I'd like to have your take on a screen for a Sanyo Z700 as mentionned in the title.
It is my first projector and it's currently in the mail so I should be getting it shortly.
My room configuration would be as follows :
Room size is 14' x 30' with 92" Ceilings.
Half of it will be for the home theatre.
Dark Walls, Light Ceilings.
I'd like to ceiling mount the projector and shoot an image no smaller than 92" and no bigger than 106".
Seating area will be around 14' away from the screen.
Doesn't look like SW has any Luminous White around here :crying:
Have there been any tests with any Benjamin Moore products? They seem to say they have quite a bit of Titanium Dioxide in their F215-01 (base) paint which might mimic the SW LW...
Bummer about not finding LW near you; but don't give up! Even though I know you don't have a local Lowe's store to get Valspar paints, I did have the matching color made up at Home Depot using Behr #1850 paint. I could have sworn I posted that formula in the C&S thread here, but now I can't find it. :dontknow: I'll post it here and there later tonight (I need to go to my shop to get it). While C&S #1 (the LW mix) is the smallest bit brighter than the C&S #3 mix (using the True Value 'Refinement' paint as a base, or the Valspar or Behr equivalent), most people would not notice the difference even if they looked really close. You do have a local Home Depot right?
Here you go Denis; the tint formula for the C&S #3 base at Home Depot is: 1 quart of Behr #1850 paint (ultra white base, which is what the 1850 means as well as the paint type)
Code:
[B]Tint oz. 384th oz.
C 0 4
F 0 1[/B]
To the tinted quart of Behr #1850 you add 16 fl. oz. of Craft Smart Metallic Silver and stir well. Pour both the CSMS and the Behr paint into a large mixing bucket and preferably stir with an attachment in a hand drill, but if you don't have one of those I would use a wire whisk similar to the one in the photo below.
If you are going to spray then don't worry about any air bubbles that might get whipped into the mix, but if you are rolling it might be a good idea to let the mix set a bit to let the air out of it. If you think it needs stirring up again before painting with it, use a flat paint stirring stick like the store gives you and slowly stir the paint lifting the paint up from the bottom of the bucket to the top - kind of like paddling a canoe.
Pour both the CSMS and the Behr paint into a large mixing bucket and preferably stir with an attachment in a hand drill, but if you don't have one of those I would use a wire whisk similar to the one in the photo below.
I've finally finished my screen Thanks to everyone for the good advices, it looks terrific. I'll be posting some screenies up tonight when I'm back home from work.
One more little thing. I've read in a few places that lighting the back of the screen (LEDs usually) can help improve perceived contrast/black levels, what would be everyone take on this?
There is a perceivable difference to me. I prefer the lights on for HDTV viewing. And off for movie viewing. I used to like them on all the time but have since changed to the 'bat cave mentality' for movie viewing. When I'm watching normal TV, we usually have some ambient lighting on and the back lighting seems to help perceived contrast. :dontknow:
It will all change soon though. I have ruined my laminate screen and will be installing an Elite screen. I'm just waiting for it to ship and arrive. I selected a 100" EZFrame CineGray for my screen. I've been pondering how I'm going to get the lights behind this screen. :bigsmile: Gotta wait until it arrives though and see what I'm dealing with.
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