Hi thre,
Those are alot of good questions. I've had the projector a little over a month but have not used it much yet other than to test it out.
I tried projecting some pictures using Thumbsplus software which is what I use to organize my photos. They looked quite good even with a little ambient light.
I don't have a screen yet as I have not decided where to setup the projector. I have been projecting onto a white wall which I know is less than optimal.
I did give a photo presentation at a club meeting using a project with much less brightness and resolution than the 6200 and it looked similiar to using a slide project although I have not done a side-by-side comparison.
Other than choosing a bright XGA (1024x768) projector I had considered one of the widescreen LCD projectors at 1280x720 because I specialize in landscape photos.
But I opted for 1024x768 because that is the highest afordable resolution available that will match a computer screen exactly in resolution which is one of my criteria.
One thing to look for is the "throw distance". For the 6200 the projector, I have to put the project in front of my seating location to get the screen size to be 5' diagonal which about what I want.
Seems there is less latitude in where you can place the digital projector as opposed to a slide projector to get the size you want.
There is an excellent Calculator on Projector Central that lets you interactively find where you would have to place the projector.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks,
Ric
I have also been looking at using a digital projector to look at
pictures. The Benq 6200 seems like a good option. How have you set
it up for photos? All the information I see is either tilted toward
projecting TV/DVD's or to simple business graphics.
How big is your screen?
Does the 6200 have enough lumens in a room with some ambient light?
Do you use the high or low power mode?
How does a projection of a good digital photo compare to a 35mm
slide projected to the same size?
Any other comments would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Bob
