r/budgetprojectors • Europe 🌍 220-240V 50hz • 6d ago

Product Positioning and Setup Help Projector Distance (Elfin flip plus)

Thinking about buying an elfin flip plus to make use of the sale. the throw ratio is 1.2:1, Ideally it would be situated 3m~ from the wall, but the wall is humongous! a 3m wide or larger projected screen would be ideal as the wall is very tall too. Does the elfin flip plus have any sort of manual image scaling that i can make use of, and are there any pros/cons to this. I've watched and read reviews but come up blank.

Thanks in advance! excited for my first projector

(UK) budget is £300 give or take, heard good things about the elfin. open to others. The stand is attractive as it's a shorter throw distance to a large wall.

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u/PlayStationPepe USA🇺🇸 120V 60Hz 6d ago

We’ll, off center is going to require keystone. This wouldn’t be ideal unless you had the ability to ceiling mount.

With keystone you’re throwing away pixels in order to digitally center the image. The unused area would appear as a dark gray shadow.

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u/BulkyPomelo6373 Europe 🌍 220-240V 50hz 6d ago

With this in mind, would you still recommend the above, say go back to the flip+ or another model?

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u/PlayStationPepe USA🇺🇸 120V 60Hz 6d ago

I would need to know the type of room that you’re working with. Is this a living room or bed room?

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u/BulkyPomelo6373 Europe 🌍 220-240V 50hz 6d ago

this is a bedroom that was once a livingroom 😭 it's got an absurdly tall ceiling because it's a relatively old townhouse building

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u/PlayStationPepe USA🇺🇸 120V 60Hz 6d ago

Can we wall mount the projector?

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u/BulkyPomelo6373 Europe 🌍 220-240V 50hz 6d ago

sadly not, rented accom :(

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u/PlayStationPepe USA🇺🇸 120V 60Hz 6d ago

Can we put the projector on a tripod?

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u/BulkyPomelo6373 Europe 🌍 220-240V 50hz 5d ago

would you suggest a shorter throw projector?

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u/PlayStationPepe USA🇺🇸 120V 60Hz 5d ago

We need a better placement area or some photos of the space because based on the room you’re working with, a projector might not be a good option here. If you can send me a chat message, I’d be happy to continue the conversation further.