For Screen:
Go to page 22/68 of the following user manual of optoma 141x. It shows you the table for 'standard throw'. This is where you decide what screen size will be best at what distance.
http://www.optomausa.com/uploads/manuals/HD141X-M-en-US.pdf
Personally if you ask me, for your room of 130 inches wide, 84 inches height and 13.8 feet length, at first it may look like 9X5 feet 120 inch screen is best fit. But but but.... remember that depending on the type, every screen has some 0.5 to 1 feet of extra length/width of rod/machine attached to it. So take that into account for whatever you choose. Also, as per the table since the distance for 120 inch should be between 12.9 and 14.12 feet, I think it is highly risky to get accurate at 13.8 feet of your hall length. there is hardly any room for flexibility. You cannot possibly have the projector touching its back to your room's back wall.
Hence, to be safe , i believe best is that you start with a 100 inch screen.10.75 to 11.75 feet you can easily place your projector for this on a coffee table or ceiling mount it as well.
Most important about 16:9 and width X length :
Do not go blindly if the specifications say it is a 16:9 screen. There is an easy way out. Just divide length by width and only if you get between 1.75 to 1.80, it is truly a 16:9 screen. In absolutely precise terms you want 1.77 (because 16/9 = 1.77) but it is highly improbable as screens do not come in that perfection. However a 0.03 deviation is something easily adjustable by projector's zoom/keystone/placement.
Any other numbers on that division will either crop your projected image or leave a considerably large area unused on either side of the screen. And trust me You dont want either of these scenarios to ruin the experience.
For e.g. in your given links,
12/7 = 1.71. OK but its Not between 1.75 and 1.80. hence AVOID
11/7 = 1.57 STRICTLY AVOID
10/6 = 1.66 STRICTLY AVOID
8/6 = 1.33 This is perfect fit for 4:3 videos (because 4/3 = 1.33). Good for old movies before 70's. AVOID for 16:9 content.
9/5 = 1.80 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
8/4.5 = 1.77 . STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
However note that a minute deviation always occurs even in recommended ones because of the black 1 inch screen borders applied by manufacturers.
Go to page 22/68 of the following user manual of optoma 141x. It shows you the table for 'standard throw'. This is where you decide what screen size will be best at what distance.
http://www.optomausa.com/uploads/manuals/HD141X-M-en-US.pdf
Personally if you ask me, for your room of 130 inches wide, 84 inches height and 13.8 feet length, at first it may look like 9X5 feet 120 inch screen is best fit. But but but.... remember that depending on the type, every screen has some 0.5 to 1 feet of extra length/width of rod/machine attached to it. So take that into account for whatever you choose. Also, as per the table since the distance for 120 inch should be between 12.9 and 14.12 feet, I think it is highly risky to get accurate at 13.8 feet of your hall length. there is hardly any room for flexibility. You cannot possibly have the projector touching its back to your room's back wall.
Hence, to be safe , i believe best is that you start with a 100 inch screen.10.75 to 11.75 feet you can easily place your projector for this on a coffee table or ceiling mount it as well.
Most important about 16:9 and width X length :
Do not go blindly if the specifications say it is a 16:9 screen. There is an easy way out. Just divide length by width and only if you get between 1.75 to 1.80, it is truly a 16:9 screen. In absolutely precise terms you want 1.77 (because 16/9 = 1.77) but it is highly improbable as screens do not come in that perfection. However a 0.03 deviation is something easily adjustable by projector's zoom/keystone/placement.
Any other numbers on that division will either crop your projected image or leave a considerably large area unused on either side of the screen. And trust me You dont want either of these scenarios to ruin the experience.
For e.g. in your given links,
12/7 = 1.71. OK but its Not between 1.75 and 1.80. hence AVOID
11/7 = 1.57 STRICTLY AVOID
10/6 = 1.66 STRICTLY AVOID
8/6 = 1.33 This is perfect fit for 4:3 videos (because 4/3 = 1.33). Good for old movies before 70's. AVOID for 16:9 content.
9/5 = 1.80 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
8/4.5 = 1.77 . STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
However note that a minute deviation always occurs even in recommended ones because of the black 1 inch screen borders applied by manufacturers.
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that's why simply asked u to wait until the projector arrives and then based on the throw distance and the image projected u can buy one.
