On 03/11/05 12:48 ET, rga2k4 said...
Fitnessguy919,
The screen you make for under $100 will not be
better than any manufacture's screen like the
grayhawk or the firehawk. Those so called screen
for under $100 is just a plain fabric from a fabric
store. A true film screen has optical and crystaline
glass that is embedded on to the screen. If you
notice, the blacks are black and reds are red
and so on and so forth. Skin tones are richer
and deeper.
There are better choices than blackout cloth. Read on.
In essence, the movie screen is the one who is
going to carry your video.
True. Very important.
Since you are spending
2Gs (plus or minus) on projector, spend another
$800 to $1000 on a great screen with professional
installation (depending on your packages). If
you want to get it right, do it right. Spend the
extra bucks on screen. Your eyes and vision deserves
better. Especially if you want to watch a Jenna
Jameson movie, it is awesome. Double schwing!!
Not necessarily true. There are at least 2 kinds of paint out there that essentially make almost any surface into a great reflective screen surface. There is a (no kidding) vinyl bathroom wall board that is so close in texture and gain to .9-1.0 gain screens that it shocks people. Or you could buy screen material from the manufacturers and mount it yourself far cheaper than hiring it done. I even saw someone who made their own 4-side powered masking for thousands less than Stewart's masks.
For those on a budget getting a cheap PJ, getting a cheap screen is often part of the deal. Sure, there are plenty of people with a crappy DIY screen setup that thought they did a good cheap screen and haven't seen reality, but there are also plenty who put time and effort into some research and have great screens for minimal cash.
If you are spending $3k just to watch Jenna, you need help. Really.