Last year I purchased a Panasonic AR-100U and entry-level Elite screen as a part of a living room set-up that replaces our television.
We love the projector set-up but it's feeling like we can improve upon the screen. At minimum, I'd like to go to something tensioned and electric. I'm also intrigued by trying to reduce ambient light on the screen. We generally only watch at night, but light leakage is still a big problem -- light coming in from the street, leaking from the hall of our apartment, etc.
We don't want a fixed screen and I am not ready to move into the $2k+ required for a Black Diamond.
I am wondering if even if we can't get a true ambient-light-rejecting screen, we could at least get something that is moderately better at this than other options.
Our PT AR-100U throws 16' to a 120" diagonal. Pretty much all the seating is directly in front of the screen or with in 30-45 degrees of center. I don't think we want for contrast or lumens b/c the projector is a light cannon.
Any suggestions? Let's assume I would be able to spend around $1k-$1500 for a new screen that was a significant improvement.
Should we be looking at white mattes, or something like CineGrey? Does it even matter when it comes to ambient light?
Thanks for your suggestions.
We love the projector set-up but it's feeling like we can improve upon the screen. At minimum, I'd like to go to something tensioned and electric. I'm also intrigued by trying to reduce ambient light on the screen. We generally only watch at night, but light leakage is still a big problem -- light coming in from the street, leaking from the hall of our apartment, etc.
We don't want a fixed screen and I am not ready to move into the $2k+ required for a Black Diamond.
I am wondering if even if we can't get a true ambient-light-rejecting screen, we could at least get something that is moderately better at this than other options.
Our PT AR-100U throws 16' to a 120" diagonal. Pretty much all the seating is directly in front of the screen or with in 30-45 degrees of center. I don't think we want for contrast or lumens b/c the projector is a light cannon.
Any suggestions? Let's assume I would be able to spend around $1k-$1500 for a new screen that was a significant improvement.
Should we be looking at white mattes, or something like CineGrey? Does it even matter when it comes to ambient light?
Thanks for your suggestions.