Posted by Ridwan Hughes on 09/21/10 11:31

In article <pNQbf.2930$Lw5.2650@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
abc@defgco.kr says...
> Finally moving house and getting a dining room - read CINEMA!!
>
> Problem is that I love my PJ but it's got a long-throw lens and the new room
> is only 148" long - that's the shortest throw distance for my screen size.
> So, I WAS looking at mounting the PJ in the toilet behind the cinema (boxed
> in, of course) with all the hot air extraction etc THEN the penny dropped.
>
> I intend to mount the PJ in the far back corner of the room, facing 90
> degrees to the screen then mount a good mirror at 45 degrees to it and
> therefore bounce the light onto the screen. I've tried it here and it works
> a treat but when I install it, I want the best mirror glass for �100 that I
> can get and find a stable way of mounting it on the rear wall or hanging it
> from the ceiling to minimise shaking.
>
> Any ideas?

LumenLab.com sell a mirror that's meant for DIY projectors, it's a front
surface mirror so the light doesn't travel through glass before being
reflected so you don't get ghosting.

$33.99, 12.5" x 16"

https://secure.lumenlab.com/shop/group.php?id=8


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