New basement, Epson 8350, and Silver Fire 3.0 - Page 4

Looks amazing, great job on the screen shots and overall look.

I just ran through your thread again but I didn't see it (if it is there, sorry).

What distance is your projector from the screen?

Have you calibrated the unit yet?

Or are you using one of the 4 predetermined settings? Dynamic, living room etc?


I should not have shown this to my wife, she loves your in wall cabinet, now I'm in the doghouse!

Really really looks great! I wish I did a false front wall or something, the amount of wires and such is quite ridiculous!


Thanks for the info....so you are a full foot closer than I am, i think that combined with my crappy light fixtures is causing me some heart-ache.

If you can see in my picture, my bulbs throw a lot of light on the screen even when they are dim.

I don't want to mess too much with the calibration yet because the screen still needs to cure out. I may mess with moving the projector up a foot, which might be ugly with the power and HDMI cable but may be worth it in terms of FLs at the screen...

Looks very nice. Congrats. Hope to follow in your footsteps soon, albeit a tad bigger...180".

Were the football shots taken with the window open?
In living room mode, with window open, how does it compare to say a plasma or lcd?

Your images look great!

Really nice set up. The duster coat pictures helped a ton as I wondered a lot concerning that step. I've got a ton of work to do, but everyones input has made a huge difference. Best forum evah - keeps me awake at work...

I'm ready to get going but have to wait until the divorce is final, good thing is we are on good terms. Only took 20 years to figure it out though. At least i can build a true man cave lol.

One thing I do want to ask is about the sock test for the consistency of the paint. I have searched but cant find the verbatim on how this is done. I'm kind of limited in my search efforts so if anyone has a link or can spell it out I'd really appreciate it.

I'm going to work up some plans to get some opinions from the experts here, when the time comes I'll start a new thread and hope to see you all there. I could really use the help.

This is the exact one I just picked up from Home Depot. I assume you followed MMs directions on how to judge the viscocity using it?

I must have tried pouring that paint through the strainer about 6 times.

I used a binder clip to hold the net tight around my paint cup, pushed down to about a 2" depression and then started pouring.

You will get frustrated after the first few times and getting paint everywhere but once you get it, you will KNOW it. Don't give up, just keep adding water, mixing and testing.

Pour slow and steady, it will come right up to the top but doesn't overflow!

This screenshot alone is pushing me toward SF over RS-MaxxMudd. I already have all the ingredients for RS-MM, but I'll go with SF if I can find the colorants locally since carpet is coming in a week and I need to get the screen and walls painted before that.

MMan, ambient light watch-ability wont be anything close to this with RS-MaxxMudd, right?

develvjd, your screenshots look a little bluish. How accurate are the pictures in respect to color tones?

MMan, ambient light watch-ability wont be anything close to this with RS-MaxxMudd, right?[/quote]

Depends a lot on the PJs light output and contrast performance, but the answer would be "no" when you compare such torturous light conditions as shown above with more sane depictions. My opinion? If you need that much leeway for that degree of ambient light, I'd put the Crarpet Layers on hold, or consider getting enough plastic to cover the Carpet. 9' x 12' sheets of .7 mil. Plastic are available at Home Depot for $1.99 ea, so expense should not be a factor as far as protecting the new flooring.


The Blue cast in Screenies is a familiar thing with many screenies taken with Digital Cameras. It does not manifest itself in person, but I'm certain develjd will confirm that.

MMan,

no, I dont need THAT much leeway. This is my basement and it can be pretty light controlled. But I do like the option of having the rear 4 lights on at full blast and still have a perfectly viewable screen. And in my other thread, you mentioned that SF screen will look just as good as RS MaxxMudd when all the lights are off (which will be for me about 90% of the time).

So if both screens are equal when dark, and one screen (SF) is the clear winner when there's plenty ambient light, with the only negative of the SF screen being able to locate the colorants, why not just go with the SF screen if the DIYer has the patience to locate the colorants. I mean application method nearly the same for both.

develvjd, that's good to know that it's the camera and not the screen

.....and it does


Actually, SF will always show "Blacker Blacks"


No argument there from me. It's really about choice vs need. Having choices that more exactly fit the need means people don't "have" to decide on one thing because that is the only thing they can decide on.


'Told ya so!

my quest for locating the colorants is not going so well. I found that Pearl Paint in NJ carries the Matt Basics. I called this afternoon to see if they have them all, the guy on the phone confirmed they did. Excited, I drove out an hour to find that they dont have Crimson in Matt. Great! And meanwhile, I was so focused on looking for the Crimson that I didn't even realize that I grabbed the wrong green - I grabbed the Deep Green instead of the Phthalo Green

Now it looks like dickblick is out of Phthalo Green

BTW, awesome screenshots!!

I agree. I think the justice your doing the movie and the screen is just fine.

I'm starting to develop a fetish for 10' tall Girls with Blue skin, Phosphorescent freckles, and Fuzzy Tails.

But those teeth!

develvjd: Awesome screenies....

so what mode is the PJ in for the avatar pics? Cinema?

???? I've seen you post about your sprayer a few times, I'm curious why you think your paint job is sub-par?

Am I missing something? I think your paint turned out fantastic, I measured my install against yours!

did u end up having them skim the wall?

those screen shots look awesome! I'm wanting a 8350 and silver fire setup. It wont be long till I'll be trying to be best friends with MississippiMan.I believe the man knows what hes taking about.

I think we're both in a foreign land here. Hopefully Michigan can start giving you guys a run for your money in the next few years. It would be nice to get the rivalry back. I'll PM you to ask about who finished your basement as I am looking into contractors now.