Robert Archer
Dark wall colors should enhance video performance.
Q. I need help on how to pick the right color for a theater room. Where do I begin? -Rosio, Maryland
A. This is a common question we hear, and wall color can definitely make a difference in the room’s performance. If at all possible, look to use darker colors for the wall that will be behind your television/projection screen. Also think about color of the ceiling and if it’s possible to use a darker color on that surface too.
These colors will help the video maintain its contrast, grayscale and color depth or more simply produce a better picture. With a darker background and ceiling, you get added “pop” to the image. Darker colors will help prevent light from reflecting off the TV or screen and these surfaces and thereby reducing contrast.
If you’re considering acoustics too, you could do everything from hire a firm to professionally measure the room acoustics and calibrate the audio and video, to doing more basic stuff like putting a rug on the floor, putting books in the corners, placing blankets on the chairs and couch and adding pillows to the seating area.
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We have done theaters in all shapes, sizes, and colors. It ultimately comes down to what you are happy with and can live with. Darker colors are better, but lighting is also an important dynamic. I would get a professional involved to see the whole picture. When you start looking at all of the different systems and scenarious you are laying out, it helps to have someone that has done it before, and someone that can be a voice of reason if you are putting too much effort into something you shouldn’t be.