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I just wanted to thank you for the help in getting a screen for my theater (122″, 2.40 Solar HD) as I got installed this past week. Despite having an old, out of date projector that needs to be replaced, the image is beautiful, and my 2 year old son sat down and watched Cars 2 all the way through, which is unheard of. The first review projector for it arrives this week, and I can’t wait to see what it can do with an even better source. Thanks again,

Chris Heinonen
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Salah Marafie – Kuwait

Thank you amy, please tell everyone works on si screen that your not building a screen your building a magic, i’ve been doind installation here in kuwait since 1991 and nothing, i repeat NOTHING even close to SI , Thank you guys for giving us this type of picture – Salah Marafie – Kuwait

Black Diamond Zero Edge Brings Flat Screen Aesthetic to Front Projection

Screen Innovations has long had a reputation for eating the ambient light in your media room, and now they’re eating their bezel as well, making the projection screen just as sexy as any flat panel TV could ever hope to be. read more

SIM2 Black Diamond 2.7 Feedback

“The BD 2.7 looked amazing using the new SIM2 LUMIS 3D – best picture at the show, a lot of interest. Also we did further tests today with a passive circular polarization 3D system and the screen performed brilliantly.”

From: Alan Roser
Managing Director of SIM2 UK Ltd

WoW The picture is amazing!

WoW! The picture is amazing. I never would have guessed the projection side was the darker side.

When I first looked at it, it did not even looked like projector screen material. I guess that is what makes it work so well. Thanks again, I am very excited on how good the picture looks with my JVC 250 projector, and it is even day time with ambient light coming in.

You most certainly can use my quote. That screen is amazing and I only spent 10 minutes viewing it after I turned it around. The colors just pop out at you. It actually looks more 3 dimensional like. I’m Sold.

Thanks again for taking care of me and your great customer service.

Mark

I thought I’d take a minute and let you know how it went.

Hi guys,

I’d called mid-December and asked for a couple of setup hints for my new Black Diamond II (.8 gain, 92”). Whoever answered said I should send a pic or two of the finished ‘theater’… I thought I’d take a minute and let you know how it went.

We had finished our basement in 2003 as a tricked-out ‘playroom’ with custom-built playhouses and such for the kids, but now with teenagers, that investment was going to waste… So this year for Christmas, the wife and I decided to convert it into a top-notch home theater. I never thought I would spend premium dollars on a screen – I always had thought of the projector being the more important part of the investment… Until seeing your demonstrations (videos) – and then seeing with my own eyes the performance of a Black Diamond II screen at a Magnolia outlet at a St. Louis Best Buy location. Upon seeing the actual screen perform, there wasn’t even a discussion about which screen to buy. Yes it’s costly; but in terms of the overall investment of $35,000+ we have in finished basement, and our goal of transforming it back into desirable/usable environment for our kids, it was honestly a fractional cost to achieve that goal.

To be honest – even with your compelling videos – I probably would not have spent that kind of money on a screen without having seen in person, with my own eyes. Once I did see it though, no question. Your product stands apart.

I’ve attached just a crummy shot taken with my iPhone – doesn’t do it justice, but even in this lousy photo with lights on, the image rivals a flat screen TV, I’m amazed at the picture quality.

We are using a ceiling-mounted Epson 8350 3LCD 1080p projector – returned the brand-new other model we had purchased after your advice regarding using lens shift rather than keystone correction, and this projector was the only Full HD model at this price point with that option – and have been stunned at the awesome picture, in light or dark. Absolutely measures up to your demos and even better.

We were worried about projector placement – we have a ceiling beam that runs about midway thru our basement ceiling – gives just under 11 feet throw to the screen, mounted in front… I was concerned we wouldn’t get the full 92” zoom. I’m pleased to say we just barely achieve the full 92” screen projection, with some to spare (phew). Everything worked out perfectly.

Screen setup only took me about 90 minutes, required wife’s assist only during the final placement and hanging of the screen. It was knocking out holes in drywall and fishing wires and electrical and patching of drywall etc that was the hardest part of the Theater effort… But now we have a top-notch, 7.1 HD surround theater system that our kids (and us!) will love for years. Also, when Full HD 3D projection prices drop in a year or two, I sell the Epson on eBay and pick up one of those…

Just a note also – we took a stab at wireless HDMI, using the newest Rocketfish product ($299)… It has been flawless. Saved us a lot of time in running what would have been a more complicated HDMI run from our Yamaha receiver to the projector; we were looking at 30+ feet easily to properly run/install the cable, but the wireless HDMI was both cost competitive versus that size of cable as well as flawless operation (for us, anyway). Six weeks of operation, picture perfect. We have line-of-sight and about 11 feet distance between transmitter and receiver, but no issues at all with people ‘blocking’ signal or obstructions… I even turned the transmitter around backwards to test, and it stll worked.

I do have one question: I don’t see anywhere how you recommend cleaning (dusting) the screen surface. As we finished the basement changes we had a touch of dust on there and I just used a swiffer duster to lightly dust it, that seemed to work fine – but wanted to get the official recommendation on cleaning from you…

Thanks for doing a great job on this… It’s great to see such ‘Made in USA’ innovation with such a meaningful leap forward in technology like this. Great job!!

