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cordite · 2017-08-24 16:45:51

Same experience with an LG short-throw projector. I regret it and now it always shows up on the cast menu but it doesn't work.

walterbell | karma 84571 | avg karma 5.55 · | 2016-09-27 13:11:31

Consider a short-throw projector instead: zero "smart" features, multiple inputs, relatively portable, adjustable screen size.

walterbell | karma 84571 | avg karma 5.55 · | 2016-12-27 23:39:56

Buy a short-throw projector instead. Most have only display inputs, no network connection.

vraylle | karma 95 | avg karma 7.92 · | 2024-02-04 09:35:03

Maybe a decent short-throw projector?

rightbyte | karma 9157 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2019-08-20 22:12:45+00:00

It's probably a software problem at heart though, if you include firmware level. Since VGA-connectors went out of fashion I'm still to use a projector that Just Works without having to use it 10 times before figuring out all its quirks.

walterbell | karma 84571 | avg karma 5.55 · | 2016-01-23 20:52:08

How about a short-throw projector?

viraptor | karma 41139 | avg karma 2.79 · | 2020-05-31 11:09:10+00:00

What's the issue with the projector? I plug mine in and... it appears. (Scaling issues aside)

jackallis | karma 651 | avg karma 2.38 · | 2019-02-05 02:42:39+00:00

can't see anything on that projector :-(

jauntywundrkind | karma 2669 | avg karma 1.21 · | 2023-10-15 16:34:41

I built a projector with a ripped apart 15" LCD monitor and overhead projector decades ago, and we could not have been more excited to do some shooter games. We had had a PS2 and light guns all rigged up ready to go, before we noticed the fine print: does not work on projectors, does not work on LCD. And we were running via a tv-input card on a computer. It did not work for us. Delighted to see someone who made it further than we did.

walterbell | karma 84571 | avg karma 5.55 · | 2017-08-24 16:09:09

You can use a short-throw projector - many inputs, no software, no network connection, adjustable screen size, flexible placement.

georgebarnett | karma 1336 | avg karma 4.48 · | 2019-06-17 22:46:58+00:00

Years ago I switched to a dumb short throw projector. Now I get a huge clear picture connected to an Apple TV and a decent set of speakers. I do not regret my decision. No crappy smart software. Just on and off.

jez0990 | karma 4 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2013-03-19 02:34:22+00:00

crappy projectors are everywhere :(

edit: and I've only ever had bad experiences with [X]->VGA adapters

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naikrovek | karma 5388 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2022-06-11 20:41:41

congratulations.

a projector won't work for everyone.

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dsclough | karma 146 | avg karma 5.21 · | 2020-10-02 21:20:40

What projector?

randallsquared | karma 8851 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2009-09-01 21:08:53+00:00

Microvision has been touting those projectors for at least most of a decade now. They're so incredibly awesome, if they work and don't have major drawbacks, that I conclude they don't really work. :(

leadholder | karma 10 | avg karma 1.25 · | 2012-11-08 03:15:12

I took E16, newly installed on my laptop, to a work presentation once. I was really excited to turn the thing on and see everyone's eyes bug out. But I plugged the projector in and it turned out there was some strange compatibility problem. One step forward, two back.

qwerty456127 | karma 8748 | avg karma 1.93 · | 2019-11-29 01:13:41+00:00

Buy a used one. Or even better - buy a projector.

Retric | karma 55819 | avg karma 2.05 · | 2019-10-27 21:12:05

That’s an ultra short throw which is different as it’s aiming for around 2 inches from the projector to the screen. Short throw is more in the 4 foot range while producing an image several times that size. https://youtu.be/Fu_U0HS7axk

A normal projector is 11+ feet from the screen. The diagonal being approximately the same as the distance from the projector to the screen.

I have seen short throw 4K projectors from around 1,500$ but IMO they are a poor fit for home theater as the screen ends up as a bright object in people’s view.

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Jun8 | karma 10223 | avg karma 3.92 · | 2011-10-27 10:30:31

Fix the computer projector stupidity: Almost every conference, meeting I attend has at least one case of a person connecting their laptop and the display not working because of some incompatibility between the projector and laptop.

distances | karma 4222 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2020-08-19 14:47:41+00:00

Good news is that projectors are still dumb. Just input selector and picture settings.