Hey Y'all. I need some help on what to do with my projector and my basement. As you can see, the wall I want to put it on is just painted brick.
The room is 15' wide x 18' deep. Seating will be around 13' to 15' to the screen.
Room gets a lot of ambient light from an entire wall of windows
pardon the mess and the crappy photos, we just moved out a pool table to make way!
So what are the details.....I have an epson 8350 projector, would like to have a 16:9 100" to 120" diagonal screen. PJ will be ceiling mounted about 10' to 12' away from the screen.
Kids will occupy the screen during the day with a Wii U or cartoons, Wifey and I will do movies at night. I will do some sports during the weekend if I can sneak down there. Love watching the Masters on the big screen.
I'm ok with painting, either spraying or rolling, just not sure what mix or type for that ambient light issue. I could also be talked into stretch fabric of some sort or really anything at this point. I just don't really want to hang drywall, mud, sand, repeat to level 5+ finish. I'm going for easy here.
In re-reading all of the DIY basics again, I'm thinking my best bet might be to get a 4' x 8' piece of white hardboard paint it up and frame it out in some trim and hang it on the wall.
Obviously my main concern is getting decent picture with all that ambient light. I know I can go with blackout shades to help, but figured if I would ask the experts what they think.
I'm not afraid to be a guinea pig if someone has a crazy idea they want me to test. I've got a pretty blank canvas to work with, am somewhat handy and willing to spend a few bucks in the name of science if it would help anyone out!
Really appreciate it!
The room is 15' wide x 18' deep. Seating will be around 13' to 15' to the screen.
Room gets a lot of ambient light from an entire wall of windows
pardon the mess and the crappy photos, we just moved out a pool table to make way!
So what are the details.....I have an epson 8350 projector, would like to have a 16:9 100" to 120" diagonal screen. PJ will be ceiling mounted about 10' to 12' away from the screen.
Kids will occupy the screen during the day with a Wii U or cartoons, Wifey and I will do movies at night. I will do some sports during the weekend if I can sneak down there. Love watching the Masters on the big screen.
I'm ok with painting, either spraying or rolling, just not sure what mix or type for that ambient light issue. I could also be talked into stretch fabric of some sort or really anything at this point. I just don't really want to hang drywall, mud, sand, repeat to level 5+ finish. I'm going for easy here.
In re-reading all of the DIY basics again, I'm thinking my best bet might be to get a 4' x 8' piece of white hardboard paint it up and frame it out in some trim and hang it on the wall.
Obviously my main concern is getting decent picture with all that ambient light. I know I can go with blackout shades to help, but figured if I would ask the experts what they think.
I'm not afraid to be a guinea pig if someone has a crazy idea they want me to test. I've got a pretty blank canvas to work with, am somewhat handy and willing to spend a few bucks in the name of science if it would help anyone out!
Really appreciate it!