DIY Screen Feature Comparison

DIY Theatre® projection screens have features that are truly unmatched by other screens in the home theater industry. Most of the advantages of a DIY® projection screen can not even be found or matched by the best screens offered by others.

Take a look for yourself at our DIY Theatre® projection screen features below. And be sure to check out our home theater projection screen price comparison and visual screen comparison as well.

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Projection Screen Features

Feature	DIY Theatre® Australian Opal® Polymer Projection Screens	Traditional Old Style Projection Screens*
Requires and electric motor	NO	OFTEN
Variable size at time of installation	YES	NO
Metal frame needed to hold screen tight	NO	OFTEN
Three levels of contrast available	YES	NO
Variable gain determined at installation	YES	NO
Buy direct from manufacturer	YES	NO
Non-interference pigments to reduce color shift	YES	NO
Strings needed to reduce wrinkles and screen sag	NO	OFTEN
Reflects a wider range of the light spectrum	YES	NO
Format determined at time of installation	YES	NO
Requires electrical contractor	NO	OFTEN
Must purchase from dealer	NO	YES
Any size up to 150” diagonal at one low price	YES	NO
Requires a professional installer/contractor	NO	OFTEN
*includes traditional screen styles like electric, fixed frame, pull down, lace and grommet and tripod screens made by manufactures like stewart, dalite, draper, apollo and others.