Home Cinema projection setup advice needed

[Ady168uk]

hi peeps,

I am planning on getting a projector, got the model picked, worked out the distances and size of image. Only problem I am left with is the screen, being a student my funds are running quite low.

I need a temp screen to use, I come up with 2 cheap solutions, either paint the wall matte white/grey (been told grey is better) or use a roller blind for screen.

anyone had any experience with home projector setups and would like to tell me which one of the solutions is likly to product a better picture. Also any recommendations on where to get a proper projection screen from uk, 16:9 70"-90".

thanks a lot,

Ady

[Flibb]

http://www.avforums.com

Have a look on there. A while ago people were discussing DIY screens, there was a material available from IKEA or might have been habitat thats cheap and does the job.

[Alex]

www.drhscreens.co.uk are supposed to be one of the best cheaper screen makers in the UK, iirc Apparently people have got good results with dulux 'icestorm 5' or something, have a look at the avforums link provided by flibb. Beware - adictive spending awaits!

[Ady168uk]

thanx a lot for the help Flibb/Alex, yeah I know I am gonna end up spending tonnes on my Hi-Fi gear but it can't be helped..

After considering the options I think I am going to just paint my wall and just use that. But will 100% save up for a proper screen in the future.

Ady

[Alex]

I think if I was doing it I'd paint a piece of MDF, and stick that on a wall, then get some black non-reflective stuff (cloth type stuff or just matt black paint) and put a 1 or 2" border around the edge, and use that to cover the screws where you've stuck it on the wall. I don't think that personally I'd bother with buying a PJ screen unless it was going to be electric, if it's to be permanent then Id just paint some MDF as I said above.

Either that, or you can buy projection material (eg from eBay) and stretch it over a piece of MDF, staple it in place on the back, and then mount that on the wall with some border of some kind, which should give a good effect. I think theres a few american shops that will sell PJ material over to the UK, and it normally goes quite cheap. Smacking it onto some MDF shouldn't be that hard.

EDIT: Don't know how much postage would be for this, but a 1.3 gain screen for the price of some MDF plus £25, in 110" wide ain't bad.