Grangey.
Distinguished Member
Hi all,
Currently I have a large 4:3 screen, and my old old old phillips 4x3 projector has just shown its last movie for its lifetime. So im going to be in the market for a new projector (budget).
My question is.. i think.. relativly simple.
I love having a 4x3 screen, as it means i get HUGE pictures when playing a 4x3 movie, and a same size 16x9 picture as I would with a 16x9 screen.
So currently the phillips I have was a 4x3 projector. I know/ believe the majority of new projectors will mainly be 16:9 (although please correct me if i am wrong). So Im basically looking to match the sort of setup i had previously (ie a projector that shows 4:3 naturally, but can also display 16:9).
Now is this possible with newer budget prejectors? Ie if I get something like lets say a BenQ W600 which I think has a native aspect ratio of 16:9, will 4:3 images be compressed or altered in a negative way? Vs finding a 4:3 projector that can display a 16:9 image.
I hope this makes sense? Im also ideally looking for the next projector to be 1080p although buget restrictions may not be possible, but regardless of this will it be a case that any HD projector will be 16:9 normally?
I hope i havnt made this overly complicated and its understandable, and look forward to your responses!
Thanks, Grangey.
Currently I have a large 4:3 screen, and my old old old phillips 4x3 projector has just shown its last movie for its lifetime. So im going to be in the market for a new projector (budget).
My question is.. i think.. relativly simple.
I love having a 4x3 screen, as it means i get HUGE pictures when playing a 4x3 movie, and a same size 16x9 picture as I would with a 16x9 screen.
So currently the phillips I have was a 4x3 projector. I know/ believe the majority of new projectors will mainly be 16:9 (although please correct me if i am wrong). So Im basically looking to match the sort of setup i had previously (ie a projector that shows 4:3 naturally, but can also display 16:9).
Now is this possible with newer budget prejectors? Ie if I get something like lets say a BenQ W600 which I think has a native aspect ratio of 16:9, will 4:3 images be compressed or altered in a negative way? Vs finding a 4:3 projector that can display a 16:9 image.
I hope this makes sense? Im also ideally looking for the next projector to be 1080p although buget restrictions may not be possible, but regardless of this will it be a case that any HD projector will be 16:9 normally?
I hope i havnt made this overly complicated and its understandable, and look forward to your responses!
Thanks, Grangey.