I'm using the Benq 1080ST for my theater room and I have to say that it looks mighty impressive. It's such a nice experience to have a 120" screen while watching a movie. We had water in our basement so I put new carpet down there and painted the walls. We like the color the way it is because A. It's not a dedicated theater room as it's also our "basement", and B. I've already painted this thing three times and I'm not willing to do it again.
What I've noticed is that once the projector is going the room really does light up. It's not terrible on real dark scenes, but I can easily see throughout the room and can see the light on the walls. I didn't notice it at first, but once I started reading threads, watching youtube videos and such, I realized that, "Holy crap....they can't even see their own hand in front of them!"
I put up a piece of black velvet against the side of the screen to cover up the wall, and holy damn....it's like the screen was floating. The picture improved and it made a HUGE difference. So now I'm trying to figure out a way to make this happen.
There isn't much wall coverage I need where the screen is, so I figured I could use black velvet against that wall. Tacks, velcro...ideas?
The big kicker is what to do with the side walls and ceiling. I thought I could install a curtain track on the side walls and when wanting to watch a movie I could just slide the curtain down, and when not in use, pull it back so you can see the walls. The ceiling is a big issue because I only have 7 foot ceilings so the projector is very close to the ceiling.
Any other ideas or things I should think about when tackling this issue? I would really appreciate it!
What I've noticed is that once the projector is going the room really does light up. It's not terrible on real dark scenes, but I can easily see throughout the room and can see the light on the walls. I didn't notice it at first, but once I started reading threads, watching youtube videos and such, I realized that, "Holy crap....they can't even see their own hand in front of them!"
I put up a piece of black velvet against the side of the screen to cover up the wall, and holy damn....it's like the screen was floating. The picture improved and it made a HUGE difference. So now I'm trying to figure out a way to make this happen.
There isn't much wall coverage I need where the screen is, so I figured I could use black velvet against that wall. Tacks, velcro...ideas?
The big kicker is what to do with the side walls and ceiling. I thought I could install a curtain track on the side walls and when wanting to watch a movie I could just slide the curtain down, and when not in use, pull it back so you can see the walls. The ceiling is a big issue because I only have 7 foot ceilings so the projector is very close to the ceiling.
Any other ideas or things I should think about when tackling this issue? I would really appreciate it!