Staples Pulled, Screen Hung

I think my estimate of 2,000 staples now looks very conservative. There were a ton. And they're all out now. It tore up the walls, as did getting the last of the wallpaper down, so it is looking pretty rough right now. I think I am going to have to float all the walls out at least 1/16", maybe more.

I hung our projection screen. It is a 106" Da-Lite High Power (2.8 retroreflective gain) with in an eletric retractable version. It is pretty sweet. I still have to build a box around it. It will be black and look vaguely like a fireplace mantle.

You can see from the picture of it rolled down that the high gain screen coating really works. The flash makes the screen look brighter than the walls, which is exactly what it is supposed to do. Our problem is that we are putting the system in the worst imaginable room: one with tons of windows that you cannot control the light. The only way to get around this is to use a high gain screen and a very bright projector (2,000+ ANSI lumens). The retroreflective screen means that it directs most of the light back toward the projector, which means we will have to use a long-ish drop pole for our ceiling mount. The projector will probably end up hanging at about 7' from the floor, which means that you will be able to touch it, but won't hit your head on it. It still will not be perfect, but will serve our purposes very well: Most of the time it will be for movies at night (no light issues) and the occasional Sunday afternoon game (usually overly bright footage anyway).