I just discovered someone had done the same thing I was thinking with projector:
"Well, this is disappointing...
I purchased the 93 to replace my 83 which I sold last month. With the 83, I used 1/2x zoom all the time when watching SD DVD on my 106" projection screen, as 106" is simply way too big for SD material to look good (regardless of what anyone says). 1/2x zoom on my 83 resulted in a pretty decent picture and was easier than zooming the projector's lens down. IIRC, the 1/2x zoom on the 83 resulted in something like a 75" diagonal picture (down from 106"). I could be wrong on this, but I thought I measured it 1+ year ago and came to that conclusion. Either way, SD material looked much more tolerable at the smaller size.
So I got the 93 this morning and just tried it out with an SD DVD. 1/2x zoom is MUCH, MUCH smaller on the 93 than on the 83 - smaller than my 58" plasma for sure. To me, 1/2x zoom means the total square inch picture area should be about 1/2 the size. So 4800ish square inches on a 106" screen should be 2400ish after 1/2x zoom. However, the 93's 1/2x zoom is resulting in something much more along the lines of 1/4x based on my rough measurement.
This complete negates my primary reason for purchasing the 93. Not only that, but the 1/2x zoom results in a terribly unstable picture (which I'm sure Oppo will fix with the final firmware or sooner). I was using American Beauty (SD DVD) as my test disc.
What gives with the much smaller 1/2x zoom though??
I'll be sending the player back to Oppo if they aren't planning on correcting the size. Either that or I'll sell the player to anyone who is interested for the price I paid for it (including shipping) after I check with Oppo and get a response on this zoom issue. PM me if interested."
Panasonic DP-UB9000EBK, Shield TV Pro 2019, Apple TV 4K, Acurus Muse 16, PSI Audio A21-M x 5, A17-M x 2, Yamaha HS5 x 2, Arendal 1723 2S x 2, Procella P15A x 2, Epson EH-12000B, Grandview Screen