Projector for both Golf Simulator and watching movies

kjmtthws · December 15, 2021

So my boys "playroom" is finally graduating.. We have all decided to convert their love of legos (which they have grown out of) and do a sports/movies room..

We have put up a sim screen and bought a skytrak -- and its working quite well.. But of course we want to expand a bit..

For days when we don't want to play, we want to watch movies/TV on it -- so my question is.. Are their projectors that will do a good job of both golf simulators and watching regular ole' TV/movies that will will run via the computer

khalespace · January 8, 2022

I have the benq th671st and happy with it. With golf simulator you need a short throw projector like this which is good for both golf and movies.

Godfather · January 9, 2022

Plenty of projectors will work. Just find one with the proper throw (like short throw) and resolution. I’d recommend a Roku for the projector. It’s so much easier than navigating on a computer.

Dax279 · January 9, 2022

What’s your budget? You will make some sacrifices as you are likely going to use your sim screen as your movie screen. Also, how far away is your hitting area from the screen? And what is the height and width of your screen?

as noted, going the short throw route will be your best option, but budget would help in terms of narrowing down your search.

the Benq 671 mentioned above has been a very popular choice for many golf sim installs. This one is a short throw and this will help having a full projectors image.

projector central has a screen calculator on their website that you can use to help with your search and also help in ensuring any projector will fill your screen.

2bGood · January 9, 2022

Lots of variables at play, but it for sure can be done. Not sure of your room size or layout, but a buddy of mine set up a sim/ entertainment room and went about it in a different way.

He bought a 85" TV for the room and left the simulator screen/camera primarily just for golf and did not worry about being able to do everything well. It work out pretty good as you could watch the game and golf at the same time.

The cool part is he set things up so the TV could serve as a monitor for the sim if he wanted, and the screen could play the TV/Movie/Video game signal. The camera was set up best for golf though, and was just pretty good for video games and movies as that was the TV's primary job.

Edited January 9, 2022 by 2bGood