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Thanks for the link Murph. With all the reading I've done over the last week, for some reason I missed out on this material.

I think it would work quite well for my situation. Being in an apartment, I don't want to fiddle with paints and sprayers. The plan (I seem to have decided to do this) is to build an aluminum frame that I can fold up to the ceiling when not in use. That the material is easily cleaned is perfect as I was worried about dust accumulation when the screen is stored folded up.

You have a light controlled room do you not? I'm thinking about using one of the greys for ambient light viewing because the projector I'm looking at is a light cannon.

Damn, I'm starting to get excited about this. I never thought I'd be able to afford an HT projection setup.

The M2s match my M80s very well. When I bought them, neither the VP160 or VP180 existed. I'm really very happy with the M2s as a center channel.

The challenge for me is how to place the bottom center for a screen that folds down into the middle of a room. I could try to mount it to the bottom of the screen, but I would have to make the frame strong enough to handle the weight of the speaker in the up position whithout distorting the screen frame. It might also look butt ugly with the backside of a speaker dangling down from the ceiling.

I can't picture it (folding down).

Picture a square tube aluminum frame(1"x1"). There will be an additional section of tube bolted to the ceiling. Hinges will connect the top of the frame to tube section bolted to the ceiling.

Want to watch a move? Fold down. Done watching? fold up and lock into latch (also attached to ceiling). Quite simple really.

The plan is to use 8020 Quick Frame for the frame section. I've seen a few fixed frame builds use it.

Can you arrange to have it play some of the launch theme music from Thunderbirds while it's folding down ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1faTFQ-5LQ

That was pretty cool.
At least use the drum roll....

I suppose I could hum a few bars each time I raise and lower the screen. On special occasions I could even don the uniform.

This one...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwxYiVXYyVs

FYI Futureshop is having a sale on a few projector models right now.

The Epson 8345 (twin of 8350) is on for 899$ !!!!

A great deal for an excellent entry level projector. A no brainer for anyone looking to get into the projector game. I own one and recommend with no reservations.

Thanks for the heads up. I see they also now have the BenQW1070 for $849.

In the few head to head comparisons I've seen at AVSforum, the BenQ edges out the 8350/45 in picture quality. The one thing the Epson does have is lens shift, but it's not something I need.

Don't get me wrong, from what I've read, the Epson 8350/45 was an amazing projector when it was released. It appears that it has been eclipsed by the W1030.

Its nice to know that the BenQ has dropped by $100 in Canada though. That's money I can invest into a screen. I can now manage a manufactured screen and projector for $1,300, less than a 60" flat panel TV. That's just stupid cheap for a projection system.