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fernalfers wrote:
 I have a LED 56 inch Samsung TV right now but want to dive into the Projector scene. This is pretty new to me and want your guidance.
Now first off i see a lot of people not using screens and just using there walls and the PQ is amazing. If this is true i'd rather spend more on the Projector and just use the wall. My wall is painted a light beige.
I want to project a 100inch picture and i will be sitting 12.5 feet from the picture. My back wall is 14ft from the picture. I need a projector that can be mounted behind me on the wall. Ceiling mount might not work for me. A shelf of some sort behind me would be ideal at picture height.
1080P vs. 720p I guess i don't have a preference just want a good PJ all around.
Can anyone give me any suggestions with the info i have given. It would be greatly appreciated. |
How much do you want to spend?
As for paint, you can go as lo-tech to as high-tech as you want. I'd start with a flat mat white wall and see what you think (you'll be happy for a while). After that, there is no end to the color combinations that you could try. AVS forums has a section on DIY screens that most new owners get completely lost in. These guys have been mixing all sorts of stuff together for years in an attempt to attain the best picture possible. You could literally spend a month researching the possibilities.
I personally went with a material called "blackout cloth". It gives me a 1.0 gain screen and has no issues with any colors in the color spectrum. It's only limitation is slightly worse contrast than a store-bought Carada, Da-Lite or Stewart screen. It cost me $19 + $15 in lumber to put up a 96".
The other route you could go with a screen is to build your own frame and purchase just the screen material. I've priced out a 100" Da-Lite Cinema Vision 1.3 gain doing it this way and could easily build it for under $300 and have a 2" velvet border. This same screen would retail for over $1K and the frame would not be as nice as what I could make in my basement.