Take care and thanks,

Scott

Kevin Verezoski FOOTBALL TESTIMONIAL (before & after pics)

Ready For Football playoffs with Black Diamond,

Every Year we host 2 Football Parties,

1.Grey Cup
2. Super bowl….

Last year we did 2 piece projection for our Super Bowl party trying to achieve big picture and big sound. We used a very good projector and projected the game on the wall. Yes we had a big picture but it was washed out and very dull. Actually some of my guests went down stairs to watch the game on the plasma because they missed the brightness of the picture.

Well since the last super bowl party I have been on a mission to prove that one guy wrong and produce a Big Picture that’s not washed out but Vivid in Detail… In my research I Found SI Black Diamond Technology and found the answer to what I was looking for.

When I look at the picture I took from last year’s super bowl party and then the same play on the black diamond screen WOW ,,,,,,what a difference…… I have a image that is so vivid in detail I can make out the patterns on the guys jerseys that I never new existed… The Blacks are Black and the Whites are white…..

I can’t believe we missed so much of the game when I watched it again on the black Diamond…

Finally I have a Big Picture that’s vivid in detail and gives me a wow effect ……

The talk of this year’s party is not just going be all the great plays but it’s going to be my projections system…

Before (wall)

After (Black Diamond)

HT Guys Interview: Ryan Gustafson – President Screen Innovations

(Listen Here)

If you’ve been listening to our show for a while you know that we have embarked on a journey to put front projection systems in our media rooms. Braden is nearly complete and is just putting the final touches on his room. Ara is a bit behind Braden and is now just pulling all the pieces together.

During the research phase of the project Ara came across a screen company called Screen Innovations. Screen Innovations is located in Austin Texas and has been in business about 6 years. Ara chose this manufacturer because of the screen’s ability to produce a high contrast image in a room with ambient light. The following is a conversation Ara had with Ryan Gustafson President of Screen Innovations about their screens and technology.

Just did a Demo on SI Black Diamond Screen

Just did a Demo on SI Black Diamond….

So went into a out of town dealer that has Stewart and SI Black Diamond screens and did a demo test with BluRay Dark Knight…

Wow were my eyes opened.

Projector was a Runco LS-3 1000 lumen…
First off the Stewart Fire Hawk G3 screen was impressive Decent picture..
Good Detail but poor with reflecting the screen light in the room…

But when we went to the SI Screen it was a definite WoW moment..
The 1.4 gain made gave the blacks the detail and the whites true…
there is actually a scene where they show buildings and on the far left there were cars parked on a side street..
With the Stewart screen i didn’t know that there where cars parked there because it was just black…
But the SI screen was vivid in detail to show what the filmmaker actually filmed in the scene…

Then the next test Came…..
Hockey Game from Last Night..
Even though the Leafs Lost he put on the game from last night …..

The Stewart was okay but a the whites on the ice where dull..
So switch to the SI Screen…….

Holy Crap you should see the Ice and Blacks on the game…
freakin unbelievable
Felt like you where in the stands watching the game
The whites where white and unwashed
Very close to matching the plasma in the other room
(Projector mode was for a hd picture and for the black knight mode settings for Film…)

Bottom line is i have been looking for a screen that is to go into a multi purpose Family Room were if you watch Movies ,,.,, lots of Sports and the Kids play the video games, you can do it Lights on or Off….

The black diamond has got my vote…
It is going to be more expensive than the stewart but the quality and detail of the picture is So worth it…

Also will comment on hot spotting …
I was sitting 13 ft from the screen…( too close for my own taste but wanted to see if i could see any hotspoting..and this also was the show room set up)
And there was no hot spotting…
and with every SI Screen put in by this dealer there has not been one issue with regards to hot spoting…
There installers use the tools from the SI website to caculate throw distance and give and take a Foot +/- either direction
No one has complained with that issue…

I will be ordering the SI screen in 3 weeks and will post pics of the install when done…
and will make sure to have some pics from video games , bluRay, and Don Cherry and hockey night in Canada ……..

Fraisa AVS

I just wanted to write to you and tell you how impressed and happy I am with the Black Diamond II 1.4 gain screen.

I did some extensive research into various projectors and screens for my home theater. I knew I wanted the best possible picture quality for my budget. Like most people with home theaters, I planned on watching movies with little to no ambient light. I also knew I wanted to go to a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with the screen to enjoy movies in cinemascope format. I also, however, wanted to watch sports with some ambient lighting. With my old home theater set up, the projected image would just get washed out with even a little bit of ambient lighting. I was also worried about the black bars on the side while watching 16:9 content. I also knew that the masking screens available from other vendors were quite expensive. So, after months of research on the internet and seeing the BD II screen in person, I went with a 142″ diagonal 2.35:1 aspect Black Diamond 1.4 gain screen. My projector of choice was the JVC HD-950. The combination of this screen and projector is flat out awesome! It is like watching a 142″ plasma or LCD. Even with some ambient lighting there is no significant washout of the image. With the lights off, the picture just jumps off the screen and looks almost 3-D. The black bars are not noticeable at all while watching 16:9 content. There is essentially no reflection off of the walls or ceiling so that the picture looks like it “floats” on the wall. The viewing angle is extremely wide for a high gain screen as well. Everyone who sees my theater is blown away. Thanks again!

Jaynish Patel

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