Projector Screen Color Comparison | Carl's Place DIY Home Theater Projector Screens

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In this video, I go over the three "Flexi" materials that Carl's Place has to offer for DIY projector screens. The FlexiWhite, FlexiGray, and Ambient Light Rejecting (ALR) screen materials are tested in different lighting conditions and angles to help you decide which color is right for you home theater.
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@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Check out all the products Carl's Place has to offer to make your own DIY projector screen! bit.ly/Carlsplace

@platrok7861 4 года назад

simple and amazingly detailed, this is the video what people exactly wanted, i wasted so much time on other videos

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@GarrettWatts 3 года назад

I’m only 100 seconds in and this video is already exactly what I was looking for, that’s so incredible they sent you that specific screen for comparison sake!

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

They were awesome to work with. Great people over there. Hope the video helped man!

@eccentricz82 3 года назад

oh my god didnt expect to see you here ! :D

@chucknorris8704 9 месяцев назад

Don't know how I missed this video all these years, one of the best screen comparisons ever.

@FelsvonDrago 3 года назад

Thank you very much from Germany! This video is so valuable! The first time the screen types, lighting conditions and resulting quality were presented in a understandable way. Fantastic, first class, intelligent, valuable, useful!

@rgarzari 3 года назад

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for your outstanding comparison.

@markg.8043 4 года назад

Wow, what a fantastic professional review, very informative and educational, I too prefer the gray. Thank you.

@renerioscom 4 года назад

Awesome video!!! Looking forward to the follow up on how to build the screen!

@silentobserver975 3 года назад

Awesome video! I appreciate your efforts. Really liked how many different samples you had for comparison.

@challengegravity 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I had always wondered why projectors come with white screens when they only have the ability to brighten what they display on. I wanted to go with black or a shade of grey, so I really appreciate you testing out different colours to see the benefits of each, at least in your room. Perhaps a perfectly colour netrual grey that matches the brightness of the middle will be the sweet spot.

@antoclass 3 года назад

Thank you for this it's an insane amount of work, i currently have a white wall without imperfections and I wanted an alr screen but now that i saw your test it just looked like my plasma tv and it's not the kind of image i want for my projector. Thank you you made me save a lot of money :)

@MoreiraDon 2 года назад

Awesome video, bro. Pure value. Straight to the point, no BS. Tks a lot!

@fiddlingaround Год назад

Thank you for making this! I have been wrangling over getting a screen but didn't know what material was best for my space.

@Mayron85 7 месяцев назад

Best comparison video I've ever seen. Great job!

@Wuozlinga 2 года назад

Simply a great video. Thankfully I dont have to go to a dedicated store to see the difference myself now, as this looks like a pretty accurate representation. Thank you very much!

@vks4392 3 года назад

A Superb educational video with superb addicting background music. Fantastic work !!! Thanks. I am building exactly the same 100 inch screen with the FlexiGray for my new Polaris 4K UST.

@DeanM915 4 года назад

This is very helpful! Also I love the movie choice!

@johnsharp7931 Год назад

Great info and love the Victory signs in the backgrounds.

@darylkariniemi1627 2 года назад

Awesome. Really helps show the difference in shades of gray!

@tonym7925 Год назад

Thanks for the video . It made me go with the 1 gain grey all day

@ngm218 2 года назад

Awesome, thanks for the great comparison video. You saved my a lot of hassle.

@suchinu 11 месяцев назад

Excellent work thank you so much.

@MichaelWilliams-lo3ix 3 года назад

Best review to date. Thanks for this 😊

@_sky_3123 10 месяцев назад

Excelent video, thank you for your work.

@michaelanthonylewis4543 4 года назад

I live in the UK and have found it so very difficult to find a company that produces and sells ALR screen material. The closest company I could find was in Germany to which I ALMOST made an order. I am very glad I didn't as I came across your excellent video with a link to Carl's Place where I found the same material measurements for HALF the price of the German company. Including International shipping to the UK and the added 20% tax that UK customs will apply to the order, I am still making a saving of £70! ($86). In short I am saying thank you!

