Best light absorbing paint (projector room)

Ducko

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What paint are people using to reduce light reflection off walls?
I’ve looked in b&q and the obvious choice is either a black or dark grey Matt paint?

Any recommendations for other paints or other methods?
The room I use is small and lights up very bright on bright movie scenes

Thanks
 
Velvet or similar on the screen wall if feasible. Look at the ceiling colour too.

Walls, if you don't fancy grey then any of the deeper matt tone would do okay.

From a design point of view, a tri-tone combination of dark chocolate, cappuccino plus a mid tone works well. If you're looking for something more monotone then Dulux Monarch is a deep red/brown tone that works well too.
 
lucid said:
Velvet or similar on the screen wall if feasible. Look at the ceiling colour too.

Walls, if you don't fancy grey then any of the deeper matt tone would do okay.

From a design point of view, a tri-tone combination of dark chocolate, cappuccino plus a mid tone works well. If you're looking for something more monotone then Dulux Monarch is a deep red/brown tone that works well too.
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Thanks for your input!
 
When using a telescope, any reflecting light off of the inside can really ruin clarity. In order to combat that, it's common to line the inside with a stick on black felt (the fuzzy type, not the type you make shed roofs out of), it's kinda like self-adhesive wallpaper. It's far more effective than any easily obtainable paints. Also, the fact that it's textured further reduces its ability to reflect light.
 
a matte red and black on mine from B&Q

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Dulux greysteel 3, based upon recommendations from AVforums. Worked really well. Not too dark, but massively reduced reflected light.
What I would suggest is that you don't restrict it to only the screen area. Do the whole wall, and if possible the ceiling too. It looks "white" when you look at it, but has a "hint" of grey. I did the whole of my primary projector wall, but didn't do the ceiling. The wall looks fine, but if you deliberately look at the ceiling, can be a little off-putting.
 
Thanks for all the replys, given me plenty to think about, I started by carpeting the door last night even that made a big difference
 
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