Carada 1.4 gain material

[Gary Lightfoot]

Hi,

I'm looking into a 2.35:1 screen with my Optoma H78, and going wider than what I have will give me less than cinema levels of reflectance. A 1.3 or 1.4 gain solution will fit the bill, and Carada make a 2.35:1 screen with an option on the 1.4 gain material.

Is anyone using this screen/material combination with a digital projector, and how does it fare regarding hotspotting or artefacts?

My first option was to make my own screen again using timber and stretching the material over it like I did with my 7ft 16:9 screen, but I might opt for the pre-made screen this time around.

Any info appreciated.

Gary.

[Chrisroman]

I'm using the Carada CCW 88" 1.85 with an H77 and it is a stunning picture.

From the samples I had, I noticed zero hotspotting with the BW, but it did show any deficiencies in the projector or source material a little more than the CCW. But keep in mind that in my test setup the BW was reflecting a lot more light back and so it makes sense that I would see more artifacts. I imagine if you keep your setup around 12Fl - 15Fl this probably wont be an issue for you. For my particular setup the CCW produced a more film like image.

Order the free samples from Carada and take a peek for yourself. You'll be very happy matching the Carada up with your H78

[Gary Lightfoot]

Thanks for that info Chris, it sounds promising, :)

I'll drop Carada an email and see if they can send me the samples.

Gary.

[BeBop]

Well I went the other route... I have a 120'' Diagonal 2.35 Carada with the 1.4 BW material. It looks great with the PLV-60, no hotspotting. I went with the higher gain because I figured when zooming to get to 2.35 I would be losing light and the screen could compensate somewhat.
And it looks good in 16:9 as well. Artifacts are more noticable as mentioned but these can be tuned out somewhat by recalibrating to the screen and a slight de-focus. A matter of what you are willing to live with I guess.
Before this I had a home made canvas screen painted white and the Carada looks MUCH better! I was suprised by this. I think it is due to the flatness of the screen more than the gain, but not sure.
Get the samples and see for yourself. The samples are a bit small though, making it hard to "see" what the full screen will look like. But they are good for comparison between the two materials.

[Gary Lightfoot]

Thanks for the input Bebop,

I've had a look at some Vutek samples today, and their 1.3 bright white sample looks pretty good too, being marginaly brighter than the 1.2 material I'm using at the moment. Da-Lite's 1.3 is probably the same and that looks like an option.

I tried a sample of the Vutec Silverstar, and that's very bright! The screen semed to have some kind of texture/structure to it, so wasn't ideal, but it was bright. :)

Gary.

[Joe Przybylski]

I have a 128" 2.35:1 setup using carada BW. BenQ 8700+. NO hotspotting. FAntastic picture. Can't go wrong with Carada, IMO.

[Gary Lightfoot]

They certainly seem to have a good reputation, as well as being excellent value for money.

Gary.