Description
Why You Need a Screen: "Can I just use a plain white wall?"
To enjoy the very best image from your projector you need controlled texture, controlled color, and controlled gain. Projection screens have optical coatings that enhance their reflective properties; white walls don't. You can certainly use a wall if you want to, and you may get a watchable image. However, compared to the image you get with a proper screen, highlights will not be as brilliant, contrast and color saturation will be reduced, and (depending largely on the texture of the wall) sharpness will be decreased as well. You may end up with an image that is not as good as your projector is capable of delivering.
Furthermore, one very important but often ignored benefit of a screen is not actually the screen, but the frame. A solid black frame around a video image substantially boosts the visual quality of the image itself. So unless you paint a black rectangle on your wall, by foregoing the screen you will lose this vital component in the overall visual experience.
The frame makes the difference. An outer black velvet frame absorbs the projector's light, while a standard painted frame reflects the projector's light back into your eyes causing distraction.
Why You Need a 1.1 Gain
Gain is a measure of the reflectivity of the screen's surface. The higher the gain is, the brighter the image. A gain of 1.0 means that the screen reflects back the same amount of light that the screen projection standard (a homogenously reflective block of magnesium carbonate) can reflect. A gain of 1.5 means that the screen reflects 50% more light than the screen standard. Having a high gain screen is a mixed blessing; the image may be brighter, but since the viewing angle usually decreases inversely to the gain, a bright screen may be more of a sacrifice than a pleasure. If your room is completely dark, too much gain can cause eyestrain or fatigue. The goal is to have the perfect balance of brightness which is achieved with a 1.1 gain utilizing today projectors in a dark environment.
Screen Innovations' Matte White 1.1 Gain screen material is widely used with most projectors today. The flexible PVC based material is one of the most popular screen materials used in a dark theater environments and provides a wide viewing angle, high contrast, bright picture and excellent color temperature.
Why You Need a Screen Innovations Screen
Value: Screen Innovations understands that premium quality products do not have to be extraordinarily priced. Our products include many of the extra features that make it easy for customers to get the right product without the hassle and confusion. We meet a demand for the highest quality projector screens so customers can enjoy aggressive pricing and phenomenal picture quality. Screen Innovations is the smart solution for any budget.
Performance: Screen Innovations models are destined to shape the future of the industry with a revolutionary screen material and "T-Line" tensioning mechanism. This radical new design allows virtually infinite adjustment and perfect uniformity of the screen’s tension--unlike other screens on the market that end up with screen sag and wrinkles. T-Line eliminates of the need for snaps or Velcro. The end result is absolute control over the resistance to air movement while optimizing projector focus, producing sharper images as well as permanently erasing any concerns about traditional "screen sag".
Installation: The simple five-step assembly and mounting process has been designed to accommodate a one-person quick installation with minimum effort.
Why You May Want a Motorized Screen
A motorized screen is the ultimate lifestyle screen. If you want the "big screen" experience and you want it to disappear in thin air, motorized is your best solution. With the push of a button you can transform your room into a home theater, or your conference room into a large screen presentation environment.
Motorized units are controlled by IR "Infra Red" remote controls and 12 Volt triggers. When your projector is turned on and off the 12 Volt trigger activates the screen up and down.
Note: If you want to show off your screen without turning on the projector use the IR remote.
Why You May Want a Flush Mount Kit
If you want the ultimate stealth theater or presentation environment, flush mount your motorized screen in the ceiling. The flush mount kit installs into any ceiling and is paintable to match any décor.
