Screen Opinions

[Darren]

Hi Gang,

Looking at purchasing a 100" screen. Opinions on different brands would be
appreciated.

D.

[John]

Darren wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> Looking at purchasing a 100" screen. Opinions on different brands would be
> appreciated.
>
> D.

Hi Darren,

You need to be a bit more specific. Info like:

Ratio
What type of projector
Wall hanging
Retractable
portable
Gain
Masking
Motorised
Room darkness

etc.

Regards

[Darren]

"John" <nospam@afp.gov.au> wrote in message
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> Darren wrote:
>> Hi Gang,
>>
>> Looking at purchasing a 100" screen. Opinions on different brands would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> D.
>
> Hi Darren,
>
> You need to be a bit more specific. Info like:
>
> Ratio
> What type of projector
> Wall hanging
> Retractable
> portable
> Gain
> Masking
> Motorised
> Room darkness
>
> etc.
>
> Regards

OK, sorry. It will be a 16:9 fixed screen. Mounted on a chocolate brown
wall. Dedicated home theatre room with heavy drapes. Projector is likely to
be an Infocus Screenplay 5700. Have no idea about gain.

D.

[nick]

Darren wrote:
> "John" <nospam@afp.gov.au> wrote in message
> news:42ccffe2$1@mail.netspeed.com.au...
>
>>Darren wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Gang,
>>>
>>>Looking at purchasing a 100" screen. Opinions on different brands would
>>>be appreciated.
>>>
>>>D.
>>
>>Hi Darren,
>>
>>You need to be a bit more specific. Info like:
>>
>>Ratio
>>What type of projector
>>Wall hanging
>>Retractable
>>portable
>>Gain
>>Masking
>>Motorised
>>Room darkness
>>
>>etc.
>>
>>Regards
>
>
> OK, sorry. It will be a 16:9 fixed screen. Mounted on a chocolate brown
> wall. Dedicated home theatre room with heavy drapes. Projector is likely to
> be an Infocus Screenplay 5700. Have no idea about gain.
>
> D.
>
>
Save yourself hundreds of dollars and make one yourself.

As it's going in a dedicated room, get yourself a sheet of gyprock,
paint it with ceiling white, screw it to the wall. Get some MDF or pine
architrave etc, paint it flat black, screw that on to the screen as a
frame. Hey presto, one inexpensive screen.

I use this for my theatre, my brother has done the same. I am using an
LCD projector and he's using an infocus 4800. Works just as well as an
expensive screen and gives excellent results.

All up cost about $80 - $90.

My other brother just painted part of his wall white and put a trim
around it. That works well too but the gyprock gives a very flat and
even surface. If your wall is nice and flat, then this an even cheaper
option that also give great results.

I was looking at a $1000 screen when I first got my PJ and thought that
was a lot of money for a bit of an aluminium frame with a bit of white
PVC stretched over it so I decided to give the gyprock a shot. Not too
much loss if the results weren't there and I then had to go buy a proper
screen. Saved myself over $900 and am very happy with the screen.

Just think of some other toy you can buy with the money saved. :o)

Cheers,
Nick.

[Fraser Johnston]

"nick" <hockeythumperTAKEOUT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:vfNze.28800$oJ.13755@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Save yourself hundreds of dollars and make one yourself.
>
> As it's going in a dedicated room, get yourself a sheet of gyprock, paint
> it with ceiling white, screw it to the wall. Get some MDF or pine
> architrave etc, paint it flat black, screw that on to the screen as a
> frame. Hey presto, one inexpensive screen.
>
> I use this for my theatre, my brother has done the same. I am using an LCD
> projector and he's using an infocus 4800. Works just as well as an
> expensive screen and gives excellent results.
>
> All up cost about $80 - $90.
>
> My other brother just painted part of his wall white and put a trim around
> it. That works well too but the gyprock gives a very flat and even
> surface. If your wall is nice and flat, then this an even cheaper option
> that also give great results.
>
> I was looking at a $1000 screen when I first got my PJ and thought that
> was a lot of money for a bit of an aluminium frame with a bit of white PVC
> stretched over it so I decided to give the gyprock a shot. Not too much
> loss if the results weren't there and I then had to go buy a proper
> screen. Saved myself over $900 and am very happy with the screen.
>
> Just think of some other toy you can buy with the money saved. :o)

I made my own as well. Made a timber frame and stretched sun block out
curtain backing over it. Stapled it down and the job was done. All up it
took about 4 hours being careful and less than 100 bucks. $1000 for a
screen seems crazy to me. My home made screen also seemed to give a better
picture than the one in the shop.

Fraser

[bassett]

Thats all very well, but it's a prick of a thing to roll up.


