I have a small 10"x18" room that I think will work great as a theatre and need suggestions on what to use for a DIY screen. I have a family of four so the room size as well as the basement ambient lighting should work well for the HD70.

I just got it today, my wife saw what it looked like on a textured wall and she was happy with that. She wasn't too happy about me buying the projector so I need to wow her with how much better it will look on a screen.

I've read up on the old posts about "do-able" boards (which I can't find), and paint that costs as much as a screen. Do Home Depot or Lowes sell something like the "do-able" panels or do I need to buy something else and paint it? I would appreciate your advice on a low cost DIY screen.

ETA: I see that the Behr "Ultra Pure White" is a good choice for paint, is there a preferred type of board/panel to paint it on?

Thanks in advance,
David

No reply so I went with the drapery backing. Seeing it in person convinced me it would work well in a low light situation and only cost $11 for 6'x 54".

I am amazed by the amount of lurkers here. Take a look at the main page and see how many lurks and replies there are. Sad but true.

Thanks anyway

You can't always expect to get a reply right away, some people (like myself) has jobs that won't allow us to log in everyday.
All the questions you asked are here on the forums it just takes a little searching and there is a wealth of information.
As for the paint being expensive, it is if you buy the pre-made Screen Goo and such but it you look at the thread that we have been 'running' with Tiddler on Pearl paints you will see there are many different routes to go and they aren't that expensive.
As for the lurkers, there are a lot of people just learning about the hobby so they come here and "lurk" to try to learn so they wouldn't be able to help you anyway.

I saw a pretty cool suggestion in the "Floating Boc Screen & Other Cool Ideas" thread, starting on Post #3:

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22528

I think it's a pretty ingenious idea using the black binder clips to hold the blackout cloth to an aluminum frame. You can then choose to paint the cloth with any mixture you choose and if you don't like the results, get new BO cloth and try another mixture. Or leave the BO cloth plain.

I, myself, am going to try this method and probably cover the BO cloth with an outer layer of Silver Satin material (when I finally get around to building a screen).

I agree the BOC stretched over a frame is an excellent place to start. It will provide a good matte white screen that will work very well with an HD70. It's only draw back is that it is white and will suffer washout if the room is light colored or there is a desire for some ambient light. It is however quite paintable and that introduces the possibility of going gray and using a poly or pearl top coat down the road.