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Step 2The Screen
You can get away with a crappy projector, but the screen is actually pretty important.
There are 3 options for a screen.
1. Buy a screen, at a store, surplus, flea market, whatever.
2. Make a screen Tyvek Projector Screen. This is a really good instructable, I have one of these for portable reasons.
3. Paint your wall. Obviously not the best solution for everyone but this is a one time setup, and as long as you can paint well you can make a great wall. This site Screen Goo has an extremely good product, and a wealth of information, especially regarding screen color. However it costs an arm and a leg.
My personal alternative was to use the site to figure out the right color, then I took that info to Sherwin Williams and got a flat latex paint and primer in that color. Since I was painting drywall I put on quite a few coats.
Something you want to keep a critical eye on is how evenly you apply the paint. Lines, bubbles, and missed spots will show up later, so make sure to keep some extra paint afterwards for touchups.
Paint/Screen: $50 or less
There are 3 options for a screen.
1. Buy a screen, at a store, surplus, flea market, whatever.
2. Make a screen Tyvek Projector Screen. This is a really good instructable, I have one of these for portable reasons.
3. Paint your wall. Obviously not the best solution for everyone but this is a one time setup, and as long as you can paint well you can make a great wall. This site Screen Goo has an extremely good product, and a wealth of information, especially regarding screen color. However it costs an arm and a leg.
My personal alternative was to use the site to figure out the right color, then I took that info to Sherwin Williams and got a flat latex paint and primer in that color. Since I was painting drywall I put on quite a few coats.
Something you want to keep a critical eye on is how evenly you apply the paint. Lines, bubbles, and missed spots will show up later, so make sure to keep some extra paint afterwards for touchups.
Paint/Screen: $50 or less
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Dec 7, 2007. 8:47 AM
kidNeutrino
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kidNeutrino
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What color did you end up buying? Do you have the Sherman Williams number to share with us? thanks kN
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Jul 10, 2008. 10:34 AMDerin
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its white
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Jan 26, 2008. 2:06 PMNickDeWolfe
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I have a real Goo screen. And while you may be able to simulate the basecoat portion of the coating...you won't get the same performance as the Topcoat. I watched my projector on the wall first...then on the basecoat for a day and then I did the topcoat. It was actually a pretty impressive gain in image quality. I am moving my set-up into my basement and I will use Goo again. Just my 2 cents worth.
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