advices for a new screen

[drummer01]

HI,
(this post is in a better place here)
I want to change my screen? Im in a dark room, is it better white or grey, or there is HD screen?...
I have a infocus X1 .
I want a 100 inches 16:9.
On ebay I saw things for built ourself, is it great? or better great brand;
Don't want a electric, and no need retractable too.
Thx for advance

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by drummer01

HI,
(this post is in a better place here)
I want to change my screen? Im in a dark room, is it better white or grey, or there is HD screen?...
I have a infocus X1 .
I want a 100 inches 16:9.
On ebay I saw things for built ourself, is it great? or better great brand;
Don't want a electric, and no need retractable too.
Thx for advance

Well..... budget is important..... Grey vs. white depends on the amount of ambient light you have in your room.

Depending on the budget, you may want to buy a cheaper one, but I wouldn't buy a "DIY Kit" from Ebay.... you can easily piece together the necessary materials to build it yourself if you want to go that route.

you can also do a painted screen.....

What screen do you have, and why do you want a new one?

[drummer01]

HI, thx
I have a 70 inches 4:3, and want bigger.

thx for the advice, I'll take a good brand
.thx

[Brain Sturgeon]

Definitely go white in a complete light controlled room.

You can find a number of DIY instructions for making a fixed frame screen in the screen subforum. Black out cloth or a variety of other screen materials are available out there for reasonable cost.

If you are looking for a good manufactured, fixed frame screen, there are a number of good vendors out there:

www.carada.com
www.elitescreens.com
www.dalite.com
www.smxscreen.com
www.stewartfilmscreen.com
www.seymourav.com
www.siscreens.com

Some will be pricier than others with Stewart known as the priciest. Carada is considered one of the best "value" screens out there. I, myself, own an SMX which I love. If I didn't go with SMX, I would've gone with Stewart or possibly Carada.