When the football World Cup is on, the living room quickly turns into a private fan curve. With a projector and the right projection screen , you can experience every game much larger, more immersive and closer to the stadium than on a classic TV. Whether it's a compact home cinema setup in the living room, flexible projection in the hobby room or a large picture for the next football party: with a projector, projection screen and audio components, you can put together exactly the right bundle to suit your room, your seating distance and your requirements.

Short throw and ultra-short throw projectors are particularly practical when there is little space between the projector and the projection screen. While short throw projectors produce a large image even from a short distance, ultra-short throw projectors are usually positioned directly in front of the projection screen or wall. This makes them ideal for living rooms, smaller rooms or setups where no projector needs to be placed in the centre of the room.

The advantages of short throw and ultra-short throw projectors at a glance:

• Large image at a short distance: ideal when only a short distance between the projector and projection screen is possible.
• Living room-friendly installation: Ultra-short throw projectors can often be placed directly on a lowboard.
• Less shadows cast: As the projector is close to the projection surface, no one walks through the image as quickly.
• Flexible integration: Particularly suitable for living rooms, smaller rooms, gaming set-ups or spontaneous football evenings.
• TV alternative with cinema effect: Large screen diagonals provide a much more immersive experience than classic televisions.
• Tidy setup: No projectors in the middle of the room and no need for elaborate ceiling mounting.
• Ideal with a suitable projection screen: For the best image quality, a special UST or ALR screen is recommended for ultra-short throw projectors.
• Precise alignment is important: Small shifts can affect the image, so the projector should be positioned carefully.

The advantages of projectors with standard projection distance at a glance:

• Ideal for larger rooms: perfect if there is sufficient distance between the projector and projection screen.
• Flexible image sizes: Depending on the model and projection distance, different screen sizes can be realised.
• Very suitable for large projection screens: Particularly exciting for home cinema, hobby room or larger football evenings.
• Great value for money: Often a large selection of models with different brightness levels, resolutions and features.
• Ceiling mounting possible: The projector can be permanently installed and remains cleanly aligned.
• Free placement in the room: Depending on the zoom, lens-shift and installation area, the projector can be flexibly integrated.
  
• Important when planning: The projection distance must match the desired image size and projection screens.
• Clean alignment is crucial: Keystone correction, zoom and lens-shift can help, but are no substitute for the most accurate possible basic positioning.

Every projector has a defined projection area in which it can produce certain image sizes. This depends on the so-called throw ratio (projection ratio). For customers, a simple orientation is sufficient:

This should be taken into account when selecting a screen:

• Suitable inch size: The screen diagonal should match the size of the room and the seating distance.
• Comfortable viewing distance: In smaller rooms, more compact screen sizes make sense so that the entire playing field remains easily visible.
• Larger projection screens for larger rooms: In living rooms, hobby rooms or open-plan living areas, the projection screen may be correspondingly larger.
• Consider the type of projector: A particularly flat projection screen is recommended for ultra-short throw projectors, ideally a suitable UST or ALR screen.
• Plan the installation in advance: Ceiling, wall, floor or mobile use should match the room situation and the desired set-up.
• Image effect in the room: The better the screen, projection screen and seating position are matched to each other, the more intense the World Cup experience will be.