Projection Screen

I got upgraditis and eventually settled on a high gain glass bead screen, there is a big difference between screens, paints and materials. If anyone is in NYC (11215) stop by to pick a 3 year old pull down Da-Lite Model C for free

How much light do you need to tolerate, what's the black level like on your projector, how much work are you willing to do, what size do you need, and how much are you willing to spend?

In a darkened room, Stewart's Studiotek 130 with a deluxe (3" border) velux (velour coated) frame is wonderful. The colors are accurate, it has a little more pop than a unity gain screen, less light goes through it and bounces off the wall behind than other vendor's 1.3 gain fabric, and it's well made. Obviously, the screen material comes separately. You pull the frame out of a long crate, install four bolts, unroll the fabric from its protective tube, and snap the fabric on the screen.

That runs about $1500 for an 87x49" (100" 16:9 diagonal).

Get a carada. I just bought a 125" wide 2.35 screen for 800. Look into 2.35 before you get a 16:9. i think you will like the difference.

The "Silver Screen" refers to the high gain screens used back in the beginnings of motion pictures because projectors had limited brightness. Inexpensive home projectors, until a couple of years ago had limited light output, so often needed the the additional contrast of a high gain screen. However, nothing is free. High gain screens cause various distortions, hot spots, color changes, etc. Like tone controls they are fun and have their uses, if understood, but most sales are just marketing to increase profits. At the point of sale the brightest picture, like the loudest speaker, will be the easiest to sell.

For a year or two, I threw my picture on wall about the same color of this yellow page, with very good results.

I purchased a Da Lite screen because I got tired of taking down the artwork on the wall every time I wanted to show a movie, and to re-hang the artwork when the movie was over. I'm able to get the room theater-dark and I have an excellent picture. My projector is very bright (3000 lumens). My screen and projector are not that expensive. I use it for movies only and some special event television like the Super Bowl or pay per view boxing events.

If you can get your room theater dark, an inexpensive Da Lite screen will get the job done nicely.

Do your homework as suggested by the members above.

Also check out the ProjectorCentral website....they have tons of info there. Also go to the Da Lite website, it is also very helpful.