Should I use a screen or paint a wall white?.

[alan monro]

I am building my home theatre. I am at the stage of trying to decide whether to use a screen or paint the wall flat white.There is no light in the room and the projector is more than bright enough 2000 lumens. I tried the projector out on the white dining room wall and was more than happy with the bright clear picture . I adjusted the size of the picture to 102",the size of my wall in the theatre. what i am wondering about would a ready built screen make any difference to the sharpness of the picture. Has anybody compared the the Difference ,if any ,it makes ???????? alan

 

[ruadmaa]

Screen

I am building my home theatre. I am at the stage of trying to decide whether to use a screen or paint the wall flat white.There is no light in the room and the projector is more than bright enough 2000 lumens. I tried the projector out on the white dining room wall and was more than happy with the bright clear picture . I adjusted the size of the picture to 102",the size of my wall in the theatre. what i am wondering about would a ready built screen make any difference to the sharpness of the picture. Has anybody compared the the Difference ,if any ,it makes ???????? alan

I have used all types of projection screens throughout the years (standard 16/35 mm projection) plus of course "white walls" and found all to be very acceptable. If you have enough light output a flat white paint will work out perfectly. When I was using portable projection screens "Matte White" was always my favorite because it has very little light drop off no matter where you sit.

I believe you will be perfectly happy with the flat white paint.

 

[Xsound]

There is actually a paint that made for home theater use that makes the wall a screen. I don't know the name, but I talked to an installer one time who told me that it really worked well. May want to consider that as an option.

Enjoy,
X

 

[jcPanny]

Screen Goo

Screen Goo is one of the paint products. For a couple hundred bucks, it will make a good DIY screen. Keep in mind that you will want a flat surface, not a textured wall, so most people use a piece of MDF or plywood with a black cloth border.

For a more professional fixed screen, check out the products from Carada.http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/CaradaCriterionProjectorScreen.php

 

[gmichael]

Here is a nice article on building your own screen. http://www.projectorcentral.com/diy_screen.htm

And here is a nice place to get cheap screens if you want to go that way. http://www.projectionwholesale.com/prodList.asp?idCategory=68

I went with the 106" fixed.

 

[alan monro]

From alan

Thanks a lot to all that take the time to pass on their knowledge and experience to me . kind Regards alan

 

[yakuzaboss1975]

I am building my home theatre. I am at the stage of trying to decide whether to use a screen or paint the wall flat white.There is no light in the room and the projector is more than bright enough 2000 lumens. I tried the projector out on the white dining room wall and was more than happy with the bright clear picture . I adjusted the size of the picture to 102",the size of my wall in the theatre. what i am wondering about would a ready built screen make any difference to the sharpness of the picture. Has anybody compared the the Difference ,if any ,it makes ???????? alan

a friend of mine used countertop laminate for his 100 inch screen. the color of the laminate is not white but a very light grey. looks fantastic.