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Optimum screen aspect
for REAL home cinema? First, to all you home cinema
enthusiasts out there I ask a pertinent
question. "Can you tell me ANY commercial
cinema with a 16:9 screen?" The answer of course is there are
none. 16:9 is a "compromise " ratio
adopted by the t.v. industry with little relation to the aspect ratio the
majority of movies are filmed in. That aspect ratio is
2:35:1. That's why on your 1080p projector
when watching a 2:35:1 movie (most Hollywood blockbusters) you see black
bars. Well, IN those black bars is LOST
resolution that your projector is not maximising because its not
2:35:1. That means in real terms you are
watching-viewable resolution-about 800p. So lets talk pure sense, if over 70% of movies are in
2:35:1 - and ALL the blockbusters are 2:35:1 at least - then
what size screen should you have? 2:35:1..that's logical
Jim. Optimum screen
Gain?
Using this definition, a gain greater
than 1.0 means that the amount of light reflected from the screen is
greater than the amount of light hitting it. This results in a brighter
image on- or slightly off-axis, but a dimmer image as you move further to
the sides. High-gain screens can also have hot spots; that is, they look
obviously brighter in the center than at the sides. The higher the gain,
the more pronounced the hot spot. .In addition, their off-axis
characteristics make it more likely to reflect light from nearby walls
that may, in turn, reflect back onto the screen. This not only reduces
contrast, but it also affects the color purity of the image (if the walls
aren't painted a neutral color). A screen can also have a gain of less
than 1.0. Some (but not all) of these screens look gray in normal room
lighting, but due to the characteristics of the eye, white picture details
look white on them. The point of a reduced-gain screen is to
produce darker blacks. I have found that overall, where light can be
well controlled, a screen gain of 0.9 is optimum on 2:35:1 screens 7ft
wide and larger as long as we can achieve a peak brightness of about 16FL
(* and a video black level of 0.008fL). Not bad at all, and you'll still
get an adequately bright image when that new projection lamp looses 30% of
its light output in a few hundred hours. In the Odeon Leicester Square, The Empire Leicester Square, the
Kodak Theater, IMAX theatres, Smilebox Cinerama
theatres most screens are between 0.9 and 0.95
gain. Optimum overall
Goal
My preference is 16fL on a home
projection screen, with a new lamp, regardless of the screen's size.
That's just slightly more than in those premier commercial theaters. It's
not only enough to give the image a little added punch, but it also
provides enough reserve to maintain a usefully bright image after the
first few hundred hours of use. My experience strongly suggests that new
projection lamps lose 25-30% of their brightness during this period.
Realistically, you're more likely to get
12-14fL from many-if not most-home theatre digital projectors on an
80-inch-wide screen. That's a visible but subtle reduction from my 16fL
goal. Fortunately, our eyes respond nonlinearly to changes in brightness,
so this difference is not as perceptible as the numbers might sound.
So what screen would be ideal based on the above for
a room with good light control-would achieve the best picture-the most immersive
picture-have the correct gain-so not too much light is wasted,
so blacks look black ,bold dynamic picture etc. ALL the
resolution utilised etc.? Simple.. A 7ft
wide,2:35:1 screen with a gain of 0.9! Now, I'm sure there are a few out there
that already know this, but will say "Yes but these screens start at close
to £2,000." And they are correct - most good screens
with this spec will cost from £1,700 upwards.
This has been the drawback in a lot of folks setups - they
have cut corners with the screen - with one comment being
that they are too expensive… and in fairness they
are. So after 2 years research and
trials I have finally got my own screens under
the CINEMA 360 brand. I used all I knew from countless
experiences with EVERY screen out there to arrive at a product that has
all the key qualities necessary for a great
picture. Being that over the last 5 years alone,
I have sold and setup over 400 projectors and performed about 150
calibrations to ISF specified parameters, I have a good idea of what
a great picture should look like and how to get it!
I am a trained ISF calibrator that has actually taken -
and passed his exams, unlike many who have just sat in on
the course . It won't surprise you to know that there
are few screen manufacturers that are ISF
professionals. Nevertheless, I won't make inflated claims for these screens
against competitors costing twice or three times as much, what I
will say is that IF there are subtle performance improvements to be
made by spending far more - is that extra really worth it?..Can it be
seen with the eye or only on a spec sheet? After 40 years associated with hi-fi and a.v. the
art is finding the point at which its good enough - the difficulty
of course is establishing that point. With the
CINEMA
360 screens-like the
CINEMA 360 cables, I am proud to offer a fantastic
product that punches way above its weight, that I am proud of -
and for the money -against exorbitantly priced comparitive products is a
real bargain that doesn't compromise
ANYTHING. |
ALL screen sizes are Available and can indeed be custom made to ANY size..9ft ,15ft..20ft and so on....lead times to have your screen custom made vary but can be discussedon order/normally 3 weeks...max..

