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Originally Posted by richard plumb So our room is very light coloured - we're redecorating and the wife wants white walls, we have a white rug, the units behind the projector screen will be gloss white, the curtains are white - you get the picture.
This clearly isn't very good for using a projector, as the whole room lights up in bright scenes, reducing contrast massively.
Does anyone have any suggestions to improve it? I know that many with dedicated cinema rooms paint it really dark, but thats not practical in a shared lounge/cinema.
Anyone tried something with roller blinds, or long curtain track to pull round and darken the main bit around the screen? |
Richard
What sort of PJ are you consider and what size screen ?
Some suggestions-
1) Specialist screen material such as Stewart Firehawk, Da-Lite Hi Power or Greywolf may help reduce the affect of reflected light and help with contrast in ambient light situations. There are limitations and potential side effects to consider as well.
2) Dark coloured velvet curtains at the side of the screen area say 4'-6' may help limit some reflection. Possibly some sort of ceiling treatment directly in front of the screen may help.
3) Light coloured fabric tends to reflect less light than light coloured paint. Consider a light fabric finish wall covering as opposed to paint.
AVI