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped you out Michael, thats the main goal when making these types of videos. Enjoy your setup! And the extra cash lol!

@jimmy2shoes75 3 года назад

Hey Michael any updates on how you got on with the screen? I'm from Ireland and am also finding pretty hard to get a good screen. I just purchased the Elitescreen 5d from Amazon.de but am having buyers tension already and I haven't got the screen yet. I can always sent it back so I'm not too worried. PJ is a Epson 9400 good ambient light control but ceilings are white as well as other surfaces. Thanks

@SQUAWWW 3 года назад

Thanks for all the hard work!

@eliyasdgl 11 месяцев назад

Excellent You did a Great Comparison

@adrianbarac3063 8 дней назад

Excellent review. Thank you.

@FabriceFiorucci 4 года назад

Your work is amazing: thanks a lot your video is key for my choice

@aprilb.4443 Год назад

Thank you, thank you! You have been my inspiration to go bold and be brave and paint a gray accent wall for my projector and shadows

@LifeofBliss Год назад

It's definitely worth doing!

@merindymorgenson3184 2 месяца назад

This is really helpful. Thanks.

@cj18cinema 4 года назад

amazing job kyle 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@dark15387 Год назад

Helpful bro thanks

@Pradjaya 2 месяца назад

Thanks..exactly what i was searching..👍

@davidkelly9387 4 года назад

Excellent video, thank you very much.....

@notjustanydad 3 года назад

This video helped me a lot thanks!

@mibz1117 3 года назад

Thank you you helped me to pick between grey and white

@elijahhome3187 3 года назад

Thanks bro this is amazing, Been sleeping so late trying to find the best screen & boom, here I come across your amazing video at 12:20am this crazy thanks to you now I will be sleeping early... This was really helpful & awesomeness.. Big up...

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

Glad it helped man! Now get some sleep... 😁

@Heart0rHead 10 месяцев назад

Hands down best video on YT about projector screen color comarison. I think it's best to compare 0% and Outside light conditions because in your room the lights are on the ceiling and near the screen so even at 10% we can see that blacks start to pale and get colorised due to light color temperature mix - different Kelvins from the projector and different Kelvins from the light sources.

@loveordie4 3 года назад

Great comparison thanks.

@dennisnicholson2466 4 года назад

I had planned on the ALR screen but due to the location in my condo there is limited seating with 40 degree of center and have more angle seating in the 50 to 80 degree range. This was very helpful will be ordering the FlexiGrey :) ty

@Reedith 9 месяцев назад

Love that ambient light rejecting one

@suzy_906 7 месяцев назад

Thank you you’re the best 👌🏻 really appreciate your efforts 🤍🤍🤍

@porteralexander4379 Год назад

Amazingly helpful!

@pjmendoza8871 4 года назад

Fantastic video . This really helps me out . I chose the Matte grey . 👌 Thank you for the hard work you put in!

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@pjmendoza8871 4 года назад

Jimmy Harrelson - I’m open to that! I haven’t bought anything yet. This weekend though I’m ready to buy.

@itsramesh 4 года назад

superb effort. love it

@UJAXMusic 7 месяцев назад

great comparison. thanks

@hawiianpwr 2 года назад

Perfectly done video!

@Osdrz 4 года назад

I know what screen I am getting and where too thanks to you, thank you 🙏🏾

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Glad the video helped man 👍

@davehood1514 4 года назад

Great video very helpful thanks

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Glad it helped Dave

@SuperCleopatrajones 2 года назад

We have Grey on our walls and I was curious. Thanks for the info!

@ggkurt 4 года назад

one of the best videos i've ever seen on this subject. my choice would also be the grey.. thanks 👍

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Appreciate it man. This was an extremely time consuming video, glad it has been helpful!

