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Thi: You can always build a DIY screen and save yourself some big money. I am by no means good with tools and I managed to build a 48" x 85.5" 16:9 screen with blackout cloth and it looks really good on a 4:3 pj that I use at work. Now, I just have to decide if I want the Sanyo Z1 ($1200) or...

If you want a good alternative to the X1, then check out the Sanyo Z1. It is native 16:9 and I am looking very hard at this pj. I have never heard of the older Panny, gonna have to check that out.

Damn, this is gonna sound stupid. I think alot of this just clicked for me, as far as when you say moving the image up and down. You are using a HTPC, right? I thought you were originally talking about a regular setup of a stand alone dvd player. Also, how do you plan on couterweighing the top...

Wow, this is great info. A couple more questions if you dont mind. First, what exactly is TheaterTek? Also, I thought that 1.85 and 2.35 movies had the same screen width, is that wrong? I read the other post a few more times and it looks to me like for the top motor, its just black material...

Dustin: So you plan on using a motorized masking system with power-door motors? You say that your main screen will be 1.78:1 meaning that it will be a true 16:9 ratio? (i.e. 48" x 85.3") You say that 1.85 and 2.35 will be kept constant area, what do you mean by this?

I will be using blackout cloth as my screen material for my DIY screen. I'm building the screen in 1.85:1 format (48" x 85.5") and would like to have a masking system for 2.35:1 movies. I have read about magents and other things to create a masking system but none seem plausible when attached to...

Matt, I agree with you on the Best Buy statement. I called my local Best Buy and the return policy on the X1 is 14 days and a 15% restocking fee.

Matt, Thanks for your advice. I think I will do just that, try both and see for myself. I will be trying them out on blackout cloth, which is a white, glossy material. Did you say you got the Z1 from AGI in Penn.? If so, what was their return policy, restocking fees like? I can get the X1 from...

Wow, I should have never read this post. I was just about set on getting the Z1 and now this! Let me let you in on my setup (or what it will be). My DIY screen will be either blackout cloth, blackout cloth painted with the goo, or drywall painted with goo. I can't believe that the X1 is close to...

Doug, When you painted using the Goo paint, which kind did you use, digital gray, crt white? Also did you use the same kind of basecoat and topcoat? And did you just paint it on the drywall, any primer?

Scooter, when you say sheet rock, are you talking about drywall? What do you think about this, using a 4' x 8' sheet of drywall as a screen. I would prime in with latex primer and then paint the digital gray goo basecoat and topcoat on it, frame it out with black-painted oak or some other hard...

How did you mount the sheet rock to the wall and over the window?

I should have also added that the pj I will be using will either be the Sanyo Z1 or the Panny 300. The screen will be about 96" diag. 16:9.

I guess I should have said that I plan on painting the formica with Goo Digital Gray basecoat and topcoat. Do you think that would solve the hotspotting issue with formica?

I guess that it would have to be removable somewhat. What I mean by that is, that it can't be totally permenant, like a wall. What do you suggest for 1) adhering the formica to the plywood once it's been painted (using the Goo system)? and 2) mounting it to the wall?

Here is my perdicament: I need to cover a window in order to mount my screen. The screen is a 4'x8' sheet of formica somehow (haven't done it yet) adhered to a 3/4" peice of plywood. Behind the plywood I will "frame out" with 2x4's to bring it over the window and off the wall. How should I go...

Randy, does the rainbow effect have anything to do with viewing distance, like the screendoor effect does? I know that with LCD pjs, the farther back you are, the screendoor effect disappears (I think that is true, correct if I'm wrong). Does viewing distance have anything to do with the rainbow...

Neil, I forgot to ask you one other thing. I know you used a piece of formica, but what side of it did you paint? I talked to a professional painter and they said that the one side of the formica doesn't hold paint good at all and the some type of primer would need to be used. Can you please...

Neil and Mark, Thanks for the replys. I am really leaning toward making my own screen. I have done a lot of reading on the AVS forum, as well as the DIY forum here, about making screens. Neil, I read that you used something similiar to the High Heat "Silver" that comes in spray cans. How did...

Neil, Im interested in building a 16:9 screen myself similiar to yours. It will be either 96" or around 100" diagonally. A couple questions about the construction of yours. Did you mount the formica to anything or was the formica mounted directly to your wall? Also did you have to worry about...

I have been doing a lot of reading/research and this projector seems like it's the best fit for me. I love that it is native 16:9. Now, for those of you who own one, what is a good screen to go along with it? I want a screen that is not too expensive and that is around 100" diagonally? Thanks.

Neil, I'm kinda confused here. I just checked projectorcentral.com and looked up the Sanyo PLV-Z1 and it said that it is a 16:9 projector. I know you said that it is 4:3. Am I reading the review on projectorcentral.com wrong? Thanks.

Randy, If I will be using mostly 16:9 material, will the quality be any different using a 4:3 projector rather than a 16:9 projector?

Randy, Thanks for the reply. I know that when using a 16:9 screen and watching 16:9 material, that there will still be black bars on the top and bottom. I thought that this depended on the movie's aspect ratio. Movies that are 1.85:1 will have very, very small black bars on the top and bottom...

I am new to HT but I have been doing a lot of reading. I am interested in either a DLP or LCD projecotor that will be ceiling mounted. My budget is between $1000 - $1500. I have been looking closly at the Sanyo PLV-Z1 and the InFocus X1. I know that the Sanyo is native 16:9 and the InFocus is...