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If you want to experiment you can try to paint the wall with screen paint. You may need to smooth out any texturing first: Two vendors: https://www.paintonscreen.com/ http://www.goosystemsglobal.com/ Article on using screen paint from 2011: http://www.projectorcentral.com/paint_perfect_screen_$100.htm I bought two gallons of the Digital Theater White paint from paintonscreen, based on my projector specifications. The cost at the time was $200 a gallon (down to $189 now, perhaps since silver prices have dropped). My wall size was about 13' by 8' ( roughly 4.6 m diagonal). https://www.paintonscreen.com/cgi-bin/store/store.pl I needed a large screen but the cost was about $800 ? with shipping and I was concerned about getting the screen intact through the door and up the stairway, so i opted for the paint instead. So far the screen quality is great, and I just left the regular sheetrock texture, but at the distance sit from the screen I don't see any imperfections. I'm not a projector purist so I had no idea how the paint would compare to a real screen. But the quality so far is good enough I have not thought about getting a real projection screen.
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What's a good upgrade from a 1300 lumens projector these days with contrast ratio 30000:1 ? I use my current projector for gaming and movies, but noticing the color does not seem that rich, compared to current monitors, so was thinking I need a unit with better color and contrast. Currently I've got a 6-year old InFocus SP8602, which is DLP, and I never noticed any screendoor effect with it. I need at least WUXGA (1920X1200) and 1080p support. I have the projector sitting under the screen so need a unit I can adjust the picture upwards. This Epson Home Cinema 5040UB ($3,000) appears decent but I don't know need the 4K support (not watching anything in 4K anytime soon). This Epson model appears to have been released back in July, 2016. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IO0QWJA/ref=psdc_300334_t2_B00BN3QEIU?th=1 Any equivalent performance projector that would be less expensive?
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Ixian posted:If you don't care about 4k (it's actually e-shift, which is not true 4k BUT does do a good job - I have a JVC with e-shift) then look for good deals on the predecessor to the 5040ub, the 5030ub. That was one of the top 2k projectors. You can probably find a good used one with low bulb hours for around $1200 these days. It will be head and tails better than your current PJ in all aspects. Related, I was hoping by this time I would be able to switch over to VR for my movie and gaming needs, but due to my vision issues I'm going to wait for the next generation. So for now I don't mind upgrading to a newer projector.
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