Living in a smaller apartment space means everything to me. Instead of building a screen with a frame, I plan to purchase some Parkland Plastex and use two long wooden borders and attach one to the top and bottom of the plastex screen. Securing two hooks in the ceiling so I can hang the screen by the top border or the screen. Hopefully, the weight of the bottom border will keep the plastex taut and wrinkle free. ANYWAY My question is: is this plastex material flexible and resilient enough so that I can roll it and store it away after every use? Also, I’m sure this has been covered, but what about transparency of the screen?
I just won a proxima 822c for 50 dollars and purchased an 810c in town for around 50 as well. Using a dukane 4000 ohp, retrofitting would be nice but not sure if possible on this one. Anyway, pics will be posted soon.
I just won a proxima 822c for 50 dollars and purchased an 810c in town for around 50 as well. Using a dukane 4000 ohp, retrofitting would be nice but not sure if possible on this one. Anyway, pics will be posted soon.
As I have it understood, parkland is not too flexible. I've emailed the company to order a sheet and they said that they ship it rolled up but once you receive it you have to lay it down on level floor to flatten it out.
I dont think you'll be able to roll it up and store it. Anyways, Once its hanging on your wall its not going to take up any space. It'll probably stick out of your wall 1 - 2 inches at most. This material is not transpartent. You might want to consider a roll up shade or buy a screen from ebay. They usually go for about $60 - $80 for a decent real projector screen.
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I dont think you'll be able to roll it up and store it. Anyways, Once its hanging on your wall its not going to take up any space. It'll probably stick out of your wall 1 - 2 inches at most. This material is not transpartent. You might want to consider a roll up shade or buy a screen from ebay. They usually go for about $60 - $80 for a decent real projector screen.
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I just a Parkland plastic screen. It is basiclly a sheet of white plastic (not transpartent at all). It is somewhat flexable, and will not wrinkle---also it is plastic, not fabric so you do not pull it tout. but it needs to be layed flat after being rolled up to get it stright again. I would just tack it to the wall--that is what I have done and it works great. I got my 4x8 section at lowes for $13; so it is worth a try.
You want blackout fabric or something more flexible. If you have the wall space, painting the wall is the best option. Look at my results thread if you want.
Also the parkland is partly transparent. If you see the opposite side on which your projector is shining, you can actually see the image on the other side in reverse.
Pasting the sheet to plywood is hard to get right.
Also the parkland is partly transparent. If you see the opposite side on which your projector is shining, you can actually see the image on the other side in reverse.
Pasting the sheet to plywood is hard to get right.
guys, all of the replies have been great info. i don't think plastex is the right option for me then. for some reason the girlfriend would not like the idea of a permanant screen on our wall. it's diy, it's allowed to look a bit ghetto....right?
i'm going to try the link negative design mentioned and of course eBay. also, a rollup shade first; since they are dirt dirt cheap.
i didn't realize how important the screen was until i first turned on the ohp and tried watching a movie on a greyish bedsheet. i could see potential but washed out. i guess that's why higher end screens can be more expensive than some lcd projectors themselves.
i'm going to try the link negative design mentioned and of course eBay. also, a rollup shade first; since they are dirt dirt cheap.
i didn't realize how important the screen was until i first turned on the ohp and tried watching a movie on a greyish bedsheet. i could see potential but washed out. i guess that's why higher end screens can be more expensive than some lcd projectors themselves.
my 2 cents on plastex...
for diy, this is the thing to use.
it cannot be rolled up tight enough to store easily as it will crack!
but....
what i did was buy a 48"x60" sheet and cut it a little bigger than screen size. then built a VERY thin frame from poplar (lightweight) wood of the 3"x1/3"x48" variety. i then covered the frame with CHEAP black carpet ($6 a foot) from lowes. then i screwed the plastex onto the frame from behind. using picture wire, i simply hang the screen on two spaced picture hangers. the result is a nice, cheap screen that can be removed. you can keep it under your bed, and place pictures on the hangers when the screen is not in use. (keeping girlfriend happy)
check it out- all under $30 total
for diy, this is the thing to use.
it cannot be rolled up tight enough to store easily as it will crack!
but....
what i did was buy a 48"x60" sheet and cut it a little bigger than screen size. then built a VERY thin frame from poplar (lightweight) wood of the 3"x1/3"x48" variety. i then covered the frame with CHEAP black carpet ($6 a foot) from lowes. then i screwed the plastex onto the frame from behind. using picture wire, i simply hang the screen on two spaced picture hangers. the result is a nice, cheap screen that can be removed. you can keep it under your bed, and place pictures on the hangers when the screen is not in use. (keeping girlfriend happy)
check it out- all under $30 total
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my two cents (pence)
qwkbird, that is a nice looking screen - the best thing is it is ultra cheap.
I built one or two rigid screens along similar lines , but using white spray-painted hardboard, about 1/8" thick with a matt black painted border around the outside. The paint option allowed me to experiment with silvering the projection surface slightly to increase the gain - but ended up with too much glare.
I had to abandon rigid screens after a while because of storage issues when not in use - the surface got scuffed and marked too easily.
I understand from above that Plastex is somewhat translucent, and am wondering if anyone has found a cheap DIY material from which to make a good rear projection screen, say for use in the garden on summer evenings or whatever?
qwkbird, that is a nice looking screen - the best thing is it is ultra cheap.
I built one or two rigid screens along similar lines , but using white spray-painted hardboard, about 1/8" thick with a matt black painted border around the outside. The paint option allowed me to experiment with silvering the projection surface slightly to increase the gain - but ended up with too much glare.
I had to abandon rigid screens after a while because of storage issues when not in use - the surface got scuffed and marked too easily.
I understand from above that Plastex is somewhat translucent, and am wondering if anyone has found a cheap DIY material from which to make a good rear projection screen, say for use in the garden on summer evenings or whatever?
my two cents (I-O-U)
Rear? hmmm why not try Dazian?
and about the translucency of Plas Tex maybe if you paint it with 3 coats it might reduce or stop the translucence...
OR you can paint the back black(might increase ratio) and paint front1-2 coats of the clolor of your choice.
henrik_mork said:
Rear? hmmm why not try Dazian?
and about the translucency of Plas Tex maybe if you paint it with 3 coats it might reduce or stop the translucence...
OR you can paint the back black(might increase ratio) and paint front1-2 coats of the clolor of your choice.
as far as translucency and the plastex goes, i feel it is not an issue at all on front projection. i used this same screen with my old diy set up (z350/3m-9550/tv-3000) and also with my X1 and have had no noticable effects.
BUT i also use it to mask the windows behind the blinds in the theater room. it lets just enough ambient light through to let you see in the day, without needing a light on in the room or hurting picture quality.
However, i dont think it is a viable option for rear projection.
we (really my wife) likes the idea that it can come down at a moments notice with this setup and the mounts can be used to hang two pictures in its place. ill post a couple of pics as we redid the room once the X1 was bought with an animal print theme.
it was like a trading spaces episode in there for a week! (almost made me puke!)
BUT i also use it to mask the windows behind the blinds in the theater room. it lets just enough ambient light through to let you see in the day, without needing a light on in the room or hurting picture quality.
However, i dont think it is a viable option for rear projection.
we (really my wife) likes the idea that it can come down at a moments notice with this setup and the mounts can be used to hang two pictures in its place. ill post a couple of pics as we redid the room once the X1 was bought with an animal print theme.
it was like a trading spaces episode in there for a week! (almost made me puke!)
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