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    What Projection Screen Surface do I need?

    The following information has been provided by Da-Lite.

    Da-Lite offers a wide array of projection screens each with a choice of projection surfaces. Selecting the right combination to meet your needs is important for optimum results.

    The following offer guidelines for selecting a screen that suits your application. Although these recommendations will work in most situations, each must be looked at not as a strict rule, but rather as a guideline for determining your actual needs based on your own situation.

    Matte White
    The most versatile screen surface and the premier choice when ambient light is controllable. It evenly distributes the light over a wide viewing area while colors remain bright and life-like, with no shifts in hue. Screen surface can be cleaned, is flame retardant, and mildew resistant. The image is brightest within 50-degrees of the center axis.

    Video Spectra 1.5
    Especially designed for demanding video and overhead LCD projection applications where a balance of higher gain and greater viewing angle is required. The special pearlescent surface may be cleaned with mild soap and water. The screen material is flame retardant and mildew resistant. The image is brightest within 35-degrees of the center axis.

    Glass Beaded
    This surface has the ability to achieve a higher gain by reflecting more of the projected image back along the projection axis. Glass beads impregnated into the screen's surface provide additional reflectance. This attribute creates an unparalleled screen surface that reproduces vibrant life-like color at moderate viewing angles. The image is brightest within 30-degrees of the center axis.

    High Power
    A technological breakthrough, combines the reflectivity of a glass beaded surface with the ability to clean the surface when required. It's smooth surface offers the highest gain of all types of screen surfaces with moderate viewing angle. The screen is flame retardant and mildew resistant. The image is brightest within 25-degrees of the center axis.

    Wide Power
    Wide Power combines the features of a higher gain screen surface, with a wider degree viewing angle. The smooth acrylic surface may be cleaned with mild soap and water. Wide Power is only available in the Deluxe Insta-Theatre screen line. Screen material is flame retardant and mildew resistant. The image is brightest within 45-degrees of the center axis.

    Da-Mat
    A smooth, white vinyl finish surface for precise image reproduction. Provides an exceptionally wide angle of view with little loss of resolution. It is a highly flexible unsupported vinyl fabric and may be folded or rolled. The screen material is flame retardant and mildew resistant. The image is brightest within 50-degrees of the center axis.

    Cinema Vision
    A unique unsupported vinyl surface that offers a bright, uniform image with no color shift no matter at what angle you view the image. The screen material can be cleaned, is mildew resistant and flame retardant. The image is brightest within 45-degrees of the center axis.

    Pearlescent
    This screen surface is provides high reflectivity and brilliance without loss of image quality or resolution. The screen material can be cleaned, is mildew resistant and flame retardant. The image is brightest within 35-degrees of the center axis.





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