Features
- 1.1 gain screen material creates sharp and vibrant images across diverse light conditions
- Deluxe 2.75 beveled black velvet wrapped frame and high-quality aluminum frame assembly
- Revolutionary T-Line tensioning method ensures optimal projector focus, and permanently eliminates any concerns about traditional screen sag
- Easy one-person installation with the stainless steel easy slide mounting system which allows over 7-inches of horizontal adjustment
- Wide 178 degree viewing cone, works well even with wide spread seating arrangements
Customer Reviews
Excellent ScreenWillow
I purchased this 100" screen from Amazon, after reading multiple reviews about projection screens, and seeing a Screen Innovations screen at a local store. It was beautifully packed and delivered on time. The assembly itself was relatively simple - the four aluminium frames lined with black velvet aligned prefectly, and could be screw tighetened easily. The snap pins were already in place, and the screen was again very well sub-packed (they even include a pair of gloves!). The only part I found tough was snapping the screen over the snap pins. The screen has to be really STRETCHED to make it to the snap pins, and I was worried about tearing it, with the amount of pulling required. It took me about 30 mins from unboxing it to reading instructions and assembling the frame. It took another about 1 hour to snap on the screen to the snap pins. Once done, the finished screen looked really beautiful with 2 inch black velvet lined screen.Movies project very well and the viewing experience is superb. One caveat is that I needed to reduce ambient light for the contrasts to appear sharp. Once this was done, the colors, contrast and overall movie watching experience was excellent, and it did feel like being in a movie theater. My suggestion to Screen Innovations is to have a more detailed isntruction sheet with more information in it, or a link to a website about screen assembly. Final word - it is a beautiful screen and I give it an A+.
Better than expectedDSK
I was worried about my purchase but overall I have no regrets. I had a professional put it together for me during my home theater setup so I am not sure if it would have been easy for me (being quite handy). We have been enjoying lot of movies on this screen and have had it for about 1.5years now it has been doing well so far.
everything you need in a screenJ. Lock
screen material is excellent and the velour and aluminum frame are a sinch to put together and look great. screen does very well in semi lighted areas.
Nice screen, but instructions incompletednc
Delivered promptly. Screen went together in about 30 mins with two people. Make sure you have plenty of room as you have to feed metal tension bars (sticks) through pockets and you do not want to fold the screen, ie you need about double the space as the size of the screen. I bought the 110” screen which has a top and bottom bracket to attach it to the wall. The instructions have a matrix that shows how far apart to space the top and bottom bracket for about a dozen different screen sizes, but not the 110” size. Not helpful at all and the reason it does not get 5 stars. For about $650 you’d think the instructions would include the size you actually bought. For those who have a size covered by the instructions, the distances are in mm which is annoying because most people don’t have a metric tape measure. The screen sizes are in inches after all. I just went without the bottom bracket. Seems rigid and sturdy and light enough just to use the top one. The other annoying point is that the company’s logo is on the front in reflective letters, not appropriate for a movie screen. They easily peel off though.
So far so goodThecoolguy
Love it. Movies are sharp on the screen. It looks good in the home theather. Easy to assemble. Only con, is to mount on the wall. Once it snaps, it is difficult to remove. But well, when you have house with small kids it is good to be snapped and not keep dangling.So far so good .... Definetly recommended.
Guaranteed, Highest Quality for the price.Hopkins
Its no Black Diamond, but the quality is amazing. I haven't seen an image displayed on the screen yet but let me say, just looking at it, it's awesome!From UPS dropping it off to full assembly was about 20 minutes and I took my time. I'd be surprised if anyone said it took them more then 40 minutes to put it together. Just by looking at how small and simple the manual is you can tell SI products are designed with the consumer in mind and not like Elite screens that are built at the cheapest price, with minimal quality control, so they can be sold for less.I was considering an Elite screen for a lot less but when I read the reviews saying how annoying and drawn out the assembly was and how some people had wrinkles, defects or blemishes in the screen, I started thinking that I'd rather spend a little extra money on a screen that will be simple to put together, of high quality and made by a company that stands by their products. Screen Innovations is the Apple of projection screens in my opinion, user oriented and made correctly the first time around.Sorry I don't have any thing to say about screen picture quality(haven't got the projector yet) but because it is one of their most inexpensive screens I'd assume its on par with most screens under $500.00
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