Hi-
My projector (Sharp 9000) arrived Tuesday and I don't have a screen. So I painted a piece of artist canvas light gray (Behr Ultrawhite Eggshell with 4 drops of lamp black) as a temporary screen and it looks OK. Actually, it looks fantastic.
One thing of note. I used double primed, fine weave cotton canvas. I put two coats of paint on the canvas. The screen area is 72 inches wide and it shrank after each coat dried. The total shrinkage was over 2 inches. If this were supposed to be a final screen, I'd be a little short.
Now I wonder what I should do for a final screen. I like my temp screen, therefore, I could buy Goo to create a permanent screen. Or I could buy a Firehawk. Has anyone seen the two screens?
This is not a cost thing - it is a question of quality. I don't mind spending the cash for a Firehawk if it is the superior product, but I also don't want to waste my money on something that is marginally better than Goo. I don't mind making my own screen, but I also don't want to wish I'd bought a 'real' screen everytime I sit down to watch a movie.
I'd appreciate anyone's input.
Thanks,
Tim
My projector (Sharp 9000) arrived Tuesday and I don't have a screen. So I painted a piece of artist canvas light gray (Behr Ultrawhite Eggshell with 4 drops of lamp black) as a temporary screen and it looks OK. Actually, it looks fantastic.
One thing of note. I used double primed, fine weave cotton canvas. I put two coats of paint on the canvas. The screen area is 72 inches wide and it shrank after each coat dried. The total shrinkage was over 2 inches. If this were supposed to be a final screen, I'd be a little short.
Now I wonder what I should do for a final screen. I like my temp screen, therefore, I could buy Goo to create a permanent screen. Or I could buy a Firehawk. Has anyone seen the two screens?
This is not a cost thing - it is a question of quality. I don't mind spending the cash for a Firehawk if it is the superior product, but I also don't want to waste my money on something that is marginally better than Goo. I don't mind making my own screen, but I also don't want to wish I'd bought a 'real' screen everytime I sit down to watch a movie.
I'd appreciate anyone's input.
Thanks,
Tim