Da-Lite Projection Screen Fabrics Explained
Front Projection Screen Surfaces
Matte White
The most versatile screen surface and the premier choice when ambient light is controllable. It evenly distributes light over a wide viewing area while colors remain bright and life-like, with no shifts in hue. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 60°
Gain: 1.0
High Contrast Matte White
Designed for moderate output DLP and LCD projectors, this screen surface is a great choice when video images are the main source of information being projected and where ambient light is moderately controlled. With its specially designed gray base material and reflective top surface, this screen material is able to provide very good black levels without sacrificing the white level output. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.1
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. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 35°
Gain: 1.5
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. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 2.5
Silver Matte
A uniquely designed screen surface with a specifically designed silver finish. This surface is perfect for situations where a silver surface is necessary for a polarized 3-D projection. The matte finish of this surface successfully rejects ambient light. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 1.3
High Power
A technological breakthrough combines the reflectivity of a glass beaded surface with the ability to clean the surface when required. Its smooth surface offers the highest gain of all types of screen surfaces with moderate viewing angle. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 2.8
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. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 60°
Gain: 1.0
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. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 45°
Gain: 1.3
Pearlescent
This surface utilizes an unsupported vinyl creating a very smooth Pearlescent coating that provides high reflectivity and brilliance without loss of image quality or resolution. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 40°
Gain: 1.5
Audio Vision
This acoustically transparent front projection screen allows for the center channel speaker to be placed directly behind the screen while still transmitting the full range and brilliance of an original soundtrack with maximum clarity. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.0
High Contrast Da-Mat™
A smooth, gray, vinyl finish surface for high output LCD and DLP projectors. This surface improves the perceived contrast by lowering black levels. It is a flexible unsupported vinyl fabric and may be folded or rolled. Available on all models offered with the Da-Mat™ surface. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 45°
Gain: 0.8
High Contrast Cinema Vision
A smooth, gray, vinyl finish surface for moderate output DLP projectors. This surface improves the perceived contrast by lowering black levels while offering moderate gain. It is a flexible unsupported vinyl fabric and may be folded or rolled. Available on all models offered with the Cinema Vision surface. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.1
High Contrast Audio Vision
With the same optical characteristics as the High Contrast Da-Mat material, this surface is designed to provide the viewer with a more realistic soundstage by placing speakers behind the screen and allowing the sound to be transmitted through the material. This screen surface is best used when there is good control of ambient lighting and a moderately wide viewing angle is desired. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 45°
Gain: 0.8
High Contrast Cinema Perf
With the same optical characteristics as High Contrast Cinema Vision, this surface is perforated to allow placement of a center channel speaker behind the screen surface while allowing the sound to transmit through the material. Ideal for use in environments with moderate control of ambient light. Screen surface can be cleaned with a mild soap and water solution. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.1
Silver Vision
This screen surface is uniquely designed with a specially formulated silver finish. This surface is perfect for situations where a silver finish is necessary for polarized 3-D projection. The silver finish of this surface successfully rejects ambient light. It is a highly flexible fabric that must be tensioned. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 1.5
Rear Projection Screen Surfaces
DA-100
A neutral gray screen that provides contrast, uniformity and color rendition ideally suited for high resolution applications. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 35°
Gain: 1.0
DA-130
A neutral gray diffusion coating designed to provide a moderate amount of brightness for applications where ambient light is controllable and moderately wide viewing angels are required.
Viewing Angle: 34°
Gain: 1.3
DA-150
A neutral gray screen well suited for multi-image displays where bend angles from some images may be severe. It makes a good choice for audiences with a wide seating arrangement. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 32°
Gain: 1.5
DA-180
A neutral gray screen offering an on-axis gain of 1.8, the DA-180 is a coating well suited for applications whose viewing angles are not large but which can benefit from moderate screen gain. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 1.8
DA-230
An excellent choice where a balance between gain and viewing angle is needed. Ideal for situations with a high level of ambient light. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 25°
Gain: 2.3
Video Vision
A special coating process generates a screen ideal for video projection under controlled light conditions. Offers an exceptionally wide field of view so each audience member will observe a uniform, bright, sharp image with no color shift. Imaging Science Foundation approved. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant..
