This screen a good deal?

[Beta Man]

http://www.ubid.com/Da_Lite_Free_S%2...searchone.html

thanks!!!

[09camaro]

Looks like a pretty good deal, though the gain is awfully high. I guess it depends
on your projector and ambient light. You would probably lose some of your black
and shadow details.

Side note, I pulled the trigger on the HC1500 today. Should be here Mon. or Tue.
And I'm gonna stretch my cloth on the frame this weekend!

[Beta Man]

I'm thinking about this screen with that projector in fact..... I think the high-gain will benefit me...... you may be right though, and it may be "too much" gain.....

[m_tyson]

If that is the Da-Lite High Power, it is an excellent screen. Uniform brightness, no hotspotting, no sparklies. Highly recommend!

[Leopold BUTTERS]

Hey, does your name have anything to do with Megaman? Maybe a Megaman boss??

[09camaro]

Here is some info from Da-Lite's site about their screen materials....
http://www.dalite.com/education/guide.php?page=fabric

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by 09camaro

Here is some info from Da-Lite's site about their screen materials....
http://www.dalite.com/education/guide.php?page=fabric

Thanks!

Now my question..... they say it's 2.5 gain, but Da-Lite's website doesn't list any with 2.5 gain.... just 1.5 and 2.8

I just skimmed it.... more thorough review is needed

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

http://www.ubid.com/Da_Lite_Free_S%2...searchone.html

thanks!!!

Yeah that's a good deal, but heres a better one
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A0779616 Free 3-5 day ground shipping (before tax) for orders over 129.00

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Thanks!

Now my question..... they say it's 2.5 gain, but Da-Lite's website doesn't list any with 2.5 gain.... just 1.5 and 2.8

I just skimmed it.... more thorough review is needed

It's 1.5 - I own this screen.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by prerich

It's 1.5 - I own this screen.

excellent! thanks!

Is this a fair price for it???

EDIT.... never mind.... I had to read back a couple of posts!

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

excellent! thanks!

Is this a fair price for it???

EDIT.... never mind.... I had to read back a couple of posts!

Yes it is

[Brain Sturgeon]

Sounds like a DaLite High Power, which is a great screen with up to a 2.8 gain depending on setup. The problem with the screen being sold on the ubid site is that it is a 1.33 ratio. Most pj's project in 1.78 so you'll end up with unused screen real estate above and below the picture in this case. As long as that's okay with you, sounds like a decent deal.

[Beta Man]

black bars

Of course that's o.k. with me

[AlaskaDon]

I think what Brain Sturgeon was referring to is that with a 1.33 screen you'll have a masking issue with just about anything that you watch. 1.78 content will have white bars above and below rather than filling the screen. Likewise 2.4 content will leave you with white bars above and below the black bars. I guess you could get around this somewhat by not pulling the screen down as far, then using vertical shift on the pj to move the image up or down. You could also mask the top and bottom of the screen, but personally I would get a 16:9 screen.

I've never tried to use a 1.33:1 screen so somebody please correct if this isn't right.

[Brain Sturgeon]

Originally Posted by AlaskaDon

I think what Brain Sturgeon was referring to is that with a 1.33 screen you'll have a masking issue with just about anything that you watch. 1.78 content will have white bars above and below rather than filling the screen. Likewise 2.4 content will leave you with white bars above and below the black bars. I guess you could get around this somewhat by not pulling the screen down as far, then using vertical shift on the pj to move the image up or down. You could also mask the top and bottom of the screen, but personally I would get a 16:9 screen.

I've never tried to use a 1.33:1 screen so somebody please correct if this isn't right.

Yup-- that's exactly what I meant. You'll have unused screen ("white bars") above and below the image with any 1.78 HD content, and then additional "black bars" added to the "white bars" with 2.37 content. You could do as AlaskaDon mentioned and just not pull down the screen fully or use some other masking method, but either way, you won't get full use out of the screen with most HD and pretty much all BD content. Unless you are planning to watch a lot of 4:3 content, I would get a 16:9 screen other than this one.

[Beta Man]

thanks guys.... I'll plan on getting a 16:9 screen instead!

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Hey, does your name have anything to do with Megaman? Maybe a Megaman boss??

i believe the beta part of the name is from back when beta used to exist during the format war between vhs and also ive checked and no one in Megaman has that name

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

i believe the beta part of the name is from back when beta used to exist during the format war between vhs and also ive checked and no one in Megaman has that name

No.... doesn't have to do with either of those things.

[m_tyson]

Software beta tester? Or the first letter in your fraternity?

Originally Posted by Beta Man

No.... doesn't have to do with either of those things.