> "nick" <hockeythumperTAKEOUT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:vfNze.28800$oJ.13755@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Save yourself hundreds of dollars and make one yourself.
>>
>> As it's going in a dedicated room, get yourself a sheet of gyprock, paint
>> it with ceiling white, screw it to the wall. Get some MDF or pine
>> architrave etc, paint it flat black, screw that on to the screen as a
>> frame. Hey presto, one inexpensive screen.
>>
>> I use this for my theatre, my brother has done the same. I am using an
>> LCD projector and he's using an infocus 4800. Works just as well as an
>> expensive screen and gives excellent results.
>>
>> All up cost about $80 - $90.
>>
>> My other brother just painted part of his wall white and put a trim
>> around it. That works well too but the gyprock gives a very flat and even
>> surface. If your wall is nice and flat, then this an even cheaper option
>> that also give great results.
>>
>> I was looking at a $1000 screen when I first got my PJ and thought that
>> was a lot of money for a bit of an aluminium frame with a bit of white
>> PVC stretched over it so I decided to give the gyprock a shot. Not too
>> much loss if the results weren't there and I then had to go buy a proper
>> screen. Saved myself over $900 and am very happy with the screen.
>>
>> Just think of some other toy you can buy with the money saved. :o)
>

[Gordon]

"Fraser Johnston" <fraser@jcis.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "nick" <hockeythumperTAKEOUT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:vfNze.28800$oJ.13755@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Save yourself hundreds of dollars and make one yourself.
>>
>> As it's going in a dedicated room, get yourself a sheet of gyprock, paint
>> it with ceiling white, screw it to the wall. Get some MDF or pine
>> architrave etc, paint it flat black, screw that on to the screen as a
>> frame. Hey presto, one inexpensive screen.
>>
>> I use this for my theatre, my brother has done the same. I am using an
>> LCD projector and he's using an infocus 4800. Works just as well as an
>> expensive screen and gives excellent results.
>>
>> All up cost about $80 - $90.
>>
>> My other brother just painted part of his wall white and put a trim
>> around it. That works well too but the gyprock gives a very flat and even
>> surface. If your wall is nice and flat, then this an even cheaper option
>> that also give great results.
>>
>> I was looking at a $1000 screen when I first got my PJ and thought that
>> was a lot of money for a bit of an aluminium frame with a bit of white
>> PVC stretched over it so I decided to give the gyprock a shot. Not too
>> much loss if the results weren't there and I then had to go buy a proper
>> screen. Saved myself over $900 and am very happy with the screen.
>>
>> Just think of some other toy you can buy with the money saved. :o)
>
> I made my own as well. Made a timber frame and stretched sun block out
> curtain backing over it. Stapled it down and the job was done. All up it
> took about 4 hours being careful and less than 100 bucks. $1000 for a
> screen seems crazy to me. My home made screen also seemed to give a
> better picture than the one in the shop.
>
> Fraser
>

Same here Fraser, already had the wood ,so it cost less than $50 for the
block out and brackets.
Previously had a white painted wall with AE700 which was too dim.I haven't
done woodwork since my schooldays over 25yrs ago but still managed to get
good results with only a few tools.
Gordon

[nick]

bassett wrote:
> Thats all very well, but it's a prick of a thing to roll up.
>
>
>
>>"nick" <hockeythumperTAKEOUT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:vfNze.28800$oJ.13755@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>>>Save yourself hundreds of dollars and make one yourself.
>>>
>>>As it's going in a dedicated room, get yourself a sheet of gyprock, paint
>>>it with ceiling white, screw it to the wall. Get some MDF or pine
>>>architrave etc, paint it flat black, screw that on to the screen as a
>>>frame. Hey presto, one inexpensive screen.
>>>
>>>I use this for my theatre, my brother has done the same. I am using an
>>>LCD projector and he's using an infocus 4800. Works just as well as an
>>>expensive screen and gives excellent results.
>>>
>>>All up cost about $80 - $90.
>>>
>>>My other brother just painted part of his wall white and put a trim
>>>around it. That works well too but the gyprock gives a very flat and even
>>>surface. If your wall is nice and flat, then this an even cheaper option
>>>that also give great results.
>>>
>>>I was looking at a $1000 screen when I first got my PJ and thought that
>>>was a lot of money for a bit of an aluminium frame with a bit of white
>>>PVC stretched over it so I decided to give the gyprock a shot. Not too
>>>much loss if the results weren't there and I then had to go buy a proper
>>>screen. Saved myself over $900 and am very happy with the screen.
>>>
>>>Just think of some other toy you can buy with the money saved. :o)
>>
>
Maybe, but then all fixed screen are....