Viewing Angle: 55°
Gain: 1.0
DA-75 WA
A light gray diffusion coating with a .75 gain and extremely wide viewing angles. DA-75 WA is designed for use in applications where a short throw lens is required. Due to the increased half angles, DA-75 WA performs well with wide format screens. From the viewer’s perspective, side-to-side uniformity of the screen is maximized.
Viewing Angle: 78°
Gain: 0.75
DA-100 WA
A light gray diffusion coating that provides a unity gain and especially wide viewing angles. This wide angle optical coating is designed for use in applications where a short throw lens is required. Due to the increased half angles, DA-100 WA performs well with wide format screens. From the viewer’s perspective, side-to-side uniformity of the screen is maximized.
Viewing Angle: 52°
Gain: 1.0
Polacoat Ultra
Combines your choice of a Polacoat diffusion coating and a Fresnel lens for the ideal single image display. This design offers the best center to edge uniformity obtainable. Available in sizes up to 125″ diagonal. Gain and viewing angle depend on the Polacoat diffusion coating selected. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Da-View
Profiled Type Display Screen
Offers a bright image at a relatively wide field of view perfect for single image display. This screen is a single element double profile cast acrylic with a back surface comprising a Fresnal lens and the front surface exhibiting an array of lenticulations. Fresnel grooves have a pitch of .5mm and the lenticulations have a .28 mm pitch. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 32°
Gain: 3.5
Data-Pro
This single element, fresnel/lenticular screen is designed with a very high contrast to compliment today’s brighter digital projectors. The Data-Pro screen prevents ambient light from degrading the black level in the image, which resulting in incredibly good image contrast, even in high ambient light environments. Fresnel frooves have a pitch of .19 mm and lenticulation have a pitch of .25 mm.
Viewing Angle: 20°
Gain: 1.5
Giant Screen
Profiled Type Display Screens
This screen is a single element optical system with two active lens surfaces. The back surface is a Fresnel lens with a pitch of .5 mm and the front surface is a lenticulation array with a pitch of 0.8 mm. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 21°
Gain: 3.0
Black Bead
The Black Bead screen provides super high contrast, extended resolution images for the most demanding multi-media, HDTV and computer display applications. The Black Bead screen provides for exceptionally vivid images in even the worst ambient lightening conditions with a very wide viewing angle.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.0
Holoscreen
The Holoscreen has been specifically designed for use in high ambient light environments and point-of-sale applications. The viewer can see a crisp image and see through the screen at the same time. Recommended for use with a projection angle of 18-35° . The Holoscreen is designed for use with any single lens projector.
Viewing Angle: 28°
Gain: 4.0
Da-Tex™
Flexible Fabric Screen:
A translucent, neutral gray vinyl surface that offers high transmission and low reflectance values for optimal viewing. It yields excellent color rendition, image contrast and a wide viewing angle. Suitable for all types of rear projection. Ideally suited for both lace and grommet and snap button type screens. Material needs to be tensioned. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 30°
Gain: 1.8
High Contrast Da-Tex™
Flexible Fabric Screen:
High Contrast Da-Tex™ is a unity gain rear projection surface with a specially designed dark gray tint and is formulated to provide lower black levels for today’s high output projectors. This surface features optical characteristics similar to rigid rear projection screens. Ideally suited for both lace and grommet and snap button screens used in portable applications. Surface requires tensioning due to its flexible nature.
Viewing Angle: 40°
Gain: 1.0
Dual Vision
Flexible Fabric Screen
A unity gain flexible projection fabric capable of both front and rear projection. The surface is ideal for video projection under controlled light conditions. With an exceptionally wide viewing cone, each seat in the audience will observe a uniform, bright, sharp image with no color shift. Surface needs to be tensioned. Screen surface can be cleaned with mild soap and water. Flame retardant and mildew resistant.
Viewing Angle: 50°
Gain: 1.0
