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Originally Posted by ghus /t/1501120/has-anyone-tried-the-elite-cinegrey-5d-screen-yet#post_24302174
Its super hard to find any reviews on the Cinegrey 5D material apparently. Anybody has any links with reviews/testimonials from other forums. I am trying to find a solution with ALR capabilities without breaking the bank with black diamond. How does this material compare with the SI black diamond or slate material? Also is it better to just stick with the powergain which seems to be have higher gain 1.8 vs 1.5,
In my case viewing angles are important and screen uniformity. It seems that black diamond may have a bit limited viewing angles and somewhat not 100% screen uniformity, or I could be wrong and this may have been resolved in current generations. How are the two elite products PowerGain and Cinegrey 5D performing in this category.
I understand that in light controlled room its better to go with a popular white and 1.4 gain or something but the ambient light in my case forces me to look for a trade off.
I'm in the same boat as you, here is the guy who posted the youtube video who gave a little more description:
http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/thread/32468/current-living-room-setup?page=1&scrollTo=556612
"The CineGrey 5D material from Elite Screens is their answer to other brands' "ambient light rejecting" screen material -see, SI Black Diamond or dnp SuperNova. One thing to note about ambient light rejecting screens is this; they're not rejecting anything, they're merely more directional than traditional projection screens. This means that the angle with which your projector's lens is aimed at the screen will be mirrored back -albeit opposite or upside down -to your primary viewing chair(s). So if your projector is aimed downward at say 10-degrees (just spit-balling) then you need to make sure to mount the screen at such a height and sit far enough back so that your primary chairs are located somewhere in the vicinity of 10-degrees down of center. This will ensure that you get the brightest, most accurate image reproduction regardless of the lighting conditions in your room -provided of course your projector is the brightest source of direct light. So the screen itself isn't rejecting anything, it's merely reflecting back the brightest source of light in the room the most, which it assumes is stemming from your projector's lens. Sit off axis by too great a degree and the image does begin to wash out. If your off-axis angle also coincides with another light source, well, that source will be reflected back at you likely more clearly than the light coming from your projector. All so-called AMBIENT LIGHT REJECTING screens react this way.
In a light controlled environment the CineGrey 5D material becomes a light reflecting monster, meaning it can make your dull projector appear brighter than it really is. This also makes it prone to hot spotting and/or shimmer depending upon the source material. Again, this is not a knock against the CineGrey 5D but rather something you must consider when shopping for any ambient light rejecting screen material -SI or dnp included. Knowing that, and having lived with both SI's Black Diamond as well as dnp's SuperNova for a spell, I'd rather spend less for comparable performance which is why I side with Elite in this instance. The CineGrey 5D material is very comparable to the competition yet costs a fraction of the price. I believe prices for 100" diagonal EZ Frame screen with CineGrey 5D start at around $800 whereas a comparable SI screen will run you upwards of $2,699 plus shipping (100" Black Diamond G3, HD 1.4 gain fixed frame from Projector People)."
I think i'm going to pick one up and see how it goes.