Glidden Veil Gray - Simply Excellent

Hello everyone! This is my first post and I want to thank the people here who provide such complete and thorough information so that newbies like me can create a nice screen. That having been said, I have been lurking for the past few weeks on this and another site to figure out how I wanted to make my screen. I have an Optoma HD25-LV. I mounted it on the ceiling at about 13' from the basement wall. My walls were recently freshly painted with a shade called Stone Hearth, which, to my eye, tends towards green. I was not happy with the picture on the wall because of the texture and the color.

I purchased a cut to order piece of Sintra (actually Komatex) cut to 48' x 85". For weeks I've been struggling to decide on which paint or paint formulation to use. Yesterday, after reading several posts on this site, I pulled the trigger and went with Valspar Ultra Premium Latex enamel tinted Glidden Veil from the Glidden Master Palette. Actually, the Lowe's couldn't or wouldn't tint it with the old formulation so I used the new equivalent base paint that has the primer built in (with some trepidation).

I rolled the first coat of the paint using a 1/4 inch roller and it dried very smooth. I then put on a second coat that again dried with, to me, a very smooth texture. I have the two side trim pieces with black velvet in place but didn't do the cross pieces because I am sometimes an idiot and messed them up. I'll do them tonight.

Regardless, I have to say that I am very impressed with the result. I put the projector bulb on eco mode and reference mode. The difference with the neutral gray compared with either the white Sintra or the slightly greenish and pretty dark wall is absolutely amazing. As has been stated in these forums, neutral gray is really neutral and the colors were completely accurate to my eye. The whites are very white and the blacks are very black. I have can lights in that portion of my basemen on a dimmer. On full blast, the picture is of course, a bit washed out, but completely viewable. On half powered lights, the picture is absolutely great. With the can lights off and another set of can lights about 15 feet to the right on full power, the picture was perfect.

I flipped between the San Franciso/Seattle game and some discovery show about Megalodon and called my wife (who is almost never impressed with anything audio-visual) down to give her opinion. She reluctantly sauntered in and after a few minutes agreed that the picture was awesome and gave me some props.

Bottom line (for me) - I was torn about how to paint the screen. Complex formula or off the shelf, rolled or sprayed, etc. This simple and easy option, in my opinion, is absolutely one that will work for someone with no ambient light or a good amount. I'll try to provide some pics, but cannot promise anything. Thanks to the people that provided all the good information!