New SI Woven Projector Screen Materials

SI Introduces New State-of-the-Art Woven Projector Screen Materials

Available in August ‘08, SI’s Gamma Maestro HD 1.1 (White) and Lunar Maestro HD .85 (Gray) Provide Incredible Detail in Home Theater Environments While Allowing the Use of Speakers Behind the Viewing Surface with Industry Leading Audio Quality.

Austin, Texas, July 17, 2008 – SI (www.siscreens.com) is proud to announce that its new state-of-the-art Gamma Maestro HD 1.1 (White) and Lunar Maestro HD .85 (Gray) woven sound permeable projector screen materials will be shipping in August 2008. SI will also feature the Gamma and Lunar Maestro screen materials at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 1056.

“SI’s Gamma Maestro HD 1.1 (White) and Lunar Maestro HD .85 (Gray) provide incredible detail in light controlled home theater environments while allowing the use of speakers behind the viewing surface,” explained Aaron Reilly, SI CTO. “In both form and function, these new screen materials are top of the line. They provide rich visual detail while keeping the front speakers hidden from view. The screen materials’ woven design allows unsurpassed audio quality from the hidden speakers while maintaining industry leading video performance.”

In addition to the innovative woven pattern that allows the use of speakers behind the viewing surface, Gamma Maestro and Lunar Maestro also provide wide viewing angles, high contrast, bright picture, and excellent color rendition. Gamma Maestro and Lunar Maestro are available on SI’s “Reference” edition projection screens.

Features of SI’s Gamma Maestro HD 1.1 (White) woven projector screen material include:

• Recommended projectors: all types
• Maximum seamless size: 2.35:1 – 215-inch diagonal; 16:9 -186-inch diagonal; 4:3 – 152-inch diagonal
• Acoustic Transparency = +/- 1db up to 7500 Hz, +/- 2db from 7500 Hz to 20k Hz (measured 6 inches in front of speaker)
• Weight = 1.55 oz per s.f.
• Percent Open = 5 percent
• Gain = 1.1
• Half Gain Angle = 87 degrees

Features of SI’s Lunar Maestro HD .85 (Gray) woven projector screen material include:

• Recommended projectors: all types
• Maximum seamless size: 2.35:1 – 215-inch diagonal; 16:9 – 186-inch diagonal; 4:3 – 152-inch diagonal;
• Acoustic Transparency = +/- 1db up to 7500 Hz, +/- 2db from 7500 Hz to 20k Hz (measured 6 inches in front of speaker)
• Weight = 1.55 oz per s.f.
• Percent Open = 5 percent
• Gain = .85
• Half Gain Angle = 89 degrees