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1/16" off, and thus a small gapping of the fabric occurs. Most situations like this require a new screen to be sent out.<br />
The advantage to the rod system is that it is less expensive to make, and less difficult to have mistakes. In addition,<br />
since the fabric is effectively "attached" infinitely along the entire side, there is little chance for gapping.<br />
The <strong>Elite</strong> EzFrame comes with 2 fabric choices...a HC White and a High Contrast Gray. For testing I requested the HC<br />
White (1.2 gain) as my room doesn't typically need a gray screen. The fabric is a very smooth one with little texture. I<br />
did notice it was a little on the thin side, which could normally cause light to pass-through, causing light loss. However,<br />
they thought of that too. It comes with a black backing on it. This adds both a bit of thickness, as well as greatly reducing<br />
any light leakage one might normally get.<br />
COMMENTS ON PERFORMANCE:<br />
NOTE: I did not bother taking screen shots. Why? Well first, screen shots are only used as a basic idea and unless I did<br />
many screens with the same projector, they would tell you nothing. In addition, depending on the projector I used, that<br />
would more determine the resulting quality of the screenshots I did get. Essentially the camera can't pickup the slight<br />
nuances of different fabrics.<br />
The HC White fabric was surprisingly good. I found that it had a decent reflectivity to it, but didn't suffer too much from<br />
hotspotting (which obviously you would expect from a lower gain screen), nor did it have any sparklies or other anomalies<br />
to it. Colors were decent as compared to other higher end screens, and about what you'd expect to get for the<br />
price. It didn't really suffer from a yellowish tinge as some of the other less expensive screens do. All in all I found it to<br />
be a good material for the money. The main negative to the limited material selection is that with only these 2 fabrics<br />
to choose from, you have to rely more on the projector and room for the proper setup. Essentially having a smaller<br />
material selection takes one "tuning" factor (for a room) out of the equation.<br />
CONCLUSIONS:<br />
<strong>Elite</strong> certainly has a good idea here. Good performance, good build quality, and good features in a screen, for a lower<br />
price point. The main advantages I see to this unit are obviously the price, but moreover the heavy duty velvet frame<br />
and decent quality screen material performance. All in all if you are on a budget and need a good performance<br />
screen, the <strong>Elite</strong> EzFrame should be something to check out. You get a LOT for your money.<br />
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