I'm a newbie trying to create an HT in a homeschool room. I'd like to use the 48"x96" glass dry-erase board as a front-projection screen, but can find little info on the Web as to how this might be possible for a DIYer.
I looked into the Planar X-Screen and found a technical document that shows their use of a Lexan graphic film for the projection surface. I contacted the manufacturer of the film, and the tech support person told me that some customers have laminated it on glass and used it as a dry-erase board, but they didn't have any testing to demonstrate its durability in that application. They also were unaware that anyone was using it as a video projection surface.
Since I understand that laminating the film on the rear side of the glass will still leave me with the problem of the 1/4" glass' reflectivity on the front surface, I don't know of any other option but to try to use it with dry-erase markers and see how it goes.
Anyone have any experience or insights into the possible effectiveness of the Lexan film for video projection, as well as any thoughts on a dual-use solution that would accommodate the dry-erase markers? (I'm assuming replacing the glass with frosted or etched glass wouldn't work as a dry-erase surface, either.)
Thanks --
Chris
I looked into the Planar X-Screen and found a technical document that shows their use of a Lexan graphic film for the projection surface. I contacted the manufacturer of the film, and the tech support person told me that some customers have laminated it on glass and used it as a dry-erase board, but they didn't have any testing to demonstrate its durability in that application. They also were unaware that anyone was using it as a video projection surface.
Since I understand that laminating the film on the rear side of the glass will still leave me with the problem of the 1/4" glass' reflectivity on the front surface, I don't know of any other option but to try to use it with dry-erase markers and see how it goes.
Anyone have any experience or insights into the possible effectiveness of the Lexan film for video projection, as well as any thoughts on a dual-use solution that would accommodate the dry-erase markers? (I'm assuming replacing the glass with frosted or etched glass wouldn't work as a dry-erase surface, either.)
Thanks --
Chris
