Video Asylum

Posted by bdiament (A) on May 29, 2003 at 11:46:50

I've been checking out different screen materials in order to choose one to go with my new VPL-HS10 projector. The materials currently on the viewing wall are Da-Lite's Da-Mat , High Contrast Da-Mat, Cinema Vision and High Contract Cinema Vision.

While each does something nice for the picture (and I've been changing settings to see the effects on all four materials), I'm coming to think I prefer plain old Da-Mat (gain 1.0). The High Contrast Da-Mat with its lovely blacks bothers me with its meager whites and greyed colors. This is true even when it is the only material I'm looking at. The higher gain materials seem to alter color slightly and diminish sharpness more than slightly. There is a somewhat "sparkly" quality in some scenes that reminds me of the screen my family used to project 8mm home movies on when I was a kid. Not exactly a "looking through a window" experience.

Anyone else had these experiences with screen materials that have a gain of more than 1?

Thanks in advance,
Barry