Screen format (16:9 or 16:10)

[Arlin]

What screen format would you recommend for projection in church (mostly powerpoint)
I know 4:3 is going the way of the dodo...
16:9 is up and coming
16:10 is a common computer format. Sort of between 4:3 & 16:9

We are working on a new facility layout. Right now, I think the screen location is designed for 4:3, but I would like to go more future proof with widescreen, Even if we only project a 4:3 image at first.

Anyway, space is tight, and 16:10 would not be quite as wide for the same height screen.

Any insight?

[zactommo]

Simple. 16:9!

This is the way broadcast video is going (or gone) and new content is usually designed for the 16:9 format these days.

I'm not quiet sure why computer manurfactures put out machines with 16:10, but i'd disregard that format.

[cmchamp]

and more and more prosumer and pro quality projectors are coming out with 16:9 16:10 native projectors.

[Gracetech]

Most projectors are still native 16:10 but it looks like the shift is going to 16:9. Ofcourse if you want to really future tolerant then go 2048x1080.

crt

[Arlin]

Ha, and how about 3840x2160p?
That is exactly 4x the resolution of 1920x1080p
and 9x the resolution of 1280x720p

So 1080 & 720 material can be displayed on the same screen without any interpolation...

[Gracetech]

No Body will be moving to quad HD except for Doctors for the next 6 years but 2k panels are already being sold overseas.

All kidding aside Go with what works. Whatever you do make sure you have plenty of lumens on that screen.

crt

[Stever]

Most Pro AV Projectors with a native wide screen resolution are 16:10 while the Home theater and higher end 1080P are 16:9.
The question boils down to what type of brightness are you looking for? We find most affordable commercial projectors are 16:10 and cap out around 5000 Lumens. If you need a much brighter projection and cant afford a high end projector like a Christie or Barco you can get a 4:3 projector up to 15,000 lumens relatively reasonably priced and run it in 16:9 mode we have customers who do it all the time. Oh and by the way SXGA+ projectors look awesome native reolution of 1400 x 1050

[Gracetech]

Actually WUXGA projectors go up as high(lumen wise) as 1080 projectors so that's not a limiting factor. I would doubt that anything over WXGA or 720 would be required unless the screens are really large or close to the audience.

crt