TeamSpeed
12-30-06, 09:08 PM
Thanks to all the wonderful effort here, I decided to make my own fixed screen for as little money as possibly allowed given the material in this area.
Also, I am an owner of the LumenLab Evo version launch version, so we are talking about getting an entry level projector working with said screen as best as I can with this DIY, coupled with the Evo's limited specs and my living space.
I know I could have started with a cheaper substrate had I known I wanted gray, but I thought the Polywall would be all I needed. However, when I put some gray painted WA-DW samples up against the Polywall, the Evo needs a gray screen to draw out more contrast, and it has the lumens necessary to light up a gray. So I had only one option and that was to paint my Polywall.
Here is my post at Lumenlab. I am very happy with the color and contrast of this finished screen due to all the research performed here, many thanks to Tiddler too.
So after following all the DIY stuff over at AVS Science, I finally decided whether I could build the cheapest screen I could, and if it failed to work out, I would just go buy either the LL electric screen or the Monoprice electric screen. I figure my total cost of all the material is about $65.
Took about all day, due to my only power tools being a cordless drill and new stapler, and my only saw being a hacksaw, but I finally framed and felted my frame, and got the Polywall stapled to the frame. My biggest hurdle was not actually in building the screen, but the fact that my screen has to sit off my wall about 10 inches, to clear the mantel and the wall artwork. I tried a few things and finally got it to sit on my mantel and then suspend off the wall using a couple of those double hooks with the threaded middle section that loosens or tightens both hooks. These mount to the sides of the frame and then to hooks in the wall a few inches above.
Anyway, the picture is pretty nice, I still wish Parkland Plastics would make a gray polywall, I tried a sample of Wilsonart Designer White, and painted a few different gray sections on it. I really liked the contrast of the gray, but this white screen will work.
Our living room is the worst possible layout for a PJ. Cathredal ceilings, every single ceiling and wall is white. White vinyl blinds on the windows, and a wide viewing area. Nothing even close to a theatre room. But anyway, here is how it all worked out using the Evo with a Parkland Polywall DIY screen. Loads better than my white wall, but now that I am projecting 10" forward, my screen size is now down to a 96" instead of 105".
Pic of screen in fully lit room:
http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_1a.jpg (http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_1.jpg)
Pic of screen in dark room:
http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_2a.jpg (http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_2.jpg)
Also, I am an owner of the LumenLab Evo version launch version, so we are talking about getting an entry level projector working with said screen as best as I can with this DIY, coupled with the Evo's limited specs and my living space.
I know I could have started with a cheaper substrate had I known I wanted gray, but I thought the Polywall would be all I needed. However, when I put some gray painted WA-DW samples up against the Polywall, the Evo needs a gray screen to draw out more contrast, and it has the lumens necessary to light up a gray. So I had only one option and that was to paint my Polywall.
Here is my post at Lumenlab. I am very happy with the color and contrast of this finished screen due to all the research performed here, many thanks to Tiddler too.
So after following all the DIY stuff over at AVS Science, I finally decided whether I could build the cheapest screen I could, and if it failed to work out, I would just go buy either the LL electric screen or the Monoprice electric screen. I figure my total cost of all the material is about $65.
Took about all day, due to my only power tools being a cordless drill and new stapler, and my only saw being a hacksaw, but I finally framed and felted my frame, and got the Polywall stapled to the frame. My biggest hurdle was not actually in building the screen, but the fact that my screen has to sit off my wall about 10 inches, to clear the mantel and the wall artwork. I tried a few things and finally got it to sit on my mantel and then suspend off the wall using a couple of those double hooks with the threaded middle section that loosens or tightens both hooks. These mount to the sides of the frame and then to hooks in the wall a few inches above.
Anyway, the picture is pretty nice, I still wish Parkland Plastics would make a gray polywall, I tried a sample of Wilsonart Designer White, and painted a few different gray sections on it. I really liked the contrast of the gray, but this white screen will work.
Our living room is the worst possible layout for a PJ. Cathredal ceilings, every single ceiling and wall is white. White vinyl blinds on the windows, and a wide viewing area. Nothing even close to a theatre room. But anyway, here is how it all worked out using the Evo with a Parkland Polywall DIY screen. Loads better than my white wall, but now that I am projecting 10" forward, my screen size is now down to a 96" instead of 105".
Pic of screen in fully lit room:
http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_1a.jpg (http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_1.jpg)
Pic of screen in dark room:
http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_2a.jpg (http://www.invisicord.com/images/misc/evo_2.jpg)