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dfergie
09-26-2009, 08:10 PM
Borrowing the title from a ginormous Avs subforum (kinda)... I have been following a thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1174153)over there for a bit and finally it snapped to try, and found something like the gray material... my Blacks have really improved, will have to tweak my settings some but... i stretched this over a a Melamine type sheet and am using clothes pins to keep taut while I play with... (have been running the gamut of HD choices since putting up ;)BD, DirecTv, Dish and HD DVD)
JAG72
09-27-2009, 07:53 AM
Lets see some photo's. This sound like a very interesting idea. I would also be interested in trying as i really don't like the look of the pull down screen in my theater room.
dfergie
09-27-2009, 12:10 PM
3 quick shots... and yes I need to level the screen ;)
JAG72
09-27-2009, 12:15 PM
What is the difference between the second two with Vick in the photo? One looks pretty good and the other seems pretty washed out.
dfergie
09-27-2009, 12:30 PM
The washed out one had the lights on...
JAG72
09-27-2009, 01:26 PM
What is your opinion compared to your other screen?
dfergie
09-27-2009, 01:30 PM
Mixed... will have to take it off to compare and move to my Bedroom to try as 99" screen tonight... Better Blacks no SDE but not as sharp either...
JAG72
09-27-2009, 01:33 PM
Did you put anything behind it? I was reading that some did a gray on white or a white on black screen.
dfergie
09-27-2009, 01:55 PM
It is over a sheet of melamine, if I stay with this I'll stretch it as it is not that taut...$21 at the local fabric store...
JimMcC
09-27-2009, 02:10 PM
What is the fabric? Does light shine thru it? It looks tan on my monitor.
JAG72
09-27-2009, 02:15 PM
Spandex
dfergie
09-27-2009, 02:17 PM
Its a Nylon /Spandex mix I didn't look real close at the exact mix and the light might shine through if it was just on a frame...
dfergie
09-27-2009, 02:18 PM
Kinda like this (http://www.stretchhouse.com/nylonspandex.htm)
JAG72
09-27-2009, 02:21 PM
Its a Nylon /Spandex mix I didn't look real close at the exact mix and the light might shine through if it was just on a frame...
I wonder how a cotton / spandex mix would work? The nylon is a shinny finish with the cotton more of a matte finish.
JAG72
09-27-2009, 02:23 PM
By the way, my wife is thinking I am very strange asking her about spandex fabrics right now.
dfergie
09-27-2009, 02:40 PM
This has cotton or polyester in it also I took it down and moved to the BT, took before and after shots in the HT room and going to do the same in the BT...
JAG72
09-27-2009, 02:48 PM
These were the two that I was wondering about. One is mostly cotton and the other is mostly nylon.
Cotton - http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2967&PRODID=xprd728597
Nylon (Don't worry about the color) - Dance/Swim Knit Solids-MANY COLORS : Knits & Shirtings : Apparel Fabric : Fabric | Joann.com (http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2958&PRODID=xprd728523)
dfergie
09-27-2009, 03:04 PM
Shots... not the best camera, nor source (1 from Dish and 1 from Directv) and the BT is not completely light controlled... BT has a Mitsubishi HD1000u and HT has a Mitsubishi HC1500.
dfergie
09-27-2009, 03:06 PM
They did have this material in white... I might try it also...
dfergie
09-27-2009, 09:24 PM
The Grey kills my bedroom projector in low light mode... pretty dim, but I went from 99" screen size to about 120"...