Technology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022
Congrats on using that impossible image in the headline.
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

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.

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...do I need to make a video about this?
Dec 31, 2022 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadSid (谷思谛) 🐺Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes, you should 😁
Show threadRubyDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify ohhh yes please!!
Show threadDevourerDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Would be a nice one!
Show thread🕹️🕹️🕹️8/16/32bit 🕹️🕹️🕹️Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify yes. Yes you do.
Show threadMohamed AliDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify ofc!
Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify yes please
Show threadDolsonDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify of course!!
Show threadRev. GothAliceDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify Seems so!

Could have sworn you've already made one on this, though… could have sworn.

A good opportunity to dive into different display technologies in summary. Emissive (CRT, OLED, projected LCD) v. transmissive (bare LCD) v. reflective (e-ink).

And why darkening a surface is not possible if using emissive technologies. Additive v. subtractive colour representation, as well, but that's a slightly more technical detail.

Edited to ask: touch on optimal viewing distance plz? 🙂

Show threadWouter 🛰️Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes!
Also, DLP projectors are fascinating, as well as other types of projection technology
Show threadMeatBagDec 31, 2022
@pa3weg I can't wait to see laser MEMS get more traction
Show threadHolger KruppDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify why haven’t you done one yet?
Show threadKBaumgartDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify absolutely
Show threadKinky KoboldsDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify this sounds like someone you might have already made a video about, because it's so perfectly up your alley.
Show threadTnarg42Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify that sounds like rationalizing the purchase of a new projector. Lasers, perhaps?
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

@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

Show threadTnarg42Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify But LASERS!
Show thread★ Amy Star ★Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify reminds me of the "Cicret Bracelet" scam, where they had slickly-render CG "demo" videos showing a projector projecting anti-light on someone's wrist as a "replacement" for smartphones
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022
@AmyZenunim I know! I would definitely reference Captain Disillusions video on that, because apparently this is still not obvious to people which is frankly pretty baffling to me.
Show threadchris Dec 31, 2022

@AmyZenunim @TechConnectify
In the words of our heroic saviour:

"Even a 24 kw Fresnel couldn't cast a decent image onto a sheet of black velvet at high noon in the Sahara Desert."

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022
@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.
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022
@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.
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

@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.

Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

@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!

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022

@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.

Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

@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.

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022
@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)
Show threadMichael GemarDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify @gsuberland Well, NOW I care! Thanks a lot…
Show threaddr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify @gsuberland This is why when I learn new things I start out squinting pretty hard. I don't want to accidentally learn something that makes things worse unless I also can do something about it easily and cheaply.
Show threadKurtDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes, and why color wheels are bad.
Show threadMike Kasprzak 🦖Dec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify It is a winning formula. 😆

Step 1. Find something people are wrong about.

Step 2. Make video.

Show threadJari Komppa 🇫🇮Dec 31, 2022
@mike @TechConnectify
Most of my web site content is me being tired of explaining something so I write articles about it instead.
Show threadQuixoticgeekDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify yes. Yes you do.
Show threadMaskDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify "need" might be a strong word, but it could definitely prove useful to some folks out there in the world
Show threadLeona RainsideDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Do you need to? Probably not. Would it help, and would people like me watch it? Absolutely.
Show threadElderCatDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes!
Show threadBrendan WDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify I'd watch a short-medium video about it for sure!
Show threadpenguin42Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Seems a good follow up to a film projector to me.
Show threadRiyadh Elalami🏴Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify from what I have seen those laser projectors are kind of amazing. They have a very short throw and are absolutely bright when using the correct screen.
Show threadPrincess DaliusDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify there is this Thunderfoot debunking video about a Kickstarter scam with a wrist mounted device that projects an image on your forearm.
One point was how fake the images are because you can't project black color on a skin colored surface.
Show threadJonathan PearceDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify Or you can do hilarious overkill. A 15k large format projector will compete with daylight on a 2m wide surface. A well chosen projection surface can also help reduce the effects of ambient light.

For the average home setup though - yes, a large TV is going to be way better, quieter, easier to setup and use, and nearly always the correct choice.

Show threadShyra “Tech” Ambrosia Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify I love my projector, but yes, I have dedicated space for it and can darken the room it’s in. It’s just for movies and gaming; I have zero desire to watch bog-standard TV on it or anything else
Show threadLisPiDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify Need to? Perhaps not.

Would it be fun, instructive and entertaining to watch? Most probably.

I would certainly enjoy it anyway.

Show threadMichael WongDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify
Is it a real pain to mount those on the ceiling?
Show threadJL Johnson Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify hi. I like your videos. I would watch more of them if they were shorter, though. Everyone’s a critic, I know…
Show threadadlerweb // BitBasteleiDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify yes.
(No, I didn't read the topic/previous toots. The answer to this question is always yes.)
Show threadPerry HeunDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Absolutely!
Show threadHans CathcartDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify Sure. You might need to placard it as "Opinion" however.

I haven't owned a TV in over 12 years, depending on a projector instead. I watch movies at night and use my laptop and iOS devices during the day.

Show threadTechnology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022

@hanscath it would 100% be couched as opinion, but also people genuinely should know before they jump into a projector that it's a commitment in several ways.

And I have personal experience - which also has led me to not wanting to chase it again

Show threadHans CathcartDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify OMG a tubeCelebrity replied to me! 😂 In all seriousness, I agree with you, downsides can be pre-mature bulb-burnout, over-heating shut-downs, poor resolution, need for filter replacements and cleaning, dust,... sigh, why do I do this to myself?
Show threadJose RomeroDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Captain Disillusion covered it pretty well in the Cicret video
Show threadSave The Day NickDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Maybe there's something interesting to learn about the projectors used in airplanes back in the days instead of individual screens
Show threadTimo EwaldsDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Please do, but also include the point about resolution. I have a projector not because the image is better, but because I can actually use it to browse the web from my couch, either trivially in the evening or by closing the curtains. It may not have the contrast of a TV of similar price, but at least I can read it without using mobile browser mode.
Show threadsqueakyearsDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify

Particularly if it calls out the use of that particular image, yes. :D

Show threadFlorianDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify please do
Show threadSteve GriffinDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yup.
Show threadJames HoldenDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes! We have a den with a 48” TV for casual viewing, but our lounge has a projector and motorised screen for movie nights. Honestly the best thing about it is that the lounge isn’t dominated by a giant black rectangle when it’s not in use. People come in and look around confused wondering where the TV is.
Show threadArdyveeDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify probably, even if the whole subject could be summed up by this thread.
Show threadRobert KattanekDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Maybe not necessarily, but I am sure it would be a delight to watch, so I want to say Yes. 😊
Show threadZerda Dec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify Yes 
Show threadAsher: Pending A PhysicalDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify always