![]() ![]() Figure 100" UST/ALR screens start at about $1000 or less, but can go up into the several thousands of dollars, depending on the brand.Īll considered, it sure seems like you will be able to buy one of these VividStorms, for less than the equivalent Elite. Now if the family has no issues with a big gray screen on the wall when you guys aren't watching, a rigid screen will defiinitely save you a lot of money. Other than the Elite and SI motorized screens we are about to discuss, the rest of the competition right now for UST/ALR screens, are rigid screens. Elite is selling it through their premium EPV line, primarily for commercial use. Now I’m sure they aren’t selling for anything near that, but still, it’s a shocking difference. Interestingly Elite’s 120” sports a list price of $7499! ($6499 for their 100”). You will find the VividStorm in the 120” diagonal size on Amazon. The point is, make sure your screen is going straight up as it should. Certainly not enough to cause a focus problem. That is insignificant across a roughly 10-foot wide screen. ![]() With the screen base level, the upper left side is still leaning forward, but per my measurement by less than 1/8 inch. It’s still not perfectly vertical, to double-check it, I re-remeasured right now, moments ago. After I lowered it, I realized it wasn’t level. Much more and it just might have fallen over. One time when opening, I noticed that the left side top was tilted over an inch more forward than the right side or the bottom. The top-left edge and right edges should be exactly directly above the lower left and right outside edges of the screen. When the screen opens, of course it should go straight up. As I was playing around with my temporary stand, I didn’t always make sure it was perfectly level (especially back to front). One potential issue when setting up the screen: Sorry, I never took a photo or video of the back as it opens, so you could see the scissor-type way it opens and rises. ![]() You can see the foot of black “rise” below the screen surface, and above the VividStorm logo on the metal base: Here’s a photo of the lower right of the screen when fully extended before I added a stand. Note there are consoles hitting the market designed to place a screen like this, inside. That can b accomplished with extra “rise” material but that's not an option at this time (nor expected), or a stand to raise the screen up, which will be the go-to solution. What this all means is that with a riser type screen like this, you need to have the screen’s base raised up enough to match your projector’s throw, especially taking into consideration the table it sits on. I would have to put the projector, basically right on the floor for it to work, and on a projector like the Optoma P1 which sits a bit further below the screen than most of the competition (about 18" for a 120" image), the P1 would have to be a couple of inches below the floor! Screen dimensions for all VividStorm screens in this series ![]()
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