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Topic: Paint for home theatre screen
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Ron Yost
Master Film Handler
Posts: 344
From: Paso Robles, CA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 08-30-2003 07:32 PM
Send him over to the AVS forum. There's enough talk about DIY painted screens (and MANY other types) to keep him confused for days!
I'm with Brad on the Formica, tho. I tested an Infocus X1 projector last week on the same sheet of Formica I use for 35mm. Produced a very nice image, in a dark room .. tho, of course, slightly dimmer than 35mm (less sharp, too, of course, be we won't go there). A gain screen would doubtless help.
Good ice-white paint (which has LOTS of Titanium Dioxide in it) is pretty pricey these days. A sheet of 4' x 8' Formica can be had for about $80. Maybe it's a tad more than the paint alone, but it would be a 'forever' screen, and no time's wasted painting. You could even mount it slightly curved, if that's your thing. Can't peel a painted screen off the wall and take it with ya', either.
The Home Theatre market is loaded with snakes selling over-priced products (many of their vaunted speakers, and the nonsense wire and connectors to hook them up, for example). None of the fanatics will listen to reason, either. It's a real 'religion' to some. Caution advised.
Ron Yost .. really has to figure out how to bleed some of these videophools. Just kiddin'.
P.S. I have to try Marlite, Jeff. Thanks for that!!
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