MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens Posted on October 12, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review - Epson MovieMate 60 All-In-One Projector - Overview - Attention Home Theater Enthusiasts! - Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Highlights2. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review-2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Special Features - Doubles as a Widescreen Business Projector - USB Input3. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - MovieMate 60 Inputs4. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review 2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Menus5. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review3 - MovieMate 60 Remote Control - MovieMate 60 Lens Throw - MovieMate 60 Lens Shift6. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality - Flesh Tones - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-2 - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail comparision9. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision10. Shadow Detail Performance 3 - MovieMate 60 - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. MovieMate 60 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson MovieMate 60 – Performance - Epson MovieMate 60 Brightness13. Epson MovieMate 60 Sharpness - Light Leakage - MovieMate 60 Image Noise - MovieMate 60 Audible Noise14. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration - Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Basic Settings - RGB Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Theatre)15. MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens16. Epson MovieMate 60 – Competitors - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z60 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD65 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Vivitek H1080FD17. Epson MovieMate 60 – Warranty18. Epson MovieMate 60 – Review Summary - Epson MovieMate 60: Bottom Line19. MovieMate 60 Projector: Pros - MovieMate 60 Projector: Cons - MovieMate 60 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Specifications General Screen Recommendations My first recommendation – if you can, use a screen. Failing that, any white or off white wall will do. The closer to a neutral white, though, the better your color will be. Better a light, neutral gray, than a very bright with yellow caste. In a pinch a white sheet kept taut will do the job. With a real projection screen, unlike most off-white walls, the color is inherently right on, (give or take small variations). A good screen also will have a wide viewing cone (the area to sit where the picture looks best. A wall will hotspot a lot more. A compromise between the two, for your DIY types – use a wall paint such as Goo. You can mask out an area, paint it, then even paint a black border around it if you like. I’m not a big fan of screen paint, and last I looked there was still a bit more hotspotting than with a screen. That said, the screen paints are supposed to be a lot better than your basic home wall paint when it comes to hot spots, etc. You can get pull down screens starting around $100. (Although $200 is more typical with major brands). Warning though, you’ll have to pay a good chunk more though to get a pull-down screen with tensioning. Let me put it this way. If you go pull-down screen, and actually plan to lower and raise it a lot, get tensioning, or it won’t last you very long at all. Without tensioning, soon you’ll end up with wrinkles, really waves, and they are extremely distracting when you watch. Fixed wall screens are theoretically the best, and stay nice and flat, but they cost more, typically starting around $400 but most major brands in the $500 – $700 range. With a portable like system, somehow, pairing it with a fixed wall screen seems less likely, but, perhaps in that bonus room? You can also find pull-up and tripod stands. Epson offers up a tripod stand called the Duet. It is adjustable in width so you can set it for 16:9 or 4:3. It works well, we commented on it in a review of an older MovieMate, a couple of years ago. It sells for $149.99 (MSRP) from Epson, and might be less from a dealer. The screen is a relatively small 80 inch diagonal in 16:9 mode, which combined with the large amount of lumens the MovieMate 60 cranks out, makes for some good viewing, even with a fair amount of room lighting. Most folks will just want a pretty standard screen surface – a typical white with slight gain, say 1.1 – 1.4 gain. Still if you want to attempt to eliminate some washout from side lighting, you can go with a high contrast gray surface, which almost all screen manufacturers make. Finally, the MovieMate pairs beautifully with those inflatable outdoor screens. I’ve got one, and while I haven’t used the screen in a while, I did use it with a previous MovieMate. It’s a killer combination, and the MovieMate has lots of lumens for those big inflatables. 1. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review - Epson MovieMate 60 All-In-One Projector - Overview - Attention Home Theater Enthusiasts! - Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Highlights2. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review-2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Special Features - Doubles as a Widescreen Business Projector - USB Input3. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - MovieMate 60 Inputs4. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review 2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Menus5. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review3 - MovieMate 60 Remote Control - MovieMate 60 Lens Throw - MovieMate 60 Lens Shift6. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality - Flesh Tones - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-2 - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail comparision9. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision10. Shadow Detail Performance 3 - MovieMate 60 - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. MovieMate 60 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson MovieMate 60 – Performance - Epson MovieMate 60 Brightness13. Epson MovieMate 60 Sharpness - Light Leakage - MovieMate 60 Image Noise - MovieMate 60 Audible Noise14. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration - Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Basic Settings - RGB Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Theatre)15. MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens16. Epson MovieMate 60 – Competitors - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z60 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD65 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Vivitek H1080FD17. Epson MovieMate 60 – Warranty18. Epson MovieMate 60 – Review Summary - Epson MovieMate 60: Bottom Line19. MovieMate 60 Projector: Pros - MovieMate 60 Projector: Cons - MovieMate 60 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Specifications Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration Epson MovieMate 60 – Competitors