@waqasusmans 3 года назад

Very nice demonstration, no fluff! I wish I had come across this demo before I wasted my time and money on ALR screen samples. I got Flexi White several years ago, now I tried some ALR screen samples but they are too dark for my projector in ambient light. I am sticking to the Flexi White until the real, directional ALR screens + UST projects become more affordable. I was itching for some magical ALR screen because I was deceived by carefully presented image by some reviewers, it turns out there is no magic (at least not in sub-$1000 prices). All of the ALR samples I tried were darker gray, and were too dark for my projector's low-ish brightness (Benq 3550 @2000 lumens max, which is in a coloar-inaccurate mode, real brightness is less than half of it). I tried XY's Black Diamond, BD High Gain, PET Crystal, and SAMS's Screen Pro ALR and their High Gain version. I also tried the Carl's ALR but it was too dark, I would lose all detail in dark scenes when the lights were on. With FlexiWhite at least I can see something, albeit everything is very yellow.

@rayl7335 Год назад

Simple test and very detailed. For me the purpose of watching movies using a projector is to have a cinema experience. If you want light in your room; buy a TV. The white screen looks perfect for me! Thanks!

@PSYCHOV3N0M Год назад

I don't see how the white screen looks "perfect" to you in a pitch black room. The contrast looks terrible on it. Black looks Gray. 👎👎👎

@kylesbrockassiengmentchann5875 3 года назад

Thank you for this.

@danmalnory7878 Год назад

Great video!!!

@myhometheater7029 4 года назад

Awesome video. I'm about to buy a projector and screen and I looked at the Carl's fabric. This video really helped me.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Glad it helped Chris!

@petewhite9997 4 года назад

Im in the same place, agree totally. Really great video.

@JoshM7 4 года назад

A very well done comparison. I'm the type to prefer some ambient light to keep the strain on my eyes down, so I'd probably want the middle or left one. Or I can sell a few limbs and buy a cool laser projector that might work better in lighted situations.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

No joke... Like $20k worth, but man I bet they are nice!

@2muchspl 3 года назад

I just ate dinner to this video it was so well done!!! Congratulations, you just earned a sub to my coveted 'at home' RU-vid account!

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

I am honored to be part of such an elite group... 😁👍

@bfellgalaxy 4 года назад

Great video. Well done sir.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Thank you sir

@tea.earlgrey-hot 3 года назад

thank you for this

@AHLive215 4 года назад

Great video thanks

@muggsy_bogues 2 года назад

я бы сказал что это лучший обзор! the best review, thanks from USSR ))

@moksastudio9962 4 года назад

Very professional:)

@rcdude86 9 месяцев назад

Interesting video. Ive always wonder if the grey screens vs white throw off color accuracy, i have i1 pro to spectrometer and always wanted to test the color accuracy for rec709 and 2020 color spaces but i have got a projector and the screens yet. Ive seen no one else do it yet on youtube but its expensive for the equipment wonder if you knew any color calibrators and have them test it. .

@markfelton3484 4 года назад

Was deciding between grey and white, this vid was everything I needed. Thanks!

@andrehall6432 3 года назад

Which did you eventually get?

@swiftsmith3100 3 года назад

@@andrehall6432 I think white is great when in a complete dark room, but where there is a bit of ambient light, grey is great

@shyambabla7293 4 года назад

You are great sir ,iam impressed sir

@erniecheung5282 4 года назад

Awesome video. It should have 100,000 views.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Thanks Ernie. I agree 😉

@waqasusmans 3 года назад

@@LifeofBliss Well it is past 105k, woohoo! It's a very nice demonstration!

@sippinh2o 3 года назад

got me at ambient light rejecting, dolby atmos boosting. Automatic smashed-like button

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

😂🤘

@FrankVila 4 года назад

Awesome video, thank you for the work you put into. Now asking your opinion... Carl's Palace screen material is used in many DIY screen projects that include even painting on them. But what if the FlexiGray is the right tone but want to add a bit extra gain by spraying on it a very delicate satin coating? mixed in water of course, just enough to give an extra push to the gain avoiding hotspotting of course. What do you think? Would that work?

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

I mean... You could try it and see the results. I honestly don't know how it would affect the picture, that'd be something to experiment with though. I'm willing to bet Carl would have some excess scrap material that is a decent size he could ship to you pretty cheap. Like a 2ft x 2ft piece? That would give you a big enough size to get a feel for what it's doing to the image. Or you could even do 3 or 4 different test panels out of it and see which you like best. Sorry, just don't know without actually trying it!

@actfast9730 3 года назад

Awesome video

@harcharansingh4807 Год назад

Hi which screen is best for ultra short projector?

@armend316 Год назад

Earned a sub.+like! Thank you!

@JosSerr-mw9fc 5 месяцев назад

Well i just bought a very budget friendly projector (Groview jc818c) and here i am looking for a screen to match.. Seems like something like the middle one is the way to go since my room is quite dark. Not sure if its a good idea with a budget projector like this

@jameshiamimi 3 года назад

Hi, great video! This has been a huge help. Are you able to cut the material for resizing purposes? I’m looking for a smaller 50” screen.

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

Absolutely. I have another video that went more into the building of the screen if you wanted more info on that. Its just a pvc plastic, so it cuts very easily with either a razor or scissors

@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer 4 года назад

great video !!! it seems like the Flexi gray gave deeper blacks without losing to much brightness going to make that my next screen

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

It really did look good. I'm going to up the brightness a bit on my projector to help with that, but should look great once the full screen is installed

@ChrisKadaver 4 года назад

It will lose more white than it gains in black level. I got a grey screen and I really regret the purchase.

@luisnavarrete1602 4 года назад

@@ChrisKadaver how many lumens is your projector?

@ChrisKadaver 4 года назад

@@luisnavarrete1602 2200

@jonathanmatthew5631 3 года назад

@@ChrisKadaver Do you have a perfectly dark room or do you have ambient lights? So in your opinion you would opt to use a white screen despite having ambient lights?

@gibbbrickwalker 3 года назад

Thank you for your great demonstration, it was very helpful. I look forward to seeing how you build your screen.

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

Glad it helped! Here's the screen build video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ao18_Ciq3z4.html

@freddyg1210 4 года назад

Great Video! Thanks for all that info! I will probably start like you and project on my wall. I'm in the process of building my home and I have 2 choices of wall colors in gray. One is lighter than yours and the other is darker than your wall. From your experience, would you go with the lighter or darker one? I have the Epson 5040UB projector and have a dedicated theater room. I appreciate any advice! Look forward to more videos!

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

I would definitely go with the darker. You'll have a lot less reflections once you get a screen put up with the darker color. It won't be the brightest picture but the 5040 has some pretty good light if I remember right. It'll just look better once you get the screen

@freddyg1210 4 года назад

@@LifeofBliss Awesome! Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

@rolandrohde 4 года назад

Very enlightening! The white screen looks best, but only as long as it's completely dark. I wonder how that works in your room with the white ceiling... Also, I really would have loved to see a Movie with letterbox bars...they are always a challenge...

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

My ceiling is the same color as the screen wall, Software from SW in their flattest sheen. You'd definitely see more reflections with a white ceiling. And yea I guess I didn't do any scenes with black bars...

@noodles_GA Год назад

How many lumens is a “brighter projector” ? As needed for the grey

@Brayden329 7 месяцев назад

Good man. Thanks for the video. The light grey seems to add a little warmth and contrast without losing too much on the color.

