Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: What type of projector would I need???

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Posted by Chris Meacham (Member # 531) on 08-30-2002, 01:42 PM:

Hi all.. I'm looking for a projector that will be able to hook up to a DVD player.

I am hoping to 'prove my concept' by showing movies in a hall.. If it works, then I'll do the hall right with proper equipment.

I realize that this is not necessarily the 'correct' forum for this, but I was hoping someone had some ideas for me..

Any information would be helpful.

cdm

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 08-30-2002, 01:49 PM:

Sounds like you are planning to have public showings of movies available on DVD. You need to license them, and pay the distributor to show them in public, even if you "own" the DVD.

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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 08-30-2002, 01:49 PM:

How big is the Hall???

Then you can start with what kind of projector to get.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 08-30-2002, 01:58 PM:

How bright an image do you need? In a darkened theatre environment, a screen luminance of about 12-16 footlamberts would suffice --- figure about 16 lumens per square foot of screen area if you are using a matte white screen (i.e. a 100 square foot screen will need at least a 1600 lumen projector). I think you are planning a dinner/movie theatre or "movie grill", which needs higher levels of ambient light for safety, so you will need much more light on the screen. Be sure your digital projector can interface with your DVD player, especially with regard to sync.

Posted by Chris Meacham (Member # 531) on 08-30-2002, 02:10 PM:

Wow... Thanks for being so prompt with your responses..

The hall measures (approximately) 60 long x 40 wide with 18-20 foot ceilings.

Yes, I plan on doing public showings.. And yes I do need to license them, that was another question I had, but I wasn't sure if this was the place for that.. If anyone (ie John) has an answer, or a direction in which to point, that would be fantastic..

Again Johm you are correct.. It will be a dinner theater, but my budget isn't big enough to support the dinner inside the theatre, so I am working on a join venture with a restaurant which is downstairs..

Once I prove that this works.. A serious renovation will be in order..

Thanks again for your responses..

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-30-2002, 02:23 PM:

Assuming you will have a good sized screen in your size hall, you will end up spending more money on a video projector than simply buying proper film equipment to do your shows with. DVD will look like

by the time you blow it up that much. You are going to have to use film and you will be in BIG legal trouble anyway if you run unlicensed DVDs to a public audience.

You are right, this is NOT the correct forum for this. Moving to Yak.