Projector screen vs. wall - Blu-ray Forum

Termdj · 11-03-2009, 05:07 AM

Hi guys

Hope this in the right section.I bought myself a Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector for a good price. I'm in the process of building my HT Room from scratch. The screen size will be 157" wide x 89" high...diagonally 181". I got a quote yesterday for a permanent projector screen mounted on the wall. The price is really high, so I was wondering how much quality I will loose if I just paint the wall white instead of the screen? Specific type of paint I can use?Any advice/opinions will be great? I know you can get paint specifically to paint your wall to work as a screen. As I live in South Africa I don't know where in SA to get it, any ideas?The room will be very dark with very little ambient light

jomari · 11-04-2009, 06:56 PM

welcome to the foray termdj,

first off, we can have more response and informative postings if we have the mods place this in the projector section.

second, consider how bright (lumens) your sanyo can output, and how it would be on a normal screen size. the rule isnt always the 'bigger the better', in relations to projector screen size. you either loose out on contrast, or detail, depending on how far or how bright you're letting it run.

most of the times, the suggested viewing size would be at 92' or even up to 120 to be honest.

in regards to a wall painted to become your 'screen' so to speak, there are a number of paints out there that can handle it, and give you a better gain of around 1.3 onwards. depends on what kind of 'screen' you want, grey or white.

just a thought.

d56alpine · 11-21-2009, 03:21 PM

I have the exact same projector in a small budget home theater. When we built it, we couldn't decide (agree

on the type of screen to install so we decided we would just project on the wall until we could decide. Eventually, we will get a screen, but for now the image is so amazing, we just don't care. Our projector is about 10-12 feet from the wall mounted on a Peerless arm from the back wall. In fact, our wall is just primed. We never even painted it. I would recommend that if it's too difficult to decide, paint the wall and live with it while you decide. I've signed up for a Focupix forum and have been keeping up with how happy people are with them in case we can decide between electric screen and Goo systems paint. Best of Luck!

jibucha · 11-21-2009, 03:27 PM

Hello

This is quite simple.

If pricing is the primary concern; simply do the wall.

If picture quality is the primary concern; then the best screen that you can afford is required.

Screens exist for a reason; the best screens are remarkable, therefore, the full picture quality available from the projector is realized. Otherwise; considerable loss of picture quality is the consequence.

Thank You

osofast240sx · 11-21-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Termdj

Hi guys

Hope this in the right section.I bought myself a Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector for a good price. I'm in the process of building my HT Room from scratch. The screen size will be 157" wide x 89" high...diagonally 181". I got a quote yesterday for a permanent projector screen mounted on the wall. The price is really high, so I was wondering how much quality I will loose if I just paint the wall white instead of the screen? Specific type of paint I can use?Any advice/opinions will be great? I know you can get paint specifically to paint your wall to work as a screen. As I live in South Africa I don't know where in SA to get it, any ideas?The room will be very dark with very little ambient light

how big is your room? you will loose alot of lumes @ 181". i used behr silver screen paint for a 140" diagonal screen. from the seating positions no one can tell its paint

looks amazing alot better than some HT ive been in with a high dollar screen.

Rob71 · 11-22-2009, 07:28 PM

I had to put my projector on hold, but I was planning on using Designer White laminate from Wilsonart. I talked to a few people at AVS and they seemed satisfied with their PQ.

bseivxx · 11-22-2009, 08:43 PM

I shot on my wall for a year until I upgraded to a screen. If your gonna shoot on the wall make sure it doesnt have much texture because it causes shadows in the picture. Also Id recommend flat or eggshell paint(silver screen paints the best) semi or high gloss paint reflect too much light and hurt your eyes. When I upgraded to my screen I noticed a vast difference in contrast, color, and clarity.
Im using a Sanyo PLV-2 shooting 10 feet onto a 92 inch elite screen

11-03-2009, 05:07 AM	#1
Termdj Member Member since:Oct 2009 Home Theater Gallery:15	Projector screen vs. wall Hi guys Hope this in the right section.I bought myself a Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector for a good price. I'm in the process of building my HT Room from scratch. The screen size will be 157" wide x 89" high...diagonally 181". I got a quote yesterday for a permanent projector screen mounted on the wall. The price is really high, so I was wondering how much quality I will loose if I just paint the wall white instead of the screen? Specific type of paint I can use?Any advice/opinions will be great? I know you can get paint specifically to paint your wall to work as a screen. As I live in South Africa I don't know where in SA to get it, any ideas?The room will be very dark with very little ambient light

11-21-2009, 03:21 PM	#3
d56alpine Junior Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:43 DVD collection:107 Digital collection:68 iTunes collection:54	screen vs. wall I have the exact same projector in a small budget home theater. When we built it, we couldn't decide (agree on the type of screen to install so we decided we would just project on the wall until we could decide. Eventually, we will get a screen, but for now the image is so amazing, we just don't care. Our projector is about 10-12 feet from the wall mounted on a Peerless arm from the back wall. In fact, our wall is just primed. We never even painted it. I would recommend that if it's too difficult to decide, paint the wall and live with it while you decide. I've signed up for a Focupix forum and have been keeping up with how happy people are with them in case we can decide between electric screen and Goo systems paint. Best of Luck!

11-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#4
jibucha Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:45	Screens Hello This is quite simple. If pricing is the primary concern; simply do the wall. If picture quality is the primary concern; then the best screen that you can afford is required. Screens exist for a reason; the best screens are remarkable, therefore, the full picture quality available from the projector is realized. Otherwise; considerable loss of picture quality is the consequence. Thank You Last edited by jibucha; 11-21-2009 at 03:27 PM. Reason: title error

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11-04-2009, 06:56 PM	#2
jomari Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	welcome to the foray termdj, first off, we can have more response and informative postings if we have the mods place this in the projector section. second, consider how bright (lumens) your sanyo can output, and how it would be on a normal screen size. the rule isnt always the 'bigger the better', in relations to projector screen size. you either loose out on contrast, or detail, depending on how far or how bright you're letting it run. most of the times, the suggested viewing size would be at 92' or even up to 120 to be honest. in regards to a wall painted to become your 'screen' so to speak, there are a number of paints out there that can handle it, and give you a better gain of around 1.3 onwards. depends on what kind of 'screen' you want, grey or white. just a thought.

11-22-2009, 07:28 PM	#6
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	I had to put my projector on hold, but I was planning on using Designer White laminate from Wilsonart. I talked to a few people at AVS and they seemed satisfied with their PQ.

11-22-2009, 08:43 PM	#7
bseivxx Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bay Area California Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:2	I shot on my wall for a year until I upgraded to a screen. If your gonna shoot on the wall make sure it doesnt have much texture because it causes shadows in the picture. Also Id recommend flat or eggshell paint(silver screen paints the best) semi or high gloss paint reflect too much light and hurt your eyes. When I upgraded to my screen I noticed a vast difference in contrast, color, and clarity. Im using a Sanyo PLV-2 shooting 10 feet onto a 92 inch elite screen

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