I bought one of those screen kits off ebay. This was my seller: http://myworld.ebay.com/dkeitho/ In every way the screen kit is absolute quality and I think you’re just plain crazy to pay big bucks for the high end screens if you don’t have money to burn.
The screen comes inside a heavy cardboard tube with clear instructions on how to assemble. When done, my home theater screen was very tight and the black velvet border looks great. I do have a few comments about the product:
- It was claimed that it was easy to assemble and that it can be done in a couple of hours. This is true but assembly does take some time. I think it took me more like 3-4 hours. Perhaps I was going very slow. I went slow to double and triple check the instructions before making a mistake. I bet I could assemble another screen much faster.
- The pocket screws are a bit touchy to get a tight fit of the two boards. You really need two people (or a clamp) so that the boards of the frame can be held together tightly while the pocket screws are tightened.
- There was no good way to attach the screen to the wall. this could have been solved with the right hardware included in the kit.
- You should have one of those screen door repair tools, the one thingamajig with the handle and the two roller wheels that presses material down into a groove.
Overall the home theater fixed screen is wonderful. It’s very tight with no stretching whatsoever. The image is bright and movies look great. It’s been in my home theater for over a year now and there’s no stretching so it delivers well on that point.
