Fixed Frame Screen

[bigredpastor]

Hi everyone-
We are upgrading our projection system and looking to add some screen. Right now we have used the screen goo paint on the wall.

Upgrading the projectors from 2700 lumens to 6000! sweet!

so: I am looking for 2 150" diagonal screens- fixed frame.
Any recommends or type of fabric to use/stay away from?

I like the ones with a black frame around them and these will be mounted permanently on the wall?

Any help appreciated!

Brian

[tdangelo]

Front or Rear?

[petereit]

We built our screens with a couple sheets of Sheetrock and painted them with white Zinsser. We've been delighted with the results.

[cmchamp]

I've used signboard and a couple of coats of external latex white solid coat stain as well with success.

[bigredpastor]

front projection: we have some ambient light in the room, but we can control it pretty well.
Any ideas about the material, there are lots of choices!

[tdangelo]

Regarding the "black frame around the image" request, a really good screen surface I have used and had good experiences with is Draper.

http://www.draperinc.com/ProjectionS...asp?detail=260

IF you are also shooting video (using cameras) and IF the projection screens wind up in the camera shots, I would suggest against DIY solutions. It is difficult to balance stage lighting with projection (in camera shots) and having the brightest reflective image and best contrast on the screen will certainly help.

[Gracetech]

Da-lite Perm-wall with Cinema Vision HC is one of my favoite budget screens. It's a bit more narrow than a Matte White screen but less affected by ambient light. It also gives better dynamics in ambient light.

Lights of great choices out there but they get expensive really fast.

crt

[wogster]

Originally Posted by bigredpastor

Hi everyone-
We are upgrading our projection system and looking to add some screen. Right now we have used the screen goo paint on the wall.

Upgrading the projectors from 2700 lumens to 6000! sweet!

so: I am looking for 2 150" diagonal screens- fixed frame.
Any recommends or type of fabric to use/stay away from?

I like the ones with a black frame around them and these will be mounted permanently on the wall?

Any help appreciated!

Brian

Personally I would contact a A/V consultant and see what they recommend for screens that would fit.

[Brad Weber]

Originally Posted by wogster

Personally I would contact a A/V consultant and see what they recommend for screens that would fit.

Just to expand on this, there can be considerations such as the throw distance involved, where the viewers are in relation to the screen, the resolution and type of projector, the content being displayed, the ambient lighting and other considerations that can factor into screen selection.

As far as manufacturers, Da-Lite, Draper, Harkness Hall, Hurley, Stewart Filmscreen and Vutec are some of the more common manufacturers for fixed front and/or rear projection screens.

Just FYI, nominal diagonal dimensions alone may not be the best way to describe the size of a projection screen as there are now multiple common formats (1:1, 4:3, 15:9, 16:10, 16:9, 2.35:1, etc.) that would result in different heights and widths for the same diagonal dimension.

Also, the change in preceived brightness is a bit like the change in perceived loudness in that doubling the projector output should result in a readily noticeable increase in the image brightness but it may not be perceived as being twice as bright. However, if you are replacing an existing projector with an older lamp then the combination of greater projector output, different optics and a new lamp can often make a significant difference.

[collinong]

i got two fixed frame screens from htdepot.com and, while they were a bit hard to assemble (had to scrape excess velvet from the corners to get them fit exactly), once they were together and mounted, they look great. and they were by far the cheapest fixed frame screens I could find in the size I needed (~120" diagonal 4:3).

See pictures here.

[collinong]

I should also mention that the HTDepot screens are being used with 6000 lumen projectors and look great also. I checked their fixed frame screens and they only go up to 138" (forget which aspect ratio) though.