Got a really nice Sony Bravia Projector today. Hooked it up and now have 100 inches on my back wall. I have hooked up my sons nes to it and it is pretty cool seeing mario at about 1 foot. I am going to hook up my 59 hopefully and see wht it looks like. I will be hooking up an Xbox as well just for kicks. I have to get a decent speaker system now though because it has no sound. Anyway, got the projector for 100 at an auction and it is pretty neat. It is for my youngest kid but i will be hooking up a laserdisc player to it!!!

now you can watch all those obscure horror LDs you have that will never be played at small movie houses!!

i love watching some of the Japanese monster movies i have, it's the closest to being at a theatre in Japan for me

I have it at right about 100 inches right now, watching INXS. Wife loves it. I am going to be watching Tom and Jerry in a moment.

Which projector is it? What kind of screen are you using? I use an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8700UB Projector. I throw it up on an Elite Screens - Home Cinema - 150" Diag. Projector Screen. You can see more pics on my home theater page on the link below.

Bravia VPL AW15 and my white wall. I have a really big white wall that works well. I might have to get a screen in the future.

don't cheap out and make one
i saw a guy that bought about 100 worth of fabric to make a screen, when you're up to that much just buy one

if you have the space and money then get a motorized one, i didn't have the money and never will have the space so i bought the tri-pod Dalite.
i think i posted it before, you can put it anywhere and it is spring loaded so you can put it away very fast.

I see they dont cost much, believe it or not my wall is just about perfect at the moment I will get one as I can. I have been watching tom and jerry!

No more squinting at those 43" flat screens they are really too small against the true Big Screen!

You could just for the time being get some cheap batten wood make a frame and buy a cheap brand new bed sheet to fit over it. tighten it out so all corners stretch out any cresses, place it up on the ceiling as it will be light-weight put the loudspeakers behind it and it will not only look great it will also sound great with picture and sound as a whole and for around $50.00 or way, way less.

And when your ready you can buy Seymour AV screens transparent to allow the sound to pass though and really on the cheap side. I'm going for one when I'm set-up with enough money. But bed sheet will still allow sound to pass though with hardly any loss to high frequencies.

Nice projector. It's up to you but I would highly recommend investing in a screen. Screens are more than just white sheets or white walls. They have specific properties that substantially improve the picture quality. First if your wall has glossy paint instead of matte, it's going to through all kinds of glares. If the wall is not completely smooth (as usually paint will leave small divots) the picture resolution will look off. When buying a projector, I would think of the screen as simply a component of the setup and not "some luxury item". You've invested money into getting a large good picture, don't underestimate the importance of the screen, after all it's the screen you're going to be looking at and not the projector. There are some relatively inexpensive manufacturers of screens and if you want to go DIY, you can buy the fabric and stretch it yourself. IMHO.

I am going to get a screen, a real one pretty soon, you can get them for pretty cheap and you are right about everything! One step at a time. Nice advice, thank you!

I own an elite screens model. They have a wide selection and very reasonable prices. You can check them all out on their website.

I've been watching this seller on eBay seems to have decent prices for non and perforated screens. Its only the screen material so you'd have to make wooden frame of sort and fix the screen to it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/217007/m.html ... 4340.l2562

just make sure you get the correct screen material for your projector.
do you have a DLP?

also i would give da-lite an email or call to find out what you need for your projector, size of space, control of light etc.
and then get it locally.

or they may have a da-lite dealer in the UK?
i'll post a picture of the screen in normal light, but mine is on a tripod.
so i can store it in the corner when i don't use it, or set it up at the correct size for 4x3 to 2.35 etc.

i think you need the see through if you have the projector behind the screen?
mine is the normal flat white and is perfect, that's what they told me i needed.
the guy at B&H told me i needed a glass bead one for a DLP projector, but they said that it was only
for a super low light of projector like a CRT one.

I can't be asked to look for them in the UK and the pricing and shipping cost from USA is still rock bottom cheap to me.