Introducing the Paint-on Projection Screen

While a projection can really add something to your home theater system, the drawback has to be the eyesore of the projection screen. While many projector users prefer to project right onto a bare wall, it's hard to avoid glare and other eyesores. So if you're looking for another option for screen projection you'll be pleased to know Vogel has introduced the ‘Mighty Brighty’ do-it-yourself paint-on projection screen kit. According to OhGizmo:

Cleverly named ‘Mighty Brighty’ the kit basically comes with a set of paints that makes creating the perfect projection screen pretty simple. Just measure out your required dimensions on the wall (16:9 or 4:3) and then paint on a light gray base coat followed by a highly reflective top coat and you’re done. In theory you don’t even have to wait for it to dry before you start using it. The top coat can even be customized to your room’s lighting conditions by adding more or less of an included gray tint before painting it on and in the end you’re left with a screen that’s guaranteed to always be flat and smooth (unless your home has severe foundation issues.)

Very nice! According to Vogel's website the kit comes in three varieties:

• MPW 10 - Standard Screen
Pre-mixed highly reflective paints to easily apply a standard projection screen of up to 5 m2 on your wall or board.
• MPW 20 - Tailor-made Screen & Border

Everything you need to create a tailor-made projection screen of up to 6 m2 with a dark border on your wall. It comes with paint for your wall and additional paint components (ContrastBooster and BrightnessBooster) to easily create the perfect screen surface for your situation. In addition, magnetic paint and magnetic borders are included to easily place (and remove!) a dark border around your screen. This border greatly heightens the contrast perception of images on the screen
• MPW 30 - Invisible Wall Solution

Same as the MPW 20, except this version has everything you need to paint the entire wall so you do not see the edges of the projection screen. We call this the Invisible Wall Solution because when you are not using your screen you simply remove the magnetic dark border and all you see is a normal white or light grey wall. Nobody sees that it is also an excellent projection screen.

At a price range of $190 to $580 the paint-on kit is a tad more expensive then the projection screen option but will probably blend in much better. If you've used the Vogel kit or plan on using it, drop us a comment and let us know what you think.

At OhGizmo [Thanks Jay]

Product page at Vogel.com

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