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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407875 10/29/14 04:37 AM
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You do want to stay +/-9' from it.
The new(newer) 4k screen is also worth considering.



Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407877 10/29/14 11:07 AM
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anyone want to talk projectors? I'm probably in the under $2000 budget range for the projector only but there are some packages out there I am considering.
VisualApex.com has a package that looks initially.
http://www.visualapex.com/projector-pack...p;Screen=FF_100

Package Includes: •Epson Home Cinema 5030UBe
•100in. fixed frame VApex screen

•6Ft High Speed HDMI Cable w/ Ethernet (v1.4) 2-pack
•Universal Flush Ceiling Projector Mount
•IR Repeater
•Universal Remote
•Disney WoW Calibration Disc

$3124.


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407878 10/29/14 01:10 PM
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You are trying to be sneaky Aaron... Reposting the same post from yesterday...

I'm on to you now. smile

The Epson 5030 projector line is pretty good. That is easy.

A working link for anyone looking at it is:
Visual Apex Epson package

Not sure that I would get the whole package as most of what is included really is fluff. The VA screens aren't bad at all, but they are considered an eco screen for sure. The generic universal remote certainly isn't a big deal, nor is the Disney WOW disc (I have it. Put it in once, and never touched it again.). IR Repeater. I built my room to handle an IR repeater, but I never installed it as my screen reflects the signal just fine without it. The mount is fine, but it is only worth $50.

Plus, do you NEED the 5030UBe over the 5030UB? You are paying around $300 more just to not have to run just one HDMI cable?

I would say that if you were fine with this price point of $3124 (I know that you said "under $2000), I would go with:
Epson 5030UB - $2500
AV-817U Mount - $50
Seymour XD DIY Screen - $110 for fabric, $50ish for wood for frame + glue/screws/staples
OR
Jamestown Seymour XD Screen - $500 for 110" including frame. Assembles super easy (A friend of mine bought one of these and it looks great)
HDMI cable - $35 from monoprice for a good quality and long one.

That comes to $3085 for the non-wireless projector, non-DIY screen that is better, larger, acoustically transparent, and assembles is 30 minutes, the mount, and an HDMI cable. Better quality screen and less money.

If you don't want an AT screen, then the price is even less and there are other options. (Jamestown has non-AT screens for $195 for 100" matte white, and $225 for 100" high contrast gray)


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407883 10/29/14 06:10 PM
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Man you did catch me re-posting! I am just like "Vger". Learning all that is learnable. cool

If I go with the non transparent screen do you recommend white or gray?

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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407886 10/29/14 06:51 PM
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Depends. I would think with the Epson, in a room with fully controlled lighting, I would go white. The high contrast gray absorbs more light, but gives the illusion of deeper blacks by, well, being gray in a room with ambient light vs. more reflective white. That is why teh matte white will be rated around 1.0 gain, but the high contrast grays are usually 0.8 or less.

Long story short. If you can control the lighting in the room, then go white.


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407887 10/29/14 06:52 PM
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Perfectly dark room. Zero ambient! Thanks much.


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AAAA #407895 10/29/14 11:15 PM
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There was a really nice looking spandex screen on AVS with white in front of black.

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/24-digital...ml#post27315562

The image quality is pretty nice.


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407907 10/30/14 06:52 PM
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Wow $150? DIY is probably pretty easy on a screen huh? I have never done it but in my past I was an oil painter and used to stretch my own canvases. I assume its the same process?


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #407911 10/31/14 01:04 AM
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It does help to have an air powered stapler. But yes, once you build the frame, you use canvas stretching techniques to mount it to the frame.


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
nickbuol #407914 10/31/14 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted By: nickbuol
you use canvas stretching techniques to mount it to the frame.

It looks something like this, right?


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