Hello all! I have been doing quite a bit of reading on projectors lately, as when I bought a house a couple months that was one of my main desires. I have a 20'x20' room (it's 2 additions to the back of the house, each 10'x10'), with unfortunate design. It's the only room large enough and light controlled enough to actually be the projector room. On one wall, there is a fireplace, on the opposite wall there is a partially built-in set of shelves that takes up most of the wall, and on the wall in between is a picture window. As that faces the backyard, I have covered it in blackout curtains behind more presentable curtains.
I was originally going to paint the wall next to the fireplace, and simply set the H5360 on one of the shelves. Unfortunately there is a ceiling fan partially in the way, as well as a structural beam from where they built on the newest addition. I would remove the fan, but there is only one A/C vent into the room, and it is next to the entry from the dining room, so the fan is pretty much necessary in Florida, especially when I have friends or the g/f over. And obviously the beam can't go anywhere. It also offsets the entire room in an unpleasant way, and makes the sound system a pain to put up.
I have decided to build a fixed screen and simply place it on the shelving (as the bottom extends forward into the room like a desk), as this will allow me to move it somewhat more to the center of the room and allow for ceiling mounting the PJ, provided I go with a smaller size than I've been using on the far wall. As I have to keep the screen near 5' tall mark, I've decided to go with a 120" screen.
Now, after that dissertation, my actual question is this: Out of the available options, the simplest choice appears to be to use a sheet of WilsonArt laminate, and I've begun pricing the local options. I am simply unsure of what color I should use. I know I should be looking at the Designer White, Fashion Gray, or perhaps the Platinum... but I don't know which would be best.
I have reasonable control of the light level, but there is some leakage from the window during the day. The ceiling and floor are both rather light, as are the walls. While I could repaint the walls, the placement of the screen on the shelving doesn't seem to make that as necessary. And I can replace the carpeting... but the ceiling is popcorn, and I don't have the time or energy to get all of that off to repaint it. I think I will be putting up some dark fabric on the ceiling near the screen, if that would help.
Thanks for making it through all that, if anyone does!
I was originally going to paint the wall next to the fireplace, and simply set the H5360 on one of the shelves. Unfortunately there is a ceiling fan partially in the way, as well as a structural beam from where they built on the newest addition. I would remove the fan, but there is only one A/C vent into the room, and it is next to the entry from the dining room, so the fan is pretty much necessary in Florida, especially when I have friends or the g/f over. And obviously the beam can't go anywhere. It also offsets the entire room in an unpleasant way, and makes the sound system a pain to put up.
I have decided to build a fixed screen and simply place it on the shelving (as the bottom extends forward into the room like a desk), as this will allow me to move it somewhat more to the center of the room and allow for ceiling mounting the PJ, provided I go with a smaller size than I've been using on the far wall. As I have to keep the screen near 5' tall mark, I've decided to go with a 120" screen.
Now, after that dissertation, my actual question is this: Out of the available options, the simplest choice appears to be to use a sheet of WilsonArt laminate, and I've begun pricing the local options. I am simply unsure of what color I should use. I know I should be looking at the Designer White, Fashion Gray, or perhaps the Platinum... but I don't know which would be best.
I have reasonable control of the light level, but there is some leakage from the window during the day. The ceiling and floor are both rather light, as are the walls. While I could repaint the walls, the placement of the screen on the shelving doesn't seem to make that as necessary. And I can replace the carpeting... but the ceiling is popcorn, and I don't have the time or energy to get all of that off to repaint it. I think I will be putting up some dark fabric on the ceiling near the screen, if that would help.
Thanks for making it through all that, if anyone does!