Benq w2700 and spitfire 120" screen

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I am currently wiring my new house and am going to be putting in a projector screen, my budget for projector and screen is around £2000 - £2500, my room is 3340mm from projector wall to back wall, the projector wall measurements are 3065mm wide by 2430mm high, I want to maximise the size of screen I can have so there is more room, I am thinking to go for;

BenQ W2700 4K projector

120 inch Spitfire motorized screen Spitfire Premier Electric Home Cinema Projection Screen 120 Inch - Projection Screens - AV Online - UK Home Cinema and Hifi Specialists

My screen will be ceiling mounted in front of a mirror or possibly a wall hung tv so I will have just under 3 metres from lens to screen once everything is in place.

I'm pretty sure 120" is the maximum screen size I could have here, please correct me if I'm wrong as I would like to go as big as possible.

Also in terms of wiring I can't see which side the plug is located on this but if i place an electrical socket towards the middle of the projector wall near the ceiling, would this suffice and i can clip the cable to the back of the casing?

I have wired a single socket on the back wall near the ceiling, also a hdmi wallplate, cat 6 cable and ran bellwire to act as the 12V trigger cable, is there anything else I've missed?

Any advice would be appreciated as I am new to this, want a 4k projector and the largest screen possible

Thanks in advance
 
Image size - ought to be based on where you sit in relation to the screen not the max width of the wall.

Projector - has an offset lens and a centered IEC power connector, W2700 CinePrime 4K Projector with HDR-PRO| BenQ Home Cinema

Screen - purchase the projector and have a play with image size/seating distance and then place an order for a screen.

Joe
 
Sorry I mean't to mention the seating will be pushed right up against the back wall.

For this price point would you say this is a good projector or are there better options?

Ok I shall purchase the screen once I have the projector but in terms of power for the screen, I need to wire this before hand, would a central socket in the centre suffice for most screens?

Rocky
 
Most electrical drop down screens will be wired to one or other end of the 'cassette' so wire to the furthest away end with the option to pull back to the closest end.

Joe

PS I don't get on with DLP projectors - if we are supplying/installing a 'budget' system we use Epson LCD every time.
 
I have that projector and similar setup, with projector on back wall of a 3m wide living room, and sofa underneath. Screen is ceiling mounted and drops down in front of a wall mounted TV.

I think 120 inch screen is pushing it for the W2700 due to the limited brightness - the bigger the picture, the dimmer the image gets. Also the projector would need exactly 3m from lens to screen to hit 120 inch diagonal. Taking into account the body of the projector, then need to leave space for cables and even a small gap between screen and wall and you probably have 2.8-2.9m actual lens to screen. I haven't checked the specs, but I think similar for equivalent Optoma and other 4K DLPs.

I looked at the similar priced Epsons before I got the Benq, and they have some really nice features, such as motorised lenses, but they need more distance to the screen than similar DLP models, and are physically larger, reducing further the lens to screen distance. In my similar sized room that would only get to a max 80-odd inch screen, which is not that impressive, especially for wide 'scope' movies and wouldn't fill my existing screen.

I have a 92 inch diagonal screen which I think is big enough to feel cinematic, but still allows for a good bright image, and you could probably go to a 100-inch screen with the W2700 in a living room with light coloured walls. If you can darken or black out the walls, then you can tolerate a darker image.
 
Thanks for that info guys, much appreciated.

I think I am going to get the projector, mount it and play around with it and then order a screen, I will try it in the 100" - 110" range and see how it looks, I am going to paint the room a dark colour, ceiling, radiator and skirting will still be white to keep the other half happy.

In terms of motorised screen for this projector, is there any type that I should look for? I would prefer to keep within the £500 range but if it makes enough of a difference happy to go higher
 
Thanks for that info guys, much appreciated.

I think I am going to get the projector, mount it and play around with it and then order a screen, I will try it in the 100" - 110" range and see how it looks, I am going to paint the room a dark colour, ceiling, radiator and skirting will still be white to keep the other half happy.

In terms of motorised screen for this projector, is there any type that I should look for? I would prefer to keep within the £500 range but if it makes enough of a difference happy to go higher
Hi, did you decide on a screen? I've just purchased a W2700 and in a similar scenario to what you were in on room size. Im looking at a 100" max.
 
Hi, did you decide on a screen? I've just purchased a W2700 and in a similar scenario to what you were in on room size. Im looking at a 100" max.
I used to have a W2700 combined with a 110" screen, worked fine 👍
 

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