With the Vividstorm screen contained in a screen casing, there is no need for any installation, simply place the screen in your desired area and plug it in. You can also easily change the position of the screen in your room – perfect if you get a new sofa or decide to re-arrange your room. Don't forget an extension lead to plug in your devices outside, preferably waterproof to avoid any damages. At 0.8 gain, the Parallax is among the least bright of the eleven, but only when viewed from the center position. If you need a bright picture when viewed from the center you will need to use a brighter projector than you'd need with some of the higher gain competition. However, as you move away from the center viewing position, the Parallax will be brighter and more uniform than most of its competitors due to its extreme half gain angle. If you want the best of both worlds, a very bright picture at the center as well as from all angles, use the Parallax with a high lumen projector. With a nearly perfect viewing cone of 170 degrees, the UST ALR material is capable of being viewed from extreme off-axis positions. Even if you have watched the screen for a long time, your eyes will not feel tired. The Delux Screen is one of a kind ALR projection screens. It offers breath-taking picture quality at a 1080p resolution! You most certainly do not need a 4K or 8K resolution screen to have stunning image quality. As a matter of fact, the Delux Screen’s picture quality is so good that it is practically the same as that of a 4K resolution screen.

The EPV DarkStar 9 is one of three screens in this review that offer a maximally wide viewing angle, the others being the Da-Lite Parallax and the DNP Supernova. For all practical purposes you can view any of these screens from any angle without serious degradation of the image. On spec sheets and in promotional literature, vendors often use the technical term viewing angle instead of half gain angle. The viewing angle is double the half gain angle. Why? If a screen has a 30 degree half gain angle it will look half as bright as it does when viewed from the center position if you move either 30 degrees to the left or 30 degrees to the right. So the total "viewing angle" is considered to be 60 degrees. So the Parallax offers a trade-off -- it gives you the benefits of zero texture artifacts, a very clean picture, and an extremely wide viewing angle, in exchange for lower contrast and saturation at center axis. Having said that, it is important to keep in mind that in relatively low ambient light environments, you may be able to offset the contrast and saturation limitations on the Parallax by using a very high contrast projector, thereby ending up with the best overall solution for your particular needs. The Epson Home Cinema 1440 that we used as a source projector for these tests is bright but not as high in contrast as conventional home theater projectors. It works fine with ALR screens that have a better ability to amplify contrast in ambient light, but on the Parallax the picture looks comparatively flat. Choosing a higher contrast projector with this screen will help neutralize the problem as long as ambient light is minimized.Like the Parallax, the DNP Supernova offers a trade-off that some buyers will find attractive and others will not -- it gives you the benefits of a clean picture with zero texture artifacts and an extremely wide viewing angle, in exchange for lower contrast and saturation. The good news is that in relatively low ambient light environments, you may be able to offset the contrast and saturation limitations on these screens by using a high contrast projector, thereby ending up with the best overall solution for your particular needs. This cookie is set by the Bazaarvoice. The cookie allows internal Bazaarvoice web analytics to be correlated to the same user for interactions across the Bazaarvoice network. Although it is fairly expensive than the other 4K and 8K resolution screens of the same size, it is highly durable and offers superior picture quality. The EPV PolarStar has one commanding feature that no other ALR screen in this review has -- it has a Silver-Gray surface that polarizes light, a feature you need if you want to set up a passive 3D video system. The advantages of passive 3D include simple, lightweight glasses that don't need batteries, and usually cleaner pictures with no crosstalk artifacts. You lose resolution compared to active 3D, but with the new 4K revolution, it's a non-issue. For those who want to go passive 3D, the EPV PolarStar is an excellent choice. Projecting outdoors can be cold, especially at night, be sure to bring blankets, covers or electric heaters to keep you comfortable and warm whilst you enjoy the movie.

