Long throw lense available for Infocus Screenplay 7200?

[Mark Pitchford]

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[RTFM]

Very few home cinema projectors have the option of interchangeable lenses.
I'm pretty sure the 7200 isn't one of them.

[ian_guinan]

Have you measured up Mark?

The Infocus/MT8 has a throw of 1.49 to 2.08:1 (distance to width). i.e. for example I have a 2m wide image with the projector 4m away from the screen.

Do you have a langer than average room or are you looking at projecting a smaller image?

Ian Guinan

[ian_guinan]

p.s. check out the specs at www.infocushome.com

It has a superb throw calculator which lets you set any variable and experiment with throw distances etc.

There is no optional lens for the 7200.

I think the ones I've heard of with long throw options are;
Marantz
Sharp
Sim2
but they can be very pricey and sometimes not that much more 'long' throw.


Ian Guinan

[Mark Pitchford]

Thanks Ian,

I've checked the links you've provided.

The room's 6.5m long with an entertainment unit at one end with the TV etc. in. So I'm looking at a throw of about 5m from the back wall of the room which would give me a screen about 2.4m wide.

This sounds great until I realised that a screen that width would cover my speakers that are housed within the shelves of the entertainment unit.

I was hoping to put the projector on the back wall out of the way. It looks like I'm going to have to move it forward a little into the room so it'll be a little more conspicuous.

Thanks,

Mark

PS I've made an offer on Postie's projector and am waiting for a reply...