diy screens

[dfergie]

Borrowing the title from a ginormous Avs subforum (kinda)... I have been following a thread 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]

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]

3 quick shots... and yes I need to level the screen

 

[JAG72]

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]

The washed out one had the lights on...

 

[JAG72]

What is your opinion compared to your other screen?

 

[dfergie]

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]

Did you put anything behind it? I was reading that some did a gray on white or a white on black screen.

 

[dfergie]

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]

What is the fabric? Does light shine thru it? It looks tan on my monitor.

 

[JAG72]

Spandex

 

[dfergie]

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]

Kinda like this

 

[JAG72]

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]

By the way, my wife is thinking I am very strange asking her about spandex fabrics right now.

 

[dfergie]

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]

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

 

[dfergie]

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]

They did have this material in white... I might try it also...

 

[dfergie]

The Grey kills my bedroom projector in low light mode... pretty dim, but I went from 99" screen size to about 120"...