Post ARAgxobVFrFmUniBcm by gsuberland@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #ARAeqT6Qb6y5sLXt9k by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:04:43Z
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Congrats on using that impossible image in the headline.
(DIR) Post #ARAeqTiMK5JFlzIBHM by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:09:42Z
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To be clear, I don't have anything against projectors per se, but you need a dedicated space for them or else the ability to *completely* darken a room.You will be very disappointed if you try to use one as a TV replacement for ordinary TV scenarios.
(DIR) Post #ARAeqUH6Ev6BVjXvQe by splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network
2022-12-31T16:14:14Z
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@TechConnectify Not to mention that they use a significant amount of energy compared to a regular TV and will dump a massive mount of heat into your room. Plus bulb replacements.
(DIR) Post #ARAfh3JFE8FtE8c9jc by krono@toot.berlin
2022-12-31T16:13:36Z
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@TechConnectify I heard Laser Projectors aren't the worst. But as YMMV, I think your statement ist still on point.
(DIR) Post #ARAfh3jTebEsXUt6ci by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:15:14Z
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@krono It's nothing to do with how good or bad the image the projector produces, it's the fact that you cannot project a darker image onto a wall than the wall itself. You can only make it brighter.That's why this image is definitely photoshopped, and also why projectors need a very dark room or else everything looks washed out and awful
(DIR) Post #ARAgDTrS2lvMqI4r6u by Linux_in_a_Bit@linuxrocks.online
2022-12-31T16:29:36Z
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@TechConnectify There are actually REALLY weird screens (Ambient Light Rejecting is what they're called, I think) that only refract light from below...They can get darker than the wall they're mounted on, and with a sufficiently bright projector it looks pretty nice.I think LTT made a video about one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqJ6J6UiZTk
(DIR) Post #ARAgr8PTDbdXtatjOK by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:22:53Z
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...do I need to make a video about this?
(DIR) Post #ARAgr8ufLcafSLUe12 by TheCoolest@dftba.club
2022-12-31T16:27:42Z
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@TechConnectify if it's mostly going to be about how the black on a projector screen is still white, just without any light shining on it, and so it can appear as dark as adjacent white walls, probably doesn't need an entire video, but you do you
(DIR) Post #ARAgr9NNcrYitOvZlw by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:29:09Z
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@TheCoolest I made an entire video about outlets on a light switch, I can handle this
(DIR) Post #ARAgrA5KzQil5jUgHw by TheCoolest@dftba.club
2022-12-31T16:31:35Z
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@TechConnectify although I think I recall there are some projector screens which catch light differently in order to (as much as possible) prevent themselves from reflecting the room's ambient lighting, but I assume if such a thing does exist it could do some wonky things to the viewing angle
(DIR) Post #ARAgxobVFrFmUniBcm by gsuberland@chaos.social
2022-12-31T16:29:27Z
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@TechConnectify if you do, take a look at the options for projector surfaces. a lot of promo photos show people projecting onto painted walls but it's shockingly expensive to get the right paint and surface so you don't end up with a crappy viewing experience. there are paints you can buy specifically for the purposes of reflected colour accuracy with projectors and editing rooms and they are not cheap.
(DIR) Post #ARAgxpOmIefWxclXQe by gsuberland@chaos.social
2022-12-31T16:30:24Z
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@TechConnectify they also tend to have a weird diffuse eggshell texture that can be a bit weird if you're projecting from a steeper angle.
(DIR) Post #ARAgxppigUDgJBN3QG by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:37:12Z
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@gsuberland I'm aware of all this stuff, but here's the thing that I think is more important:You don't actually have to care about those particulars if you don't want to. You can just throw a projector at a wall in a light controlled room and be very happy with the image.It's only if you let the brainworm get into you that says you need to bother with calibration that you start to think you're unhappy with the image.
(DIR) Post #ARAh6PCn3VBWKVFTbU by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2022-12-31T16:39:32Z
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@TechConnectify Seems a good follow up to a film projector to me.
(DIR) Post #ARAh6wOzd9YPHuDBho by alexhall@mastodon.social
2022-12-31T16:15:37Z
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@TechConnectify There are plenty of downsides to being blind, but dealing with displays is one thing I'm very glad I don't have to worry about. Sure, it's 4K, but will it look good at that size? What? So few dimming zones? Oh no! That'll cause blooming! And the brightness is good... Oh wait, that's *peak* brightness. Let me bust out the light meter and measure the living room. But oh no, only 92% color accuracy? Hmm, but it's OLED. But then what about burn-in...No thanks!
(DIR) Post #ARAhGYmKJkLquriEoy by thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2022-12-31T16:23:39Z
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@TechConnectify Yes, and please shoot it somewhere with a lot of natural light, like here in the desert or on a tropical island or something.
(DIR) Post #ARAhNVjk1bNNVeol84 by tnarg42@c.im
2022-12-31T16:28:14Z
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@TechConnectify that sounds like rationalizing the purchase of a new projector. Lasers, perhaps?
(DIR) Post #ARAhNWFI8Ic55VZxJ2 by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:30:53Z
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@tnarg42 oh, the wonderful thing is I wouldn't have to purchase one!In fact, I could tell the story about how I went through all this in 2010, helped my parents build a theater room in their home with a very nice DLP projector, and now it hardly gets any use from them because TV watching is a more casual thing for them, and I also have no desire to build another projection room for myself.Anyway, long story short, I could just borrow theirs
(DIR) Post #ARAhWPfZx42FIb7EHI by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:38:13Z
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@gsuberland this is a bit of a bug bear of mine, quite frankly.You do not need to care about this. If you start to let yourself care about this, now you've introduced cognitive load that makes the tiniest fraction of a difference in the viewing experience for you.Just don't. Do I make my videos with calibrated monitors? Heck no! Do people care? Also heck no!
(DIR) Post #ARAi8YTzdJ0ddWss40 by gsuberland@chaos.social
2022-12-31T16:42:10Z
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@TechConnectify to be clear, I didn't mean you *need* it, but that it exists and people end up spending a fortune on it and the result often isn't as good as with a projector screen.for editing work it's pretty much only worth it in a big-budget professional studio context.
(DIR) Post #ARAi8YzXk0FLDNe4Ey by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-12-31T16:44:13Z
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@gsuberland gotcha.Back when we built out their theater, we found that there was a particular Behr paint color called silver screen that people seemed to genuinely think worked well as a projection surface.We did a comparison with that and some darker grays, and sure enough it looked great.Painted the wall that color with flat paint, built a fake velvet-covered frame around the projected space, and voila.You would never know that's not a dedicated screen.
(DIR) Post #ARAi8a0HyiRALz0B2e by gsuberland@chaos.social
2022-12-31T16:44:23Z
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@TechConnectify (and honestly even when you're doing colorimetrically accurate work the wall paint is way less important than the ambient light and monitor calibration)
(DIR) Post #ARAn3D5eF635bxle4G by rifter@mastodon.social
2022-12-31T17:46:11Z
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@splitshockvirus Ultra Short Throws (UST) projectors are what the article are talking about, and have somewhat different properties than traditional bulb projectors.