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Old 04-07-08, 07:39 PM   #28 (Link)
 
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Re: Prof.'s DIY screen


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As you are aware, if you put a coat of white paint on a clear piece of acrylic, and then shine a bright light at it, you will see some light transmission through the back..
If you then place a mirror behind that panel, some of that light will be reflected back..or as in your case, painting directly onto the mirror..
I'm just basically replacing that mirror with an aluminium one..The top coat will be just plain white.. .
Coooool! I will be following this thread with great interest. So would it be possible to say that such a screen would actually increase contrast as the amount of light that would pass through the top coat and be reflected would essentially decrease with less light output? (Just speculating here.. really just wanted to subscribe to this thread )


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