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You want the front portion around the screen as dark as you can get it. I would make the front wall, and the adjacent floors/walls/ceiling black, or a very dark, flat color.
You could lay down some sort of dark area rug in front of the screen area if you want, which is you have hardwood, floors or such may also help with the acoustics.
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I agree with making the front wall very dark, black for that matter if it fits your decor. I plan on doing the same.
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Randy:
I'm in the process of setting up my downstairs HT. Z1 projector. I went with a 102" diag Carada screen with the cinema white and it made a huge difference over the plain white wall. The frame on the Carada is really nice the way it just soaks up light. My walls are still light and we have still been enjoying a lot of movies. We do plan on going much darker with the walls soon.
Black isn't an option unless I want to move out
For the screen wall, going with a very dark red that looks sort of like an older theater drape. The rest of the room will be some sort of complimentary brown. Planning on a large dark rug or carpet for the area in front of the screen.
I think the most distracting area will become the ceiling. The top of my screen is less than a foot from the white ceiling. Future project might be some sort of roll out hanging fabric on the ceiling.
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Randy:
The projector you're considering costs more and specs better than mine. I think I have around $1700 in both the PJ and the screen. I decided to go with a highly regarded entry level PJ because the technology is develping so quickly and prices are dropping like stones. I'll enjoy this one for 6 month to 2 years and then lose very little when I move up to a higher performing unit. This is giving me the advantage of learning what my priorities are in ternms of contrast, light output, resolution etc.
The Carada screen IS high end, but being sold factory direct, it is not all that expensive. This screen will be permanent in my system. You owe it to yourself to check it out. You also might want to spend sometime both at projectorcentral and on the AVS forums. I had been looking at high quality RPTVs for about a year and was all set to make the purchase when I suddenly starting thinking about projectors, am I glad I did! A couple of weeks of intensive lurking and reading and I made my purchases. Now the biggest problem is finding time for everyone to watch what they want.
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Randy:
The AV Science forum on under $3500 projectors and the screen forum are highly recommended. My first plan was the Sanyo Z2 for around $2K. However, they were backordered and I wanted the projector during my Christmas break. I also started thinking that I really didn't know enough about what I wanted to make a "final purchase". I did a little math and figured I could get the Z1 for under $1100, keep it six month to a couple of years, sell it fairly easily (that wouldn't be easy with any kind of RPTV or big screen). By then I'll know more about what was most important to me.
There was a recent thread about just how huge the improvements in LCD and DLP are right now, and how essentially, in a year or two time it will be possible at say $2K to get the performance you'd need $4K- or higher right now. I've learned so much in the first month of having the Sanyo. Yes, I see areas I want to improve, I'm sure the more I watch, the more improvement I'll want. For now, we are really enjoying this and I think it will be pretty easy to wait a year or two. I feel there are a number of steps I can improve in the meantime. The Carada screen was the perfect choice. We'll start painting in a week or so. On the lookout for the right rug. I need to work on some low-level lighting. And, I just might want to try a video processor of some type. Have fun with your planning Randy!
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Randy:
Congrats! Let me know what your questions about elevation are. I'm not sure if the Z1 and Z2 are the same in this regard. I am not an expert on this by any means. Also, Sanyo has the complete manual on -line as a PDF. I'd suggest downloading that as it is quite helpful.
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Parker Clack
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Here is a
link to the Carada screen(s) that Mike is referring to.
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