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Re: Screen question
Blackout cloth is a common name for fabric that lines curtains and blocks 100% of the light. It is a bright, white cloth with a white, rubber backing that gives it a solid look. It has been used in DIY home theater screens since I joined this forum. I can't go to photobucket but if you look in the HT Projects section for my posts about screens, you will find a link to pictures of my screen.
If you want a gray screen, there are numerous paint formulas that you can try. If you want more gain, again more paint formulas with different additives. Besides cloth, you can make a screen as easy as adding a border to your existing wall and painting it, using 4x8 sheets of MDF, hardboard, plastic sheeting (Parkland Plastics), etc.
There are dozens of guys at AVS and HT Shack who are dedicated to finding the best DIY screen (paint and material). Are they better than a retail screen? I don't remember reading about any comparisions but you can see their test results with color meters, etc. These guys are just as hard core as the DIY speaker and sub builders who tweak the last little bit of performance from a design.
Even my simple DIY screen to me looks better than anything I saw at Magnolia Home Theater and some local stores in the Memphis area. There was no way I was willing to pay retail when I could at least test a DIY screen.
-Robert
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