When buying a projector, you do not need to buy a new screen, but you'll never get the best from your projector without one. You should use a screen for the best picture and not just a white/cream wall in your living room. Be sure that you purchase your projector before you purchase your screen. Custom-made screens can't be returned, so save your money and install your projector first. You can start it up, test it on your "white wall", and then decide which screen would be best for you to purchase. If you have it mounted to your ceiling you will need a front projector screen. If the projector is recessed behind the screen and the image flipped, you will need a rear projector screen. Perhaps even more challenging than choosing the right projector for your home theater or entertainment system, is trying to come up with the best screen types.
Different home theater projectors will work better with different screen surfaces. If you will be taking your projector from room to room or moving it from location to location, you will want a portable projector screen that you can take with you. A wall projector screen will be permanently mounted on a wall and a ceiling mounted projector screen will hang from your ceiling. |
