, not the adjusted 4:3 width. So with a 10ft tall image, the native width is (16/9)×10=17.777ft. The min throw ratio is 0.81 so the min distance from screen is 17.777ft×0.81=14.4ft (14ft 5"). Depending on the height of your ceiling (it must be taller than 10ft) you shouldn't cast a shadow if you're hitting 10ft or more from the screen. I did an install with 10ft ceilings and the LK936ST was 14.5ft from the screen and no shadows.Last edited by COgolfengineer; 01-02-2023, 05:02 PM.Comment
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This really helpful, thank you. I am raising the ceiling to 11 feet, so it sounds like I can avoid the shadow, even at 14.4 feet. Do you recommend setting a custom resolution on the PC or using the 4:3 display mode on the projector? It sounds like you would recommend this projector?Originally posted by COgolfengineer View PostComment
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Mob I would try both with a golf course setup and see what you prefer. I prefer setting the projector to 4:3 so I can see the full width of the golf course even though it's squished in. Setting the custom resolution does chop off the sides but not squished. Just try both ways.
11ft high ceilings shouldn't be a problem. You might actually need to lower the projector a bit (I did in the install I mentioned with a 3" extension) to avoid having to angle the projector downward which forces you to use keystone and then don't get a uniform focus on the image.Comment
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