Yeah I'll chime in here on the screen...I've had marginal success with the silver/glaze/white DIY screen on blackout cloth. I didn't go out and buy the professional sprayer and such - I just used a fine nap roller onto blackout cloth. The results were nice. There's a couple of spots I went back with the roller before they were dry. That resulted in areas that appear lighter in very bright scenes. I think if I gave it another shot I could get it pretty even and with the improvement it gave me in contrast it was worth the $50 investment. I did a side by side with plain blackout cloth and the difference in dark detail was noticable.
