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teke wrote:
 ok,
well, I have made my way over here from the other forum where I have spent a great deal of time researching what diy screen to use for my new (first) projector.
I have read and read and read and now I think I am completely confused about what to do. I was all set to order designer white from HD and then I read about the benefits of grey screens and ambient light.
I need some advice.
-Room: 14x19
-projector: epson cinema 400 LCD (1500 Lumen)
-throw distance: 17' 6"
-16:9 image, 117" diagonal
-seating distance: 12'
-2 windows (36x60 each) with 2" blinds and I just bought black out curtains and drapes to completely control the light in the room.
-currently projecting on tan wall and it looks good, but what do I know, since I am new to this.
According to the projector calculator I am at about 12 FL, with 1.2 gain DW I will be at 14 FL., I am watching alot of football and hd sports, then movies. I am painting the walls a stone color, and the ceiling a darker shade in flat paint.
Will the DW be too bright for my projector with 1.2 gain or should I be painting a simple grey screen to help with daytime sports viewing? I appreciate the responses and hope to someday be knowledgable on these issues to help someone else. |
First, WELCOME TO THE SHACK!!
I think you'll like it here more than some other places you've been, as no one here will give you advice that isn't backed up by data (including actual numerical data, rather than screen shots alone).
You'll be fine with DW, and it won't hot-spot. If the image is too bright, you can put a filter on your projector and then remove it as the bulb ages and dims.
If you are going to have 100% light control all of the time, and have no desire to have any lights in the room, then there is no reason at all to look at anything other than white. If that's not the case (and, for instance, you'd like the option of having some low lighting in the room), then I'd think about either a FG laminate (which may need a top-coat if you see hot-spotting) or a neutral grey paint. True Value (Winter Mist and Winter Mountain), Sherwin Williams (Soothing White and Gray Screen), and the EasyFlex options (from member tiddler) are all good. I personally have an EasyFlex-04, and am a very happy customer of Todd's (tiddler).