Pimp My Garage - Page 21

Thanks Moggie! Pondering now whether I should use the standard mounting, or come up with something that would give me easier access to behind the screen when needed (like piano hinge and hatchback shocks?).

Thanks guys - started shopping for piano hinges. . I'll check your build thread Nick in case you documented your approach - I think I recall seeing it. Not sure you mean about the adjustment mechanism. What do you do about the top false wall panel above the screen, do you remove it when you want to lift the screen up? Since it would interfere with the hinge otherwise.

Thanks hanes. I knew you would understand.

Ummm...

well...

you know that thing they say about what happens when you install the projector...

well...

yeah.

I was going to change a burned out light bulb - but I decided to watch Pan's Labyrinth on the new screen instead.

Thanks Jman - hope the hinges and other needed parts yesterday and started at it, hopefully later tonight will have it up.


The standard bulbs that came with the halogen fixtures: 50W GU10.

Yesterday I finally got around to hanging the screen. I used a pair of 4' long piano hinges from Home Depot. Because the square metal tubing that stretches the fabric sits proud of the wood frame by 3/4", I first added 1 1/2" x 3/4" poplar under where the hinges go. The poplar strips connect to the poplar frame with 1.25" gold screws; the hinge is connected to the poplar strip with the dinky 1/2" long screws that came with the hinges; the other side of the hinge is connected with 1.25" gold screws to 2x3 cross bracing I added to the false wall. Those 1/2" screws seem a little iffy - but there are going into hardwood, and there are a LOT of them (about every 2 inches along the hinges), so hopefully it will be OK, as the screen isn't all that heavy.

I still haven't painted the vertical braces, you can see the reflection from the flash. I'll need to take one of them out, paint it, wait for it to dry, put it back, and then repeat for the second one - so the screen stays stretched. Or maybe I could make a temporary wood brace to keep it tensioned and work on both braces at once.

The faint circle on the left of the first pic is from the camera, not the screen material - tiny raindrop landed on the mirror when I was changing lenses during a holiday trip, and I haven't gotten around to cleaning it.

Here's the screen, under full light:



under low / screen wash light:



hinge detail:



reference screen shots:





more screen shots - 2.35:1:

























16:9








stretched 16:9 (zoom to widen, throw away some content on top and bottom) - I accidentally watched some 16:9 this way because the velvet frame eats light so effectively that I didn't notice I was overshooting quite a bit. Not bad depending on the content.

Yeah I'll have to add some more screen shots for you for sure.

I went 30-4 and 30-2 in FFA this morning ;-) - the 30-2 was basically 7 kills and then lay in the grass haha (harrier-pavelow-chopper gunner). Got accused of boosting which is always fun.

Oh he was on this morning, I joined his lobby for a while until I got tired of being flashed and rapid fire shotgunned.

Thanks Tony! Yeah that was my concern too - it's not that heavy, so taking it down wouldn't be too bad - but where to put it?? Still need to make some things to prop it open when I open the hood.

I've seen many DE builds with hardwood columns - maybe it's not really big deal (as long as they don't land in first reflection points?). As far as surround height - can you set them up temporarily at the proposed height and test some surround material? Ear is the best judge.

Correct on the aspect - no concerns yet with masking need. Only ones where it's really noticeable to me is on low bitrate rips, where the overall black level is elevated.

Yeah probably MW3 - unless you guys talk me into something else FPS related.

Wonder what this COD Elite thing is - signed up for the beta, didn't research it much. I figure its free, and it will be part of MW3, so why not.