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The two products that I tested were:
1. Parkland Plastics Polly-Wall
2. commercial grade curtain blackout material (I say commercial grade because I got some material that is 5+' wide.)
From about 40 hours experience with each, I've found that the blackout material stretched over a frame is the way to go for me. Comparing the two, I experienced increased black levels and richness of color with the blackout material. When pure white light hit the blackout material, I didn't experience eye-shock and the excessive ambient light produced from the Parkland screen. I also noticed a slightly softer picture while increasing detail and crispness. Maybe its because the blackout material isn't as reflective as the Parkland?
I consider going from Parkland to this blackout material a pretty effective "upgrade". Now that I've actually seen the difference between these two, I can only imagine what a Greyhawk or that Firehawk screen would bring. BUT, for the diy'er and the budget HT I will definitely suggest using curtain blackout material over the Parkland screen and stretching it PROPERLY over a sturdy 2x4 frame with inner braces. Rope lighting on the backside of the 2x4 frame with a dimmer is also a plus for proper bias lighting.
I hope the information that I've given helps and reduces some costly experimentation of time and money.
1. Parkland Plastics Polly-Wall
2. commercial grade curtain blackout material (I say commercial grade because I got some material that is 5+' wide.)
From about 40 hours experience with each, I've found that the blackout material stretched over a frame is the way to go for me. Comparing the two, I experienced increased black levels and richness of color with the blackout material. When pure white light hit the blackout material, I didn't experience eye-shock and the excessive ambient light produced from the Parkland screen. I also noticed a slightly softer picture while increasing detail and crispness. Maybe its because the blackout material isn't as reflective as the Parkland?
I consider going from Parkland to this blackout material a pretty effective "upgrade". Now that I've actually seen the difference between these two, I can only imagine what a Greyhawk or that Firehawk screen would bring. BUT, for the diy'er and the budget HT I will definitely suggest using curtain blackout material over the Parkland screen and stretching it PROPERLY over a sturdy 2x4 frame with inner braces. Rope lighting on the backside of the 2x4 frame with a dimmer is also a plus for proper bias lighting.
I hope the information that I've given helps and reduces some costly experimentation of time and money.