Comments on: Next Projector Reviews: Epson Home Cinema 710, Sharp XV-Z30000, SIM2

By: Lucretia Vandesande

Lucretia Vandesande — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:25:43 +0000

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By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:43:28 +0000

Hi Ryan, I know it’s not the ideal answer, but the best solution to enjoy the movie, (even if the cinemascope content is smaller), is to turn off Lens Memory and go with your 16:9 setting for the whole movie. A cool experiment in the theaters, but a pain for “lens memory” solutions. -art

By: Ryan Collins

Ryan Collins — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:10:07 +0000

Hi Art,

I have recently purchased a Panasonic AE7000 and a 2.39 cinemascope screen. Am loving it! After some advice though…Am planning to watch The Dark Knight in preparation for the new one, and the shifting aspect ratios makes it difficult on the screen. If I have it set for the cinemascope, the IMAX scenes extend beyond the screen, with the velvet border in the way of the picture, and if I have it so the IMAX screens fit the screen, then the non-IMAX scenes are not filling the screen as intended. I have tried doing it with the auto shift on, but it takes about 30 seconds-1 minute to switch(which does make it fit the screen), but it is very distracting as it is not seamless. Any suggestions on the best way to overcome this. I can only think to take the screen down for the movie, but that is not ideal for obvious reasons. Any tips would be appreciated. Cheers, Ryan