This is a good price for a 200 inch screen at less than $100. Screen is canvas but very white. The wrinkles weren’t a problem for me after I stretched it out over the frame. The grommets are good quality for attaching the screen to a frame. One negative is the loss of brightness due to the amount of light that penetrates the fabric. My projector is powerful enough to overcome this but may require a more powerful projector than other screens.
It seems that pvc frames are most popular but I used ¾” emt conduit. It’s plenty strong, light weight, and easy to use. Get 7 10’ lengths plus fittings. I ordered fittings from makerpipe.com.
The drawing shows the dimensions and fittings I used. The 3 vertical poles are used full length. Cut the 4 remaining pieces to equal lengths to make the upper and lower cross pieces about 185”. I had to cut each piece again to get to the proper length. The final length was 88 ¾” each but this will depend on the dimensions of the fittings you use. Use a conduit cutter for smooth and easy cuts.
When attaching the lower cross piece to the poles, use fittings that allow the pole to pass through without cutting so the cross piece can be raised or lowered to match the screen attachment method you use. To make attaching the screen quick and easy I attached a Velcro strip to each screen grommet. Cut a short slit in one end of the strip with scissors, and thread the strip through the grommet and then through the slit. No more threading bungee cords through grommets each time.
Attach one of the left-over pieces of emt to the end of each pole using a “T”. Stand the frame up and rotate the feet out to support it. Be sure to attach strings to the top of each end of the fame for additional support. It doesn’t take much of a breeze to blow it over.
I noticed that the center pole was visible during use due to the amount of light it reflected so I sprayed it with flat black paint, which fixed the problem.
I'm very happy with the combination screen and frame. I leave the frame assembled and leaning against our camper so set-up is a breeze. I figure if it takes more than 30 minutes to set it up we wouldn't use it as much as we do.
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