***Official SmX Theater Solutions Screen Thread - Page 20

Hi Ruben,
Is that due to the (long?) throw range or due to the wide seating arrangement?

Will the wide seat arrangement make a curved screen a BAD solution?

I did read the linked description of the curved SMX by the way.

Jacob

Hi Jacob,

That is due to the throw distance. At that throw distance and depending on the lens, you will most likely still have some distortion to deal with. It should be minimal and you should be able to overscan your projected image to let it bleed off the flat screen surface.

As far as your seating arrangement, it sounds similar to mine and we have no problems using a curved screen with ours. The CineWeave screen surface is completely uniform and there is no issues with viewing cones or hot-spotting. Every seat in the room will experience the same incredible image.

Best
Ruben

Does your smxscreen@gmail.com email work? Or do you use another email?
I send you an email last week to this address.

As for the curve, my worries are whether the outer seats won't be looking at a screen where the curve increases the viewing angle at the closest side of the screen (while decreasing it at the farthest side) - and hereby decreasing the viewing experience? The outer seats will be at the ends of the screen.

Jacob

good question Jacob.

As Ruben already advised you, you probably are better off with a flat screen. Truthfully, in the size space that most of us have, I don't believe a curved screen really offers much of an advantage - other than cool factor. But, I'll caveat that with the fact that I don't have a curved screen and have never even seen one in a space smaller than a commercial theater. So, that is purely ignorant conjecture on my part.

Hi Jacob,

I responded to your email last week maybe my mail is in your spam folder?

A standard curved screen does not have that dramatic of a radius. What you are asking about isn't an issue with standard curved screens. Now if it was a 10' radius or something real dramatic then that would be a good question.

The reality is, even if you went with a curved screen, it would be such a subtle radius that it would not change your viewing experience any more than a flat screen.

Ruben

Hi Ruben,
I fear you mail has ended the same place as those advertising for longer and harder organs
Please resend if possible,
Best regards,
Jacob

Hi Jacob,

I responded to your email, hopefully you got it this time.
If not, please PM me.

Ruben

Hi Ruben (or anyone else),

For some reason your phone is not working. We are about to open the crate for the CH screen and want to make sure the screen is properly positioned (depth) from the stage. Can you tell me the depth of the brackets that attach to the wall? I know the screen depth in the literature says 3.25", but I am pretty sure that doesn't include the bracket. Thanks in advance for a timely response.

Ruben,
Back in April you mention you "may" be working on a high gain SMX screen. Any update?

Hi,

Our phone lines were down this morning due to severe lightning. They are back up now if you want to call in again. You can also send me a PM or email with your email address and I can get you a digital installation manual right away. There is a manual inside the crate as well.

Ruben

An incredible theater by Artie with a 130" wide 2.35 ProCurv. His theater build is going to be featured on on HGTV "New Spaces" this Saturday 9/20 @ 8:30 AM EST, Check it out!

"Ruben,

Long time no talk to. Finally done with the HT build out!!! Everything looks & sounds great.

I'm real happy with my 130" SMX ProCurv !!!!! You can count me as a "satisfied customer."

Check it out this Saturday 9/20 @ 8:30 AM on HGTV "New Spaces."

Wow- very nice!

CJ

Any word on the new screen fabric?

Hi Jeff and ksharp4,

We should have some updates this week about our new high gain woven AT screens, please check back in here throughout the week.

Best
Ruben

Truly a nice theater room, that screen looks awesome.

Anxiously waiting...

They are still in the lab testing, hopefully we receive some updates shortly. Anxiously waiting too...

Ruben

Thanks for the info. I was hoping to purchase an SMX screen and receive it by mid November. Can you at least tell me if it is possible whether this might be available by then? Would be happy to be a tester!

Would you consider offering this new high gain material to DIY'ers for a limited time like you did with your current SMX material?

+1! I have a 10' wide 16:9 SMX that has no border. It hangs in space so the image floats in the dark. It's very cool and I'd like to do it with the new 2.0 gain material.

Sweet! That would open up a whole world of possibilities

Ruben,

I was wondering if you ship to Australia? I am after a ProCurv 130" (Viewable Width) screen with Non-Cineweave material as my speakers are not suitable for mounting behind a screen.

Kind regards

Justin

Oh, and any chance of just selling the material?

Hi Ruben, I sent you an email.

bump.

Where is the 2.0 gain material? Not here yet ....

We got the labs back this week and the formula still needs work. I thought we were there and we weren't. The next post based on these new materials will be once they are available.

Best,
Ruben

Most likely not at this point (see post above).

Best,
Ruben

Hi Justin,

Yes we do, we ship all over the world.

Best,
Ruben

Hi Ruben,

I'm configuring a home theater room with dimensions of 13' x 15' with a 9.5' ceiling height at the wall (it slopes up from there in a "V"). From what I've read in this thread, your horizontal masking system requires an addition 5.5" (per side). For a 100" wide screen, will the total width of the screen, frame, and mask be 100+2*5.5=111"? If so, that would leave me 22.5" on each side for my speakers which are 18" wide.

Current eye position is 14'. With a 2.35:1 screen, the height will be 42.6", so the minimum seating distance is ~7.1'.

I plan on using a 16:9 projector with a Panamorph UH480 (with MTH1 Sled). Will a Panasonic AE3000 projector or a JVC RS20 projector work for this configuration?

Finally, could you PM me a price for your 100" 2.35:1 SmX screen (curved AND flat) with horizontal masking?

Thank you!