Easiest 3D gaming projector?

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I am looking at getting a 3D projector setup and was curious as to what panel and glasses setup would be the easiest and bs free to buy?

Don't care if it isn't perfect. Just want something that will work well. I have a single 480 gtx and a 2500K + 8gb sys ram so a lower resolution would be fine until the new nvdia cards come out.

Oh and cheap is nice too. Not trying to impress anyone other than myself here. Just want a giant 3d image really.
 
What's your budget? Is there anything specific you're looking for in the projector?
 
Looking for used if possible. So a good quality unit that was popular.

Not sure about budget. Would like to bang under $500 and the resolution to be at least 720P.
 
You could also take a look at this acer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009223

The good thing is that it's very bright. Which is what you're going to need for 3D. 2D viewing will be a very different story, though. Both of these projectors are going to be too bright for screens under 130". You need to keep this in mind if you want to use them for 2D viewing as well. I don't think either of these projectors come with irises to lessen the lumen output.
 
Well I have an entire 12x13 room with 10' ceilings to use and heavy roman style drapes with the option of totally blacking them out if I feel like it. aka my fucking sandbox!!

So yeah ok. Looks like fun to me. The screens need to be 130" +? I will look into diy or is there a specific type that benefits 3D viewing?

Interested in the Optoma yes. Will pm you per.
 
spaceman said:
Well I have an entire 12x13 room with 10' ceilings to use and heavy roman style drapes with the option of totally blacking them out if I feel like it. aka my fucking sandbox!!

So yeah ok. Looks like fun to me. The screens need to be 130" +? I will look into diy or is there a specific type that benefits 3D viewing?

Interested in the Optoma yes. Will pm you per.
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You should look into how projectors work as they are a lot different then HDTVs. You need to look at the the lumen output and how many foot lamberts that are going to put onto the screen. There are many things that can effect that number. Screen material comes in different "gains". The most common is a 1.0 gain. The higher the gain the more light that will reflect off of the the screen. The ideal FtL (foot lambert) is 16. You don't usually want to see the FtL reading go above 25 because images will be bright enough to actually hurt your eyes. There are several calculators out there that can help you out. The best and most informative is the one on Projector Central's website.

Check here for the Optoma's calculator:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-GT750E-projection-calculator-pro.htm

As you can see, for a 1.0 gain screen for 2D watching a 174" 16:9 screen is ideal. The Acer I linked to above a little less bright. There are a few things you can try to do to lower the light output, because like I said before I don't think either of these have an iris built in to decrease the light output. You can buy a lower gain screen or try to put a neutral density filter over the lens. Other than that there isn't much you can do.
 
Thanks for the info. I will look into it and commence planning. Seems like a fun project!
 
SeegsElite said:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-GT750E-projection-calculator-pro.htm

As you can see, for a 1.0 gain screen for 2D watching a 174" 16:9 screen is ideal. The Acer I linked to above a little less bright. There are a few things you can try to do to lower the light output, because like I said before I don't think either of these have an iris built in to decrease the light output. You can buy a lower gain screen or try to put a neutral density filter over the lens. Other than that there isn't much you can do.
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174 inch screen with that projector seems extremely optimistic for gaming brightness levels.
 
ocellaris said:
174 inch screen with that projector seems extremely optimistic for gaming brightness levels.
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Like I said before, you have to read up on how projectors work because they're a lot different than monitors. It has nothing to do with screen size. It has to do with how many lumens the projector outputs. 16 foot lamberts is a very bright image.
 
SeegsElite said:
Like I said before, you have to read up on how projectors work because they're a lot different than monitors. It has nothing to do with screen size. It has to do with how many lumens the projector outputs. 16 foot lamberts is a very bright image.
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Uhh I have a theater setup with a Epson 1080P projector, I still highly doubt that projector can cast a usable 14.5 diagonal screen.
 
ocellaris said:
Uhh I have a theater setup with a Epson 1080P projector, I still highly doubt that projector can cast a usable 14.5 diagonal screen.
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Is your projector spec'ed for 3000 lumens? If you read the review on Projector Central in it's bright mode it can put out 2800 lumens which is bright enough for an image that size. If you drop the lamp to economy mode you can bring the screen size down a bit. The lowest image brightness the optoma puts out is still over 1100 measured lumens.

Most of the theater modes on the Epsons only put out ~600 lumens which wouldn't be bright enough for an image that size. And in their brightest modes can only do ~1600.

I owned an Epson 6500UB a few years back and it was not a very bright projector. This optoma is a light cannon.
 
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Optoma's are pretty damn bright, my little PK301 can put out a 40" screen in ambient light, 80" in low light and still maintain a clear image.
 
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