I have an odd-shaped listening room. I was not even sure if it would work half-decent for a living room viewing 'theater' for as many as four. I recently married a bunch of HDMI inputs to a righteous-sounding pile of retro audio gear (think fat Advents and Dynaco stuff). So a decent new projector proved this wasn't a bad idea. Now Dolby(tm) it definitely ain't, and my ears were happy. But what to do for a screen? Above the electronics component heap was a triangular wall because of the cathedral ceiling. Too high to view easily, and image quality was moderately poor, not worth sanding, painting etc.
I had been using the calculator at my projector mfgr site (Epson) to fit the thing to the room, sort of. I found I liked the calculating tools provided by ProjectorScreen.com, and I used them again and again. Then I determined a pull-up floor standing design could meet the need. (The need was thought to be 78 inch image, 8.5 feet view distance, 10.5 feet projection distance, dictated by room and stairway geometry, from a projection shelf wall-mounted somewhere below the angular ceiling.)
I thought, the ProjectorScreen site was such a help for layout and inspiration, why didn't I simply purchase from them? For some reason, the Grandview design line had only a few reviews, so-so. I wondered if these might be from competitors or from very picky specification shoppers. I considered the purchase to be low risk, and settled on the 92-inch Grandview, with 1.0 gain. I rounded up the diagonal size because I didn't know how far the tele/zoom would rack out. (By the way, my new screen smells just fine.)
I could not be happier with this screen! It rests on the floor immediately in front of the audio pile, in front of the old Sony CRT in the cabinet. The case is about 7-1/4 feet end to end. When I go into movie mode, I release the catch and gently pull on the handle, until the screen is about shoulder high, takes less than 5 seconds.
I originally intended to collapse it when not in use, then store it on end in a closet about 6 feet away. It is not heavy to handle like that, and I didn't want it to be in the way on vinyl LP night. But so far, I just leave the screen in place on the floor when it is closed. Because I am often using it! It looks great, open or closed. It operates smoothly and soundly. It is not in the way of my retro A/V rig at all.
So I could not manage a tripod thing, or a wall or ceiling mount, or a tabletop screen, and the floor-resting pull-up screen is the perfect solution. My inboard speaker arrays are centered at about 8 ft apart. I found that I can compensate for the extra acoustic absorption of the screen, by shifting some balance to the outboard speaker arrays and center channel.
It views great and sounds great, it fits right into the room, it complements my retro system without completely overshadowing it, and it is just what I envisioned. So even if you have a fairly unique situation, like an unusual room, I suggest you can find your solution at ProjectorScreen.com, and probably, you can just grab a big Grandview pull up. I did, and I'm happy about it.