Pull down screens - how are they?

[househead]

I'm finally moving to a FP. Held off til the entry level 1080p prices came down. Due to my living room setup I'll have to get a pull down screen. There's no way around it because of the room layout. Can a great image still be obtained with one of these?

Would something like this be decent? I really don't want to spend a lot on a screen right out of the gate and would rather get in now and upgrade later.

http://www.projectorpeople.com/scree...en&tab=summary

Projectors I'm interested in are the Mitsu3800, Epson 8100 and Optoma HD20.

Thanks for any input.

[ryoohki]

I there, i bought a Da-Lite High Power last summer a Pulldown. I installed it alone (106 inch). I know that the High Power material from high power is less subjet to waving (cause by pulling it up and down) than other classic material.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by househead

I'm finally moving to a FP. Held off til the entry level 1080p prices came down. Due to my living room setup I'll have to get a pull down screen. There's no way around it because of the room layout. Can a great image still be obtained with one of these?

Would something like this be decent? I really don't want to spend a lot on a screen right out of the gate and would rather get in now and upgrade later.

http://www.projectorpeople.com/scree...en&tab=summary

Projectors I'm interested in are the Mitsu3800, Epson 8100 and Optoma HD20.

Thanks for any input.

Take a look at my gallery. I use a 92" pull-down (manual) Elite screen. Yes, they can provide excellent PQ when set-up properly.

I got my screen for just over $100...can't be it.

[Hoser59]

I got my 92" screen from ebay and also paid just over $100 for it. I have the Optoma HD20 and I think the image looks great on it.

[househead]

thanks guys! any problems with waves?

I'm eyeing up a 106" Elite and the price is so low I'm just skeptical. I guess what the heck though. If it turns out to be junk I won't be out a lot of money.

[brokenthumb]

Originally Posted by househead

thanks guys! any problems with waves?

I'm eyeing up a 106" Elite and the price is so low I'm just skeptical. I guess what the heck though. If it turns out to be junk I won't be out a lot of money.

I've had two Elite Pulldowns, an 80" and a 100" and both had waves. The 100" was worse than the 80 though. They are not really noticeable except on slow panning shots and end credits.

[Fors*]

My eyes have never noticed any waves at all. Perhaps I do not have a good enough eye to notice such things, but I can honestly say that I have not noticed any issues at all with my manual screen. You can take a look in my gallery and check out some pics of the screen pulled down and see if you can notice any waves.....thankfully I don't and I hope I never do either.

[househead]

Fors looks good man. I also like how you hid the casing - looks classy. And two SVS subs -yikes!

I'll go ahead with an Elite to get me started. Gotta jump in at some point.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by househead

Fors looks good man. I also like how you hid the casing - looks classy. And two SVS subs -yikes!

I'll go ahead with an Elite to get me started. Gotta jump in at some point.

Thank you very much househead! I felt the valance was necessary, as that black casing was showing some light reflection on it and it got annoying once I saw it for the first time. There are actually two valances, as the front one hides the acoustic panels attached to the ceiling for light reflections and the second valance is actually directly in front of the screen case for the reflection it gave.

The curtains finished the look and I was happy with the way it all turned out.

[Hoser59]

Originally Posted by househead

thanks guys! any problems with waves?

I'm eyeing up a 106" Elite and the price is so low I'm just skeptical. I guess what the heck though. If it turns out to be junk I won't be out a lot of money.

I have had my screen since November and haven't noticed any waves yet. I keep it down as much as possible to limit the amount of time it is rolled up. I only roll it up when the TV is being watched or the living room is being used for something other then movies.

[Blown 4.3]

my few week old HIGH POWER 2.8 has small waves down at the bottom.
they are invisible during a movie.

[Trogdor2010]

You know, when I was using my Draper 2 screen for outdoor movies, bugs have covered the screen, with a couple of thick stains that can be noticeable even when watching a movie. They are not noticable during dark and mid brightness scenes, but bright whites (namely in cartoons) can stick out at the wrong area, but it's rare. It's not ideal, but it's better than advertising your screen giving someone the oportunity to steal it (Fun Fact: people never notice the screen when pulled down).

[ditch-digger]

i have had my pulldown for a couple years, and its now just getting a few waves..so far its hard to notice, bu if you look you can see them..


screens never stay perfect.. even the fixed ones, sometimes bow because of the wood frames expanding/contracting...