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Originally Posted by ilpostini2 /forum/post/0
I have a used Stewart Studiotek 130 tensioned electric screen and it has a crease in the lower right hand bottom of the screen right above the black weighted bottom.
Does anyone know if this crease will come out if left open?
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Originally Posted by nathan_h /forum/post/18826128
Nothing will solve the ambient light problem, but a Firehawk may be your best bet.
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Originally Posted by snarks /forum/post/18913620
There is no way the wife is going to let me get "black" curtains ...
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Originally Posted by Ron /forum/post/18893757
Hi - I discovered a problem with my horizontal electrimask over the weekend. I guess I'll be calling Stewart today, but I wanted to see if anyone here has heard of this.
Basically, it's not responding at all, either the top or bottom mask. I don't hear the relays clicking in, and I've verified that I do have power to the masking. I have the infrared/remote interface, even when I point the original remote, with new batteries, right at the sensors, I get nothing. I've verified that something is coming out of the remote also.
The screen/masking is about 6 years old.
Has anyone heard of this?
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Originally Posted by Ron /forum/post/18931713
well, no responses, but just as well - I just figured it out and I wanted to share in case anyone else runs into this...
I have multiple ir receivers, since I control the system from multiple rooms. in one room, I installed a couple of new cfl light bulbs. apparently, that room's receiver was not a cfl-proof one! it was flooding the system with ir signal, apparently...there were a couple of things that didn't like that - the stewart masking, and my integra pre/pro. once I blocked that ir receiver, voila!
so, I've ordered a cfl-proof ir receiver for that room...I'm assuming that'll fix the issue!
now if I can just find a way to trade in my firehawk material for a studiotek 130 g3...
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Originally Posted by HuskerOmaha /forum/post/19176953
I have an Optoma HD72, lumens calculated at 350, 500 on high-performance mode.
9ft ceilings, potential screen area is 13.5 ft wide....
Would like to ceiling mount the projector, the basement is being finished, so mounting location is not an issue, can go anywhere.
Will probably leave the ceiling white...walls dark/black behind and near screen. Some ambient light from an adjacent wall window, otherwise controlled and in a basement.
Room is 13.5 x 30. Seating area will be in the 12-20ft range...this is also movable.
What would you recommend if you were building the room from scratch?
Projector was free, would rather use it and upgrade that part later.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Teller /forum/post/6315348
Just how good is the FireHawk at shedding ambient light? Right now, I'm torn between the FireHawk and the Da-Lite High Power. I'm leaning towards the High Power based on input from Tryg and also just on price. Strangely though, I haven't really been able to grasp how the FireHawk and High Power match up against one another.
My setup will be:
- 106" diagonal 16x9 screen: bottom edge 28" off the ground; top edge 6'8" off the ground
- primary seat is 12 feet from screen, dead center width wise, eyes are about 3'6" off the ground
- other seats are just to either side of primary seat (one on either side) and on a riser behind: all seats within 30 degrees of screen center (15 degrees to either side of center)
- projector is 13 feet from screen: center of lens is even with top of screen (6'8" off the ground)
- I will have total darkness for serious movie viewing
- Walls, ceiling, floor and furniture are all dark so reflected light should be at a minimum
- For TV and gatherings though, I will have some ambient light.
- Ambient light is still low and controlled: 4 x 60 Watt sconces; two on either side wall.
- Light from sconces goes up onto ceiling and down along wall.
- All 4 sconces are behind the projector
Now, I've heard that even though I've got a ceiling mount, the High Power will still perform better than most other screens with some ambient light. But I also have a setup that should work well for the FireHawk (at least according to Projector Central).
What I really want to hear are opinions or experience on the High Power vs. the FireHawk in my particular setup.
Thanks,
Jon
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Originally Posted by Ron /forum/post/191832
Also, if you have the flexibility, the center speaker should go behind the screen (i.e. a microperf). If not, then above the screen tilted down should be your second option.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Teller /forum/post/6315348
Just how good is the FireHawk at shedding ambient light? Right now, I'm torn between the FireHawk and the Da-Lite High Power. I'm leaning towards the High Power based on input from Tryg and also just on price. Strangely though, I haven't really been able to grasp how the FireHawk and High Power match up against one another.
My setup will be:
- 106" diagonal 16x9 screen: bottom edge 28" off the ground; top edge 6'8" off the ground
- primary seat is 12 feet from screen, dead center width wise, eyes are about 3'6" off the ground
- other seats are just to either side of primary seat (one on either side) and on a riser behind: all seats within 30 degrees of screen center (15 degrees to either side of center)
- projector is 13 feet from screen: center of lens is even with top of screen (6'8" off the ground)
- I will have total darkness for serious movie viewing
- Walls, ceiling, floor and furniture are all dark so reflected light should be at a minimum
- For TV and gatherings though, I will have some ambient light.
- Ambient light is still low and controlled: 4 x 60 Watt sconces; two on either side wall.
- Light from sconces goes up onto ceiling and down along wall.
- All 4 sconces are behind the projector
Now, I've heard that even though I've got a ceiling mount, the High Power will still perform better than most other screens with some ambient light. But I also have a setup that should work well for the FireHawk (at least according to Projector Central).
What I really want to hear are opinions or experience on the High Power vs. the FireHawk in my particular setup.
Thanks,
Jon