LED1081 Throw Distance:

Thank you for choosing Knoll projectors! We have been making video projectors for nearly 20 years. Our new line of projectors includes several new features including MaxPlay™ (our newest processor/imager combination) and 2-HD™ lens shift (allows projector to be mounted off center without losing any resolution). The LED1081 is our first LED powered DLP projector. It's led light engine will provide over 60,000 hours of use instead of about 2000 hours from our bulb powered projectors and it has no color wheel. It has a 24/7 hour rating so can it can be viewed around the clock.

The LED1081 features a high definition 16:9 aspect ratio imager. Included, is the firmware to convert 2.35:1 aspect ratio movies (Cinemascope) without an external scaler (requires anamorphic lens, available separately) and display them in an even higher definition. It can display a wide range of formats from standard TV, extended definition TV through high-definition TV and films as well as computer images. Its all glass lens allows for a wide level amount of zooming.

The video optimized brightness at D65 is a minimum of 800 ANSI lumens. This is more than 2 times brighter than a commercial movie screen image. The LED1081 is future proof with HDMI 1.3b with DeepColor™ support (can display over 1 billion colors).

2-HD™ lens shift allows the LED1081 to be easily mounted as it does not need to be at "just the right height" and in the horizontal middle of the screen. Older designs with just digital keystone can be offset as well but always lose image definition when keystone is activated. Lens shift allows projector placement offset without losing image resolution.

Projection throw distances are the maximum and minimum horizontal distances from the projector lens to the screen. If the projector is mounted level the image will drop (ceiling mounted projector) or rise (floor mounted projector).

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Most movies are filmed in 2.35:1 to 2.40:1 aspect ratios (also known as Cinemascope). The LED1081 features built-in scaling support to allow these images to be viewed at the highest possible resolution (30% or more higher resolution than a 1080p plasma or direct view LCD) called anamorphic (requires anamorphic lens, available separately).

LED1081 Standard Lens Projection Throw Distance 16:9 Video Screen:

MAXIMUM DISTANCE TO SCREEN (16:9) = 2.09 x SCREEN DIAGONAL SIZE
MINIMUM DISTANCE TO SCREEN (16:9) = 1.61 x SCREEN DIAGONAL SIZE
SCREEN OFFSET (IMAGE DROP OR RISE) (16:9) = Nearly any offset can be handled by Knoll 2-HD lens shift.

LED1081 Optional Short Throw Lens Projection Throw Distance 16:9 Video Screen:

MAXIMUM DISTANCE TO SCREEN (16:9) = 1.62 x SCREEN DIAGONAL SIZE
MINIMUM DISTANCE TO SCREEN (16:9) = 1.36 x SCREEN DIAGONAL SIZE
SCREEN OFFSET (IMAGE DROP OR RISE) (16:9) = Nearly any offset can be handled by Knoll 2-HD lens shift.

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All chart distances above are in inches. Metric distances are on the screen calculator. To convert from inches to centimeters, multiply the distances in inches by 2.54. We suggest you do not mount projectors at their extreme minimum or maximum zoom limits wherever possible. A longer throw distance generally gives a better overall picture quality.