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Electric Screen Tensioned or Non-Tensioned? Big difference?

post #1 of 11
5/18/07 at 7:36am
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Good Day! i'm planning to buy a motorized projector screen at around 106" and i'm still thinking if there will be a big difference with a tensioned and non-tensioned screen? co'z i was checking out for the da-lite cosmopolitan electrol and the price difference from non-tensioned and tensioned screen is big..so should i go for a tensioned screen or not? thank you very much! hope someone could help me
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post #2 of 11
5/19/07 at 3:50am
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Originally Posted by ertang View Post

Good Day! i'm planning to buy a motorized projector screen at around 106" and i'm still thinking if there will be a big difference with a tensioned and non-tensioned screen? co'z i was checking out for the da-lite cosmopolitan electrol and the price difference from non-tensioned and tensioned screen is big..so should i go for a tensioned screen or not? thank you very much! hope someone could help me

There are very few non tab-tentioned screens that stay flat and stable over longer time. The ones that might stay flat are mostly think 1mm or more. If you can go for a good tab-tentioned design.

Daniel.
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post #3 of 11
5/19/07 at 4:54am
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Originally Posted by ertang View Post

Good Day! i'm planning to buy a motorized projector screen at around 106" and i'm still thinking if there will be a big difference with a tensioned and non-tensioned screen? co'z i was checking out for the da-lite cosmopolitan electrol and the price difference from non-tensioned and tensioned screen is big..so should i go for a tensioned screen or not? thank you very much! hope someone could help me

Hello:

I faced the same decision about a month ago. I wanted an electric screen. I hate the look of the tensioned models but feared I would not get a smooth picture without it.

I made the decision to go with a non-tensioned Da-Lite electric screen and I am VERY happy.

The screen is very heavy. It hangs pretty tight by it's own weight.

Splotto
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post #4 of 11
5/19/07 at 5:59am
I might be wrong here but does the answer to this not also
depend on the material. For example, I am under trhe impression
that the High Power material is for a non-tensioned screen.
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post #5 of 11
5/21/07 at 11:27pm
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Originally Posted by Splotto View Post

Hello:

I faced the same decision about a month ago. I wanted an electric screen. I hate the look of the tensioned models but feared I would not get a smooth picture without it.

I made the decision to go with a non-tensioned Da-Lite electric screen and I am VERY happy.

The screen is very heavy. It hangs pretty tight by it's own weight.

Splotto

how long have you been using the non-tensioned screen? thanks!
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post #6 of 11
5/22/07 at 5:17am
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how long have you been using the non-tensioned screen? thanks!


Not long. I would say a little over a month. So I can't attest to the long term performance of the screen.

Splotto
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post #7 of 11
5/26/07 at 1:28pm
I did the opposite of Splotto. I went with the Da-Lite Cosmo Electrol Tensioned HCCV 4 years ago. I actually think the tab tensioning looks cool. Anyhow, the screen looks the same today as it did the day I hung it. Never a single problem with it. I personally think any curling or waves would bug the crap out of me. JMHO
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post #8 of 11
5/27/07 at 11:25am
I've had a tabed tensioned 16x9 100" Stewart Pull Down for almost 4 years, and it's still smooth and wrinkle free. So I believe they work. And I think the tab-tension screens look cool as well.
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post #9 of 11
5/28/07 at 4:34am
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I did the opposite of Splotto.

Hello:


That's usually a safe bet. :-)
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post #10 of 11
5/28/07 at 9:36pm
ertang,

I'm facing the same decision and would love to hear what you go with. I'm leaning towards the tensioned screen to avoid the dreaded waves over time. For a slightly lower price, you might consider the Elite model which Jason Turk reviewed on this forum a few month ago.
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post #11 of 11
5/29/07 at 11:45am
Its a tough decision. I was in the same boat. I've seen non-tensioned screens that were perfectly flat. I previously had a non-tensioned screen for six years and the waves drove me crazy. Especially on pans. I asked myself if I was willing to gamble on getting a flat non-tensioned screen and living with it for another six years. I sucked it up and bought tensioned Designer Contour Electrol love it. Completely flat.
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