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I 8 Piglet · 11-30-2002, 11:20 PM

Are there any decent screens that would do justice to a projector like the the Plus Piano, that roll up, kinda like the ones we had in high school? And if so about how much would they run?

rolisme · 11-30-2002, 11:56 PM

http://www.stewartfilm.com/home_cine...e_theater.html and http://www.da-lite.com/Home-theater/index.php makes popluar screens but I don't know where to buy them. I guess a google search would help to find a local supplier

hope the links help.

**SilentBob** · 12-01-2002, 06:36 AM

I would suggest asking a movie theater where they get there screens from and see if you can get the suppliers number and investigate. They are pretty expensive suckers though.

roman · 12-01-2002, 04:41 PM

I suggest you take a look at AVSForum.
They currently have a great deal for a Da-Lite grey screen (which is preferrable for DLP FPs).

There are also many other threads regarding other brands & models and also DIYs.

***Wirehed*** · 12-01-2002, 07:18 PM

Pretty much all comercial theaters use Stewert screens. And they are the prefered screen in home theater use as well, however they do not come cheap, especially anything that rolls up. I'm guessing you will be in the $1500-2000 range for an 80" Stewert.

Da-lite is the next best alternative, and like mentioned about, check out AVS forums, they have a TON of great information.

I'm currently using a 8" sheet of drywall painted with a matt white finish (and an undercoat of light grey) and then I masked it with some dark black fabric for my Piano. It works great for now now --I'll be looking at "real" screens in the future.

roman · 12-05-2002, 03:38 PM

ooops... I've been misunderstood.

What I meant was that grey screens are preferable for DLPS.
Not that Da-Lite screens are...
(it's just that Da-Lite are much cheaper than Stewart screens, and nearly as good).

***Wirehed*** · 12-05-2002, 05:41 PM

Well I'm using an 8 foot sheet of drywall painted with a grey undercoat and then painted with a matte white finish (3 coats) with my Piano and it works amazingly well. This is just a temperary solution until I buy a Stewert, but I'm happy with it in the mean time.

Total cost for me was well under $20.

slade · 12-06-2002, 05:51 AM

I've never seen a high-end Stewart roll-up screen, but all the roll up screens I have seen don't seem like good choices for HT. They get wavy wrinkles and blow in the wind. Both bad for a well focused picture. Does anyone know how/if the Stewart's correct for this?

11-30-2002, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
I 8 Piglet Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: missing NYC hardcore :(	question about screens for front projectors Are there any decent screens that would do justice to a projector like the the Plus Piano, that roll up, kinda like the ones we had in high school? And if so about how much would they run? __________________ "I have respect for Beer!" - John Nash "He was a wise man, who invented beer." - Plato My HT v2.1: with x1 screen shots New screen shots 2/4/04 \| My DVD Collection as of 12/15/04

11-30-2002, 11:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
rolisme Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	http://www.stewartfilm.com/home_cine...e_theater.html and http://www.da-lite.com/Home-theater/index.php makes popluar screens but I don't know where to buy them. I guess a google search would help to find a local supplier hope the links help. __________________ If you don't like my opinion, don't ask the question. If you never asked the question, just ignore my post. "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." - Seneca 55 BC-39 AD

12-01-2002, 06:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
SilentBob Silent Director/Silent Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario	I would suggest asking a movie theater where they get there screens from and see if you can get the suppliers number and investigate. They are pretty expensive suckers though. __________________ SilentBob's DVD's Supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray XBOX LIVE: luvthempocket8s PS3 ONLINE: pokerlover

12-01-2002, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
roman Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel	I suggest you take a look at AVSForum. They currently have a great deal for a Da-Lite grey screen (which is preferrable for DLP FPs). There are also many other threads regarding other brands & models and also DIYs. __________________ Roman "Knowing I loved my DVDs, He furnish'd me from mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom." (That's what Shakespeare would have written today, right?)

12-01-2002, 07:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	Pretty much all comercial theaters use Stewert screens. And they are the prefered screen in home theater use as well, however they do not come cheap, especially anything that rolls up. I'm guessing you will be in the $1500-2000 range for an 80" Stewert. Da-lite is the next best alternative, and like mentioned about, check out AVS forums, they have a TON of great information. I'm currently using a 8" sheet of drywall painted with a matt white finish (and an undercoat of light grey) and then I masked it with some dark black fabric for my Piano. It works great for now now --I'll be looking at "real" screens in the future. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

12-05-2002, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
roman Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel	ooops... I've been misunderstood. What I meant was that grey screens are preferable for DLPS. Not that Da-Lite screens are... (it's just that Da-Lite are much cheaper than Stewart screens, and nearly as good). __________________ Roman "Knowing I loved my DVDs, He furnish'd me from mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom." (That's what Shakespeare would have written today, right?)

12-05-2002, 05:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	Well I'm using an 8 foot sheet of drywall painted with a grey undercoat and then painted with a matte white finish (3 coats) with my Piano and it works amazingly well. This is just a temperary solution until I buy a Stewert, but I'm happy with it in the mean time. Total cost for me was well under $20. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

12-06-2002, 05:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
slade Film Class God Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oregon City, OR	I've never seen a high-end Stewart roll-up screen, but all the roll up screens I have seen don't seem like good choices for HT. They get wavy wrinkles and blow in the wind. Both bad for a well focused picture. Does anyone know how/if the Stewart's correct for this? __________________ It is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time yet remain lonesome. T. S. Eliot's description of television

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