[jmcguire525]

Ok, so last year around this time i made a simple wood frame and covered it with blackout cloth to make a 110'' indoor screen.


Now i want to build a screen for the back yard and want to make it as big as possible on a $300 budget, if i build it out of wood thats paid for the wood is there.


Should i build it the same way, order 9' x 16' piece of cloth and wrap it around a frame? will that be impossible to keep wrinkle free? or should I go another route, ive even thought about just building a sheetrock wall and painting it with a screen paint. If i go that route then i'd like to make it as big as 20' wide


Any thoughts and advice on th subject is greatly appreciated, thanks

 

[Scrimpin]

I'm more interested in knowing what you are using to project onto a 20 foot wide (23 foot diagonal) screen. That's massive !! Obviously if you build from sheetrock the thing will be permanent due to its weight. You will need to protect it from the elements somehow, and do you really want a 11x20 screen in your yard permanently. Blackout cloth seems like the best way to go but wind could be your enemy here. But as long as you mount it to a wall of your house you should be able to get it tight enough so wrinkles won't be a bother. You might want to consider some type of a stretchable fabric that will have better wind resistance but cost may be prohibitive.

 

[Jason Turk]

Probably a better question for the DIY section...this is for those who are looking at buying from a manufacturer.

 

[jmcguire525]

its a fraternity house, ten guys, huge back yard, I have a sanyo plv-z700 so its going to have to be painted to help out with the brightness but for night sporting events it makes for a great place to watch games. probably going to do blackout cloth so that we can move it in and outta the garage

 

[FLBoy]

Image brightness varies inversely with the screen area. For example, a screen with twice the area of your 110" screen will be half as bright, all else being equal. That would be about a 155" screen, as screen area is proportional to the square of the diagonal (for a fixed AR). Outdoors you will be competing with moonlight, street lights, and other stray light. The message here is don't go too big, or you'll just have a wimpy, washed out picture.