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Kirk
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Dazian Coated Celtic Cloth v. Draper 1.3
I just received the Dazian fabric yesterday and did some comparisons to my Draper 1.3 screen. I'm trying to decide on a new screen to mate with my Sharp 12000. There is an older thread that had comparison shots between the Dazian and a Hi-Power, but to me that just doesn't seem like a fair fight. 
Anyways, these should give you a pretty good idea of the differences between the 1.3 gain Draper and the .95 gain Dazian.
I simply stapled the Dazian to my screen frame aperture in my nearly completed theater. I then positioned my fixed frame Draper on the left. Therefore, all shots will have the Draper on the left and the Dazian on the right.
Here we go with some test patterns:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=56b6.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=52dd.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=f3aa.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=d6ad.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9161.jpg
The differences become less apparent with real video and film material:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9161.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=1891.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=b103.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9918.jpg
But again, if the image is set against a large bright background, the differences become more apparent:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=4bbe.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=7586.jpg
All shots were taken with the Sharp 12000 set to high contrast, power save mode. I did not calibrate anything except to set the color temp to 6500.
So what are my initial impression? Well, for starters you can't ignore the cost of the Dazian. It is cheap, cheap, cheap! By itself without direct comparisons being made, it reflects a very pleasing picture. The differences in light output do become apparent however, when you compare it to the slightly higher gain Draper, particularly with the test patterns. I'm not sure if I'd be entirely satisfied with the Dazian at 110" diagonal with the Sharp in High Contrast mode. My dilemma is that I am looking for an acoustically transparent material in order to place the center channel behind the screen. The Dazian's lack of perforations, and thus absence of moire, make it an option worth considering. I'm having a look at a microperfed Firehawk on Monday and will have a better idea of any perforation-related problems then.
Kirk
Anyways, these should give you a pretty good idea of the differences between the 1.3 gain Draper and the .95 gain Dazian.I simply stapled the Dazian to my screen frame aperture in my nearly completed theater. I then positioned my fixed frame Draper on the left. Therefore, all shots will have the Draper on the left and the Dazian on the right.
Here we go with some test patterns:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=56b6.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=52dd.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=f3aa.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=d6ad.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9161.jpg
The differences become less apparent with real video and film material:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9161.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=1891.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=b103.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=9918.jpg
But again, if the image is set against a large bright background, the differences become more apparent:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=4bbe.jpg
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kir...&.dnm=7586.jpg
All shots were taken with the Sharp 12000 set to high contrast, power save mode. I did not calibrate anything except to set the color temp to 6500.
So what are my initial impression? Well, for starters you can't ignore the cost of the Dazian. It is cheap, cheap, cheap! By itself without direct comparisons being made, it reflects a very pleasing picture. The differences in light output do become apparent however, when you compare it to the slightly higher gain Draper, particularly with the test patterns. I'm not sure if I'd be entirely satisfied with the Dazian at 110" diagonal with the Sharp in High Contrast mode. My dilemma is that I am looking for an acoustically transparent material in order to place the center channel behind the screen. The Dazian's lack of perforations, and thus absence of moire, make it an option worth considering. I'm having a look at a microperfed Firehawk on Monday and will have a better idea of any perforation-related problems then.
Kirk
