The Offical Epson 8350 Owners Thread - Page 181

You don't mention a size, or a budget, so below are some links to a few very good, low budget HC Screens. The links are for Fixed Screens (solid frame)

http://www.htdepot.com/Focupix_Wides...69lt-120gy.htm

http://www.htdepot.com/Focupix_Wides...s169gy-106.htm

http://www.htdepot.com/Focupix_Wides...69lt-100gy.htm

http://www.htdepot.com/Recon_A_Focup...72111-a104.htm

These screens have most all you'll need if your "entry-level" and still have great expectations. T'was a time suggesting a HG Gray screen was akin to condemning someone to having muted colors and dull whites.
........unless they owned a PJ with sufficient lumens (2000) and accurate colors in the brighter Modes.

Excepting those owning into the Panny 100-200 series and some Optomas, (...and a few with Presentation PJs), that left owning a HC Gray screen resigned to something like self-flagellation.

No more...with the 8350 in Living Room Mode, and calibrated to the shade of Gray of the screen. It's pretty much a "jaw drop" moment when you first see
the blacks go deep south while the perception of having higher white levels remains the same.

For the absolute best results, mount the PJ within 2' of the minimum Throw needed to achieve your image size and try hard to center the Lens on the Screen's center.

What you could / should expect.

Epson 8350
125" Diagonal HC Gray Screen (Fixed: w/Beveled Black Velvet Frame)
Throw Distance 14'
16 ft. Lambert off screen brightness

Screen cost: $449.00

Certainly rhere are "High Gain" Gray Screens, as well as reference White Screens and several worthy DIY screens (...my favorite...) . But the ones above have seen much action, and very few complaints. And obviously, you won't find any other Mfg. Fixed Screens of any appreciable level build quality / performance in the respective Screen sizes... elsewhere that come within being 100% more expensive then the ones above.

Perhaps the best thing...you'll not feel like your being dragged through the streets if you decide to upgrade later to a more advanced, expensive screen because you only sank $225 to 440 dollars to get stated.


Yes....and the lower you place the PJ, the less of a degree of "Speckles" you'll see. a bright PJ tends to highlight the difference between reflective particles and the non reflective areas surrounding them.
Narrowing the angle you view the image coming from the PJ will reduce their overt presence...leastwise as much as the effect can be mitigated.

domingos1965, The Screen just referred to is a DIY High Contrast Gray that is an example of a Gray Screen that can take full advantage of a bright Pj w/decent Contrast already in the bag.
The issues I mentioned are subjective...and not always "issues" at all for some.

Your right.....and as far as the 8350, yes....moving to one side or another from dead center to find a stud can...and should be done because the Lens Shift Feature is there to correct the offset.

But sometime Cosmetics, or 24" O.C. framing running the wrong direction...all sorts of things can stymie, if not stifle a project for the Noob.

The Forum is a place to exchange ideas, and help others. I try to do the latter as much as possible...maybe to a fault to some. Like the above situation. I sometimes see a solution that fits where others either fail to see the same, or just decide not to "Go There", and I just "Go There" myself.

Over 9 years I've dealt with so many people who had absolutely no idea about what they were about to attempt, and walked them through the process, that I just don't relate anymore to the terms, "No can do". and "It's beyond me..." I'm glad if I can make things happen effectively, afford-ably, and as easily as possible. That delves into a great many fronts concerning A/V. If I fly into somewhere with 3 days to do something and get it done, I've developed the knack of not letting anything stop that progress. Usually. Mostly. .......but unfortunately not always. Murphy being a second Cousin on my Wife's side.

But...what I don't ever "intend" to do is step on toes. In what I do in the real world, I train people from the ground up in A/V design and installation. So naturally I carry my life "off Forum" onto "The Forum" just about every day. I'm not alone...AVS is chock full of us crazies.

I definitely see your point though...and it's valid in many cases. It's just I cannot help from trying to do something to change that for those who come asking for such help. Really. Sometimes I feel guilty of I miss a personally directed request for help buried in a plethora of posts. (..and sometimes I even get yelled at for not responding...my loy in Life it seems.)

Brook no mistake...it's become an addiction.

Just ask my Wife.

Well, lets see what shakes out for you. Endless on Amazon isn't the same as it is on AVS.