Screen- Draper Luma2 HC Grey vs Dalite HCMW Mod. C
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Hi,
I am thinking of upgrading my Matte White projection screen because although I am satisfied with the output, I think I will get better results with a grey screen. Since my Mitsubishi X500U projector is extremely bright (3300-3600 lumens), I usually have to turn down the brightness to -20 (out of max. 30) and bump up the contrast to +12 or more (out of max. 30) often.
Also I have one of the sidewalls adjacent to my screen full of mirrors so when watching a movie, a lot of the projected light on the screen gets reflected off the mirrors making the HT area pretty bright.
I read up at the AVS Forum but couldn't find any thread that dealt with my problem. Basically I want to get a lower gain (and higher contrast) grey screen - something that will not reflect back so much light.
At AVS forum I found some people who dont recommend Dalite Model B in HCMW because of wrinkes. My choice has narrowed down to Draper Luma 2 High Contrast Grey and Dalite Model C High Contrast Matte White.
I am looking at the HDTV 45" X 80" widescreen option as well as the 84" X 84" model.
Requesting actual users of Dalite Model C in HCMW and Draper Luma 2 High Contrast Grey to please post their comments on the quality of these screens as compared to Matte White.
If anybody is using a 2500+ lumens projector, could you please let me know which screens did you try and settle on ? I looked at the Greyhawk as well, but it seems quite expensive as compared with Draper HC Grey and Dalite HCMW models.
Thank you for your help.
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Re: Screen- Draper Luma2 HC Grey vs Dalite HCMW Mod. C
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Does it have to be a pull-down? If not, the Da-Lite High Contrast Cinema Vision (HCCV) would be another great candidate, with a grey base and better ambient light rejection due to a mild ortho-reflectivity.
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Re: Screen- Draper Luma2 HC Grey vs Dalite HCMW Mod. C
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Thanks for the reply Sushi. It has to be a pull-down because it is right above the main window.
I looked at the HCCV spec.s and it has a gain of 1.1. I found some PDF's of Dalite swatches at AV Outlet and I agree that something along the lines of HCCV is what would be suitable for me.
I also found the High Contrast Da-Mat and it has a gain of 0.8. Again it is not available in pulldown.
I am waiting for someone to give me some comments on high contrast grey of Draper Luma 2.
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Re: Screen- Draper Luma2 HC Grey vs Dalite HCMW Mo
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I have a Da-Lite HCMW Model C. It lays mostly flat, but isn't perfect. I suspect you'd want a lower-gain screen, especially with a wall of mirrors(!?) in your theater room.
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Yeah, the fundamental problem here is, ALL non-tensioned pulldown screens will develop minor wrinkles/waves sooner or later. Among the Da-Lite screens, the Model B is definitely worse in this respect than the Model C, which is much sturdier and thus "kind" to the fabric. As far as I understand, the ONLY ways to completely avoid visible wrinkles/waves on a pulldown are:
(1) Go with a tensioned pulldown. I don’t know about other vendors, but all tensioned pulldowns from Da-Lite are electric (read, $$$$$).
(2) Use the unique, retro-reflective High Power fabric, which will make the wrinkles/waves, if any, completely invisible on the projected image. In fact, on the AVSforum, folks are requesting Da-Lite to manufacture a gray-based High Power -- which would possibly bring the best of both worlds!
But I would hesitate recommending the High Power in your case for obvious reasons, Mahesh, although the High Power does a superb job of rejecting off-axis ambient light, such as the reflections from the sidewalls.
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