kenshingintoki
Distinguished Member
Im currently using a react 2.1, its been replaced by react 3.0 now but I'm very pleased with it and only cost me £500 for a used borderless tab tensioned.
View attachment 1433543
u got a bargain lol.
Im currently using a react 2.1, its been replaced by react 3.0 now but I'm very pleased with it and only cost me £500 for a used borderless tab tensioned.
View attachment 1433543
I have also taken the final decision to go 16:9. Going widescreen could be possible, but then the screen is going to be up to high over the speakers to be a comfortably viewing height.
@kenshingintoki: don't you think the Epson will have enough contrast to do the job when the night and dark hits the room? I have already bought the Epson, but haven't got it in my hands yet.
@Luminated67: I have reached out to Ricky for some pricing and let us see if he can give me a great price on a screen! I know the quality differ from movie to movie, which I also have noticed on my TV. I also intend to get the projector calibrated when everything is going to be installed. Maybe a stupid question, but do the projector have do run xx-hours before doing calibration? And luckily I have the length in the room to put the projector in the correct spot further back then normal.
I must say the pictures on your screen looks absolute amazing - and even though it's a photo taken, it must be even more amazing in real life!
I did also first realize after browsing YouTube a late night that the projector have the "blackening" option. How does it actually work, it is not just forcing the image to be black does it? Isn't it shutting of the pixel some how? Does this function save in the lens memory, so if you are adjusting the picture in for say 2.35:1 and you do some blanking also, this is all going to be saved on the preset you can save for this view?
@DLxP: Thank you, nice to see a setup that I'm looking for and in the environments like what I have! This actually doing the decision much more easy when you can relate to the complete setup!
The end result and the right way to encounter this project have to be ALR 16:9. I now have reached out to Ricky for his screens and I have contacted Draper to hear what the difference is between the Thor and the Loke tab-tensioned screens they have, both with ReAct 3.0. Anyone in here have experience with the one or both the Drapers, which can clarify the difference? The Loke-version for a 122" is just around 2.000€.
Sadly I can't find any dealers in Denmark which have these screen to see them in real life with my own eyes, but with you guys experience and recommendation and DLxP setup, I'm 99% sure this solution is the best!
//Chris
^Based on your room conditions I concur with the rest that either a Grey or ALR screen is the way to go. I would Pm @Rickyj at Kalibrate and ask about his Diverse Screens, I switched to a fixed frame grey material 2.35:1 and frankly the image I am getting from the switch is astonishing, they do electric drop down as well as fixed in all the materials (white/grey/ALR) as well as doing a multi-aspect electric which is super cool.
Part of me really does want to try out a white screen in a treated room though and see which is better. I'd love to have a device which allows for 2 screens.. an ALR and a white screen. I think that would be so freaking cool.
I feel like a white screen in a treated room will be fantastic for 3D whilst the ALR will be good for the daytime and when entertaining guests. How thick is the top part of the screen? (the housing)
Depends on the models. The multifomat screens are designed for this, but use a second roller for the masking, so very different to the standard electric/Tab tensioned.@DLxP am I correct in thinking that the electric roll down Diverse screen can have different preset drop heights for different aspect ratios?
You want a bare minimum of 70 hours on the bulb before calibrator will look at it,
We recommend 100 hours minimum
A grey or ALRs screen doesn't change contrast. it just increased perceived contrast by the lower black floor.
The same principle applies to a fully dark room as it does to a room with ambient light.
I understand the principle but don't know how much effect that provides. I'm only concerned about dark room conditions, I never watch with ambient lights.
Does anyone had a chance to compare ALR and matt white screens in the same living room (in full darkness)?
Here’s a video of Carl’s place screen material comparing ALR/Grey/White on one screen.
I took a screen shot
View attachment 1435218
The unknown from this video is whether the projector was adjusted to suit either grey or ALR or was it as my guess setup for a white screen, either way it does show that even in a completely dark room with bright walls and ceiling the ALR and Grey offer a contrast improvement and his walls weren’t white they were grey. And it’s something I can confirm from my switch from white to a grey screen.
Thank you very much. Very informative video. Judging from it in a dark room the ALR and Grey significantly reduce brightness but do not improve contrast in my opinion.
Based on Luminated's amazing photos I'm really keen to buy some of the material for my custom frame and spoke to Ricky in early December, he was super helpful and answered all of my questions but have been trying to contact him to order ever since with a few emails and calls. I wondered if he had a big job finishing before Christmas or something, I know what customer deadlines are like and obviously the Christmas break was needed too! I was wondering if anyone has heard anything back yet as I keep just getting through to the answer machine when I call. I'm hoping to buy asap as I'm currently projecting on to a textured wallpapered wall!
Based on Luminated's amazing photos I'm really keen to buy some of the material for my custom frame and spoke to Ricky in early December, he was super helpful and answered all of my questions but have been trying to contact him to order ever since with a few emails and calls. I wondered if he had a big job finishing before Christmas or something, I know what customer deadlines are like and obviously the Christmas break was needed too! I was wondering if anyone has heard anything back yet as I keep just getting through to the answer machine when I call. I'm hoping to buy asap as I'm currently projecting on to a textured wallpapered wall!
James, by chance I have just looked at your contact form from yesterday (we had over 1,000 contact forms/spam + direct emails to go through, so have been doing it the last few days). It was very busy in the run up to Christmas. If you get the answerphone, please leave a message, as I will always try and ring back. Some get missed occassionally, or we occasionally get the odd message where messages are not eligible, but we do try to get back asap.
I will get a quote over to you this evening, as starting to get back in control of everything now![]()
Which screen type and material are you going for?
Oh and thanks for your kind remarks, I try and make my photos as true a reflection of what I see on the screen itself. Please do remember mine has been calibrated.![]()
I'm hoping to go for the Hi Contrast Grey and am hoping that you are going to say that's the one you have (!) as it's no secret, you have your images looking stunning. I may not be able to get my TW9400 calibrated yet but shooting for something close to yours is my aim. From reading the varios threads that contain your photos, it's easy to see you take great pride in your photography too![]()
I'm hoping to go for the Hi Contrast Grey
Mine is the Reference Grey
This is actually a newer video:
We actually specified this screen with a black 300mm leader on the bar side, so that light overspill was caught when using in a 2.35/2.40 format. These screens, are not cheap, an are heavy, but are available with ALR material too.