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Perfect for backyard movie nights!
I bought this for movie nights in the back yard, and it is perfect for the job!
Yes, it does come folded in a bag, and there are some visible creases when you first unpack it. We stretched it onto a frame and the creases pulled out. After a day on the frame, there are no visible lines anywhere on the screen.
There are more grommets on the screen than pictured in the photo - unclear of that is a product improvement or if I just got lucky. When we stretched the screen, there were no visible pull lines or gaps.
The image was bright and crisp, and many of our friends commented on how close to a real cinema experience it was. At one point during the movie, the neighbor behind us turned on a porch light and it did not affect the quality of the image on the screen. We plan to do movie night every Tuesday, and might even keep it going through the winter if we can get a shelter built for the projector.
If you are interested in building a PVC frame, the product dimensions are 107" x 60". We were able to make the frame using three 20 ft lengths of 1" PVC. You might want to size that up to 1.5" for stability, but we just used guy lines to secure it. I'm including photos of our set up so you can see the basic layout of the frame. For reference, the long pieces of pipe are 54" and the shorter ones are 30". For connectors, we used 2 elbows, 8 t's, and two crosses. We chose not to cap the feet, but if you want to do so then you would need six end caps.
We attached the frame using 11" zip ties. Our total cost for the frame was $40 at Lowe's.
July 2017 · Electronics · verified purchase