@LifeofBliss 7 месяцев назад

Thays what I went with myself

@ethaningoa7461 3 года назад

Black are so much deeper on the grey screen! Definitely getting a higher gain screen now 🙏

@victorpulos823 3 года назад

Good video

@smokinggun2965 4 года назад

Great job and very helpful video! What would you suggest if I was to do this outside in broad daylight? I know it won't be super clear and I'm not expecting that, I just want to be able to see what's going on at least. My projector is really bright around 3400 lumens.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

If broad daylight, the ALR screen does the best at rejecting ambient light. It's also worth noting that it works best if the light is not coming from the same direction as the projector (window behind the projector). But in any case, ALR would be my choice. Glad it helped Will!

@smokinggun2965 4 года назад

@@LifeofBliss thank you for the info and quick response!

@russ.tech2you 4 года назад

I use a block-out dark grey roller blind and everyone is amazed...pretty dark room

@7872196 Год назад

Hi I have 3200 brightness projectors which screen color would fit with it ?

@doogiemcdougster6740 3 года назад

Super video! I applauded for $2.00 👏

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

I think you're the first to do one of those. Appreciate it Douglas! 🍻

@ppp1410 4 года назад

Thanks for reviews. Could u advise screen materials which matching with projector viewsonic px727 in the uncontrollable light ,living room?

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Well it would depend on the size of the screen, but you'll probably be happier with either the Flexigray or ALR materials in an uncontrolled lighting environment

@MrSuperman258401 4 года назад

I have a good diy frame build in my HT group and also allows for LED back lights.

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

I'll be adding LED's to mine as well. Won't be on when doing some serious movie watching, but they are pretty cool to have at times!

@jonathanbiller2029 3 года назад

Would a silver screen work good with optoma x146

@muhammadakram-ie1jw 3 года назад

Dear. Wich color you recmend for better result ... Pl name the color . Thax

@Jimdish2555 Год назад

did you ever get the greyish whites out of the center panel?

@rolig3518 12 дней назад

This is a well done video, but it has me confused a bit. You say the ALR screen with 1.5 gain is the second brightest of the three screens. However, it looks dimmest in all of your examples. The lower gain Flexi Gray looks considerably brighter to me. I have an Elite Cinegray 5D screen which was supposed to be 1.5 gain(it's really .8) and am looking for something brighter.

@Retrofordguy 4 года назад

I too think the grey does more justice and is best compromise of vividity and brightness

@smartg6129 2 года назад

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM INDIA 🇮🇳

@subhodeephemrom8920 4 года назад

sir what was your projector Lumens of Brightness ? nice informative video..

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Thanks. Kinda low, probly 450 ansi lumens. Bright enough, but I need to upgrade soon. This is an older model PJ

@T-FLoWW 4 года назад

Thanks for this very helpful demonstration but your device has a bulb and mine is a DLP which has a Led light source, i am told that awlays White screens should be used for the Led projectors, any suggestions on that?

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

It more depends on your ansi lumens the projector is capable of. I'd head to that webprojectorcalculator site and see what it recommends

@dellvalente 3 года назад

I live in Brazil, I will use the fabric Salange HX 820, ordered from Banggod, in the size of 100``, to watch without loss of quality also during the day.

@tharsh1234 2 года назад

So which color is best sir

@hisxbr150 4 года назад

Nice nice and I only have one comment besides being jealous of your room in general. Basement it looks like? Is that calibration of your projector would vary per screen color used to therefore not a true test of "which screen is best" just my thoughts. Also the ALR does it have a throw distance requirement? I know the few I looked into did

@LifeofBliss 4 года назад

Appreciate it Josh. Took a long time to get it looking like this, but we are really happy with it! Yes it's out basement. And you are correct, the projector was set on 0 for all settings. I think I mentioned calibrating will positively effect each screen, but for me, this was really a test on how the ambient light effected the screens. Color/contrast will be improved once calibrated for a specific color, but I felt changes in light would be pretty consistent in the way it affects them. I believe Carl's Place said distance should be 1.5 times the width of the screen.