Projector + Blackout Roller Blind + Window?

Posted by Blinds Shades | Posted on 01-02-2011

I have ordered a Projector for my room. I am also considering purchasing a white blackout roller blind to use in my bedroom window as a screen and I was wondering if I was to project my image onto it, would people from the outside looking in, be able to see the picture projected onto the window? or will the special blackout material on the back of the blind block the image on the reverse so no one would actually see it?

It depends on the material used for the blind, but true blackout blinds will not show the image on the back side. They are called blackout blinds because they block light. Note that putting a blind in a window to use as a screen is tempting, but if there is light outside, and it doesn’t fit tightly, the light around the screen will detract from the image. It will work fine at night though.

A better approach is to stretch white blackout fabric over a wooden frame and put the screen on a wall away from windows. ideally you would put a ~3" wide strip of black cloth around the edge of the screen.

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agb90spruce said on 01-02-2011

It depends on the material used for the blind, but true blackout blinds will not show the image on the back side. They are called blackout blinds because they block light. Note that putting a blind in a window to use as a screen is tempting, but if there is light outside, and it doesn’t fit tightly, the light around the screen will detract from the image. It will work fine at night though.