Considering that ALR screen materials’ quality does not vary significantly, the factors that truly affect an ALR screen price are usually size and brand. Akia screens don’t need an introduction because of their durability and innovation. I am reviewing a floor-motorized tab-tension projector screen with a 4D ALR (Ambient Light Projection) feature. There is nothing inherently good or bad about wide or narrow viewing angles, but it means that you need to choose a screen that will meet the needs of your anticipated audience -- If you have a small viewing room with two or three seats placed in front of the screen near the zero degree viewing axis, a screen with a narrow viewing angle will be just fine. On the other hand, if you expect people to be viewing from very wide angles, you will need a screen that will give them a bright and relatively uniform picture when seen from the sides--that is, a screen with a very large, wide viewing angle. UST Laser projectors are available at a significantly lower cost than Native 4K standard throw projectors.Ambient light impacts the quality of a picture a projector can produce. It does so by weakening the light coming from the projector, thereby reducing the picture quality on the screen. When it comes to the fabric, it’s 1.1 gain material that can reject up to 63% ambient light. Compared to normal screens, this projector screen indeed enhances color contrast. Besides, it’s Active 3D, supports HDR 4K ultra HD resolution, and offers a 70% viewing angle. ARRAffinity cookie is set by Azure app service, and allows the service to choose the right instance established by a user to deliver subsequent requests made by that user.

Modest visible texture. Most of the ALR screens fall into this category. These include the following: In short, the Elite EPV DarkStar 9 is definitely competitive in its niche, with the key advantage being the best contrast performance in high ambient light of all the ALR screens that offer maximally wide viewing angles. Based on how close to the screen a UST projector sits, you’ll want a specialized screen. Technically, any surface including a wall will work for a screeb. But because of the close distance from the lens to the screen, any minor imperfections will be amplified because of the optics, so screens that aren’t tensioned won’t work. Additionally, because UST projectors throw light up from the bottom of the screen, you’ll need a special type of screen, a ceiling light rejecting (CLR) screen. We have a wide choice of screen options for indoor and outdoor use that divide into fast fold screens with flight cases that go from 80"" to 140", alternatively we have 80" lightweight tripod projector screens.Projectors usually only provide a great picture in a darkened room but a specialised UST projector screen also enables great image quality in a lit room (and even better dark room performance too). With a 100 inch or more UST screen your friends will think you have a giant TV. In our range we have two ALR Screens; our 100”ALR Screen has been designed for watching at any time of the day, in any room, the ultra short-throw Laser TV projects a breathtaking 4K picture onto an ambient light rejecting screen that is anti-reflective to external light sources. Allowing you to see every detail even in bright conditions. The S PRO series uses special ALR fabric to optimise the projected image from UST projectors. This ALR fabric can efficiently reject 97% of ambient light to negate the washout effect from other light in the room.

The Aeon CLR® is an EDGE FREE CLR ® fixed frame screen that uses Elite Screens innovative StarBright CLR® (Ceiling Light Rejecting®) material. Its serriform optical surface lens microstructure negates the washout effect of ambient light especially from overhead sources. This also enables the material to provide contrast levels that are 100 times greater than that of standard matte white projection screens. In our view, the EPV PolarStar is an excellent choice if you need a polarized ALR screen to support a passive 3D system. But passive 3D support is its sole competitive advantage. If you are not going to use this feature, the PolarStar is still a very good all around ALR screen with a cleaner, more artifact free picture than most of the other screens in this group. But it can be outperformed in contrast by some competitors and in viewing angles by others, each of which have their own set of limitations. So the trade-offs need to be carefully evaluated to determine which products would be the best fit for any given viewing environment. Draper has been in business for over 100 years. The company introduced its first screen product in 1957, so they are one of the oldest and most established screen makers in the world. Draper has a huge array of mounting/installation options to accommodate their many screen fabrics, many of which are ISF certified.S PRO series ALR screen offers 170° viewing angle making it easy for everyone in the room to get a good view of the action! The screen is tab tensioned to guarantee a flat and stable surface for your image to be projected on. This ensures a quality viewing experience and stunning image quality. So, now that you know what an ALR screen does, and you have had a look at three of the best ALR screens out there, one question remains – which one is the best choice? The most problematic aspect of the MS1000X's performance was a very noticeable texture in the image, looking like ever-present fine grain. It is visible even when the camera is not panning, but becomes particularly obvious when it pans over non-textured subjects. Of the screens in this review the MS1000X stands alone as having the most noticeable texture artifacts. Sporting an edge-free design, the Elite Screens Aeon CLR offers a clean, modern look that mimics modern flat panel TVs. It’s available in sizes ranging from 103-inches to 123-inches diagonally. Unfortunately, the Elite Screens CLR 3 comes unassembled. As such, set up is fairly involved and can be a bit daunting for beginners. Still, the Elite Screens CLR 3 is a fantastic ceiling light rejecting screen with wide viewing angles, low gain, and high ALR properties, making it the best ultra-short throe projector screen for most people.