SI’s elegant Reference Series projector screens set the standard for high-end fixed screens. Reference fixed offers SI’s new HD screen materials and the new Black Diamond screen technology. Black Diamond II allows projection to exist with the lights on or off by increasing projector contrast over 300%. Customers now have the ability to utilize projection in environments that only a flat panel TV could exist before. If you are looking for the ultimate room decor add any of SI’s Screen Accents options can be added to the luxurious 3.5″ beveled frame.

Why curve your projector screen?

SI’s new 30′ CURVE Reference Fixed frame gives you the most immersive experience available. Click the curved screen for more detailed information about the benefits of curved projector screens.

Curved screens do have some distinct advantages, especially in installations where the throw is very short (1.6 or less) and pincushion distortion becomes an issue. Note that most curved screens are actually “cylindrical” in that there is no curve up and down – only from left to right.

Advantages of a curved projection screen

Curved screens help compensate the pincushion distortion that occurs when an expansion-based anamorphic lens is used because an inward-curving screen naturally produces a form of “barrel” distortion which can partially compensate for the “pincushion” from the lens. As you can imagine it can be complicated to determine how much curvature you need in the screen to compensate for how much distortion is in your short throw-ratio installation. But even in a general sense, the higher the throw ratio, the less noticeable the distortion, and therefore the less of a “need” for a curved screen.

For some people a curved screen can bring you an even greater sense of immersion when watching movies. The slight curvature of the screen gives the impression of the image wrapping around you, involving you in the action to an even greater degree. The opposite view is that a flat screen is more like a window into the movie. Either viewpoint is valid and “best” is up to you.

Curved screens can deliver a more uniformly illuminated image for centrally localized seating with less “hot-spotting” since light that would normally be reflected to the side is instead more effectively directed back to the seating area.

Black Diamond & Weave Screen Attachment

SI’s new patented bungee system is the most cutting edge projector screen attachment available. The new bungee systems allows for a fast and easy one person installation and ensures that every screen is 100% uniform.