[Elite Screens] Sable Frame CineGrey 3D

The ALR is hard to describe. It's definitely something you have to see in person because pictures don't do it justice. It has this really attractive sheen to it the way it reflects the light back at the viewer. It DEFINITELY fights back the ambient light while still maintaining contrast. Especially if light is hitting it above or on the sides, that's when the ALR REALLY WORKS! Keep in mind that any light coming straight at the screen or in the same direction as the projector will reflect that light back to the viewer and will wash the image out. Also keep in mind that it has a 90 degree viewing angle. So as long as you are in that viewing angle then you will have the full effect. As you move off of the angle then that's when the picture dims but it's still more than enough gain to enjoy movies. Hotspotting was something i didn't see and i'm using a 3400 lumen projector on eco mode but if that happens to some of you then try adjusting the brightness of the projector or move it further away but like i said i didn't encounter that effect. I would recommend buying the ALR Sample sheets first, they sell them here on AMAZON. Get the pack that has the CINEGREY 3D, CINEGREY 5D AND CINEGREY. Remember the longer the projector throw the better the image will be for THIS specific ALR screen. See pictures. Pic A is a white matte screen. Pic B is ALR. This is exactly what it does. Pic B is the one with darker contrast of course.

Once recovered from the USPS shipping fiasco (shipping box opened and damaged), the screen came complete with all parts. It was a cinch to assemble, much nicer in quality and effort than my outgoing white screen (see picture, both 120-inch screens). The mounting drywall anchors could have been of slightly better quality but you can upgrade those at Lowe's. The screen tensioning springs fit into metal grommet holes in the screen material for an easy tensioning of the screen, much better than my old FAVI screen. The kit even came with white gloves to handle the screen! I have total light control in my home theater but due to the ceiling and right wall being within inches of the screen, the images were reflecting from the white Matte screen back onto those adjacent walls and then reflecting back to the screen, lowering the contrast. This Cinegrey3D material is fantastic- my room reflections are near zero, and the contrast is up (was already good with my Epson 5030UB projector). The blacks are now so black that I cannot see the shadow of my hand in letterboxing. This is a fantastic deal- $500 for a 120" screen that improved an already good image to fantastic. I can also leave some room ceiling lights on and still see a great image. Don't hesitate

First of all, I have to tell you that I was dumb enough to install the screen and throw away all the packaging. DON'T BE LIKE ME! BE SMART! If I did not throw the packaging away, I would have totally returned this screen.I bought an Epson 5050ub and decided to pair it with the ambient light rejecting cinegrey 3d. Most of the reviews were good, however this screen turned out to be anything than ideal for my setup. I am projecting from about 15 feet away and the picture that I was getting directly on the wall was stunning comparing to the one that I was getting on the gray screen. No matter what I tried with the settings and the level of brightness, I kept getting a terrible hotspot that made the vieweing experience absolutely terrible. SInce I was dumb enough to throw away all the packaging, the best that I could think of was to flip the screen and have the back side (which is white) to be the side I project on. I am not kidding. The image on the white back side is 100 times better than what I was getting with the gray screen. There is no hot spotting, the brightness and colors are great. So, the moral of the story is to keep your packaging around in case you want to return this damn screen back to Amazon. Otherwise you will be projecting on the back side of a $500 screen. Other than that, the screen looks great and is very sturdy.