Projector Question

I have a small room and I have come up with a little plan to replace the curtains and curtain rod with a 100" 16:9 projector screen. The length the projector would be at would be about 8 feet. Would my room be too small? Can someone recommend me a good projector, and does it pretty much need to be capable of 1080p for such a huge screen/small room (since I'll be sitting quite close to it)? Oh and there won't be any sun-light shining directly on the screen because the windows will be blocked with something (I haven't decided what yet, some type of fancy cardboard maybe) and if I ever want some light shining in my room I'll just roll up my screen and take the things out of the windows. I'd prefer if the projector wasn't too pricy. Somewhere around 500-1500 dollars. But I don't know if there are 1080p projectors that cheap. The things I'd want to hook up to the projector would be my computer, my 360, and my Wii. Is this a good idea?

Im kinda confused with the question, but I think what your asking is if the projector will be far enough away from the screen to fill the whole screen?. I have a 100" (4:3) screen and I think the projector is about 10-11 feet from the screen. It could of been closer like 9.5 or so ft. I think the range differs depending on the projector and lenses and whatnot. But I think it will be hard to fill a 100" screen with only 8ft to work with. Might have to go with a smaller screen, or a projector with a good zoom lens.

AT 8 ft you can reasonably expect at least 80". Some projectors can do more. I found a manual from some home theater installers that could be helpful.

http://www.cinemasource.com/articles/screen_install.pdf

AT 8 ft you can reasonably expect at least 80". Some projectors can do more. I found a manual from some home theater installers that could be helpful.

http://www.cinemasource.com/articles/screen_install.pdf

cspiffo

As far as the DLP vs LCD goes, I tend to like LCD. The colors seem a little more realistic and less 'glowing', a lot of people call that washed out though... I don't know I've never seen a red shirt 'glow' in real life. I didn't mind sticking with 720p for another couple of years, 1080p stuff is still over priced imo. I built a 120-inch home theater with an older projector for less than $3500. The trick is doing as much stuff DIY style. Building your own screen and such.

this is what my home theater living room looked like:

http://www.projectorpeople.com/hometheater-audio/customer_showroom.asp?ShowroomID=60

Also Panasonic just came out with a gaming projector that's inexpensive.

http://www.projectorpeople.com/panasonic-pt-ax200u/default.asp