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Dark Energy Screens
Australia

Specialising in Ambient Light Rejecting (ALR) / Ultra Short Throw (UST) / Ceiling Light Rejecting (CLR) Home Theatre screens. 

 

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"I’m very happy with the new UST screen. Well packaged....time of arrival as quoted thank you. …...the screen is a great improvement."
Mick, Western Australia

What Is An Ultra Short Throw (UST) Projector Screen And Why Should You Want One?

White Screen (left) vs UST Screen (right)
White Screen (left) vs UST Screen (right) Actual Unedited Photos

If you are using a UST Projector without a UST Screen specially designed for UST projectors you will not enjoy the best image quality the projector has to offer (the same goes for using just a wall, which is usually even worse).

 

Projectors usually only provide a great picture in a darkened room but a specialised UST projector screen also enables great image quality in a lit room (and even better dark room performance too).  With a 100 inch or more UST screen your friends will think you have a giant TV.

 

There are several reasons for the improvements a UST screen provides:

 

1.  Without a UST screen the majority of the light from the projector directly under the screen will be reflected up to the ceiling, not to your eye level.  This is just physics; the angle the light hits the screen or wall at is the angle it gets reflected at. Obviously this seriously diminishes the brightness of the light (the image) you  see at your seating position.

 

2.  Not only that, even in a darkened room all that light hitting your ceiling gets reflected into the room and lights it up, which washes out the contrast of the already diminished image you are seeing (unless you have a black or very dark coloured ceiling that is also zero sheen).

 

3.  Most walls are not perfectly flat, they have ripples that you wouldn’t see, until you shine a light up them at an extreme angle, just like a UST projector does.  Then you might see the shadows that give away where the ripples are.

 

A UST screen overcomes these problems and gives you the best image by incorporating a surface structure that is designed to reflect the light from below straight out into the room to your eyes, at the same time as rejecting light from above (i.e. room lights and ceiling reflections).

 

Of course it’s also perfectly flat to eliminate any distortions.

 

Combined with  Ambient Light Rejecting (ALR) characteristics (specifically CLR i.e. Ceiling Light Rejection) and a gray layer in the screen material you get greater contrast, richer colours, and a more vibrant, TV-like image even in a lit room!

 

Take a look at the videos below which summarise  all this pretty well and show how a UST ALR/CLR screen greatly enhances the image.  Also see our Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ) page.

 

For use in both darkness and ambient light UST screens are ideal for UST projectors such as the Formovie,  Samsung 4K UST, Xiaomi Mijia UST 4K Laser, Optoma UST 4K UST, LG UST 4K, Vava UST 4K, HiSense UST models, Epson, BenQ, Philips, ViewSonic, XGIMI, Dell plus ANY UST projector model.

Video: How A UST Projector Screen Works

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Video: Benefits Of A UST ALR/CLR Projector Screen

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White Screen vs. UST Screen, A Customer’s Experience

Lucien from WA, one of our customers who found us after already buying a regular white screen for his UST projector, contacted us to say:

“I came across your website and found it most helpful. I think I’ve made a fatal error with regard the viewing quality of my new Philips Screeneo U5 projector which arrived last week. I bought … an Akia 100inch white wall mounted screen. I’ve mounted the screen and setup the projector and I have to tell you that I am so disappointed by the results.
 
The image is washed out. The lights have to be off almost completely before a decent image is shown despite the projector laser operating at maximum light output. Following reading your information, I’ve come to the conclusion that the screen is the problem. I also watched the video showing the XY Screens UST PET Crystal screens.”
 
There is a happy ending! Lucien bought an XY Screens UST PET Crystal then gave us more feedback, see his testimony immediately below:
 
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"Super impressed by quality of the screen both in build quality and picture quality. Very happy. Thank you."
Lucien, Western Australia

We Have The Two Best Value, Most Popular UST CLR Projector Screens

An amazing performer popular all over the world at a price  better than anything equivalent is the XY Screens UST CLR ‘PET Crystal’ (ridiculous acronym overload we know, but the screen is fantastic…).

 

The other is the Elite Screens ‘Aeon’ StarBright CLR.  Also an excellent  screen extremely similar in performance to the XY,  from a long established, very popular and well regarded home theatre brand.

 

You can see pricing and available sizes on our Shop page.

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Video Review: XY Screens 'PET Crystal' UST CLR Screen With Xiaomi 4k UST Projector

Video Review: Elite Screens Aeon UST CLR 'StarBright' Projector Screen

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"Geordie has been an absolute gentleman to deal with. It is rare to find people in business with such high levels of integrity! Buy with confidence!"
Roland, New South Wales
5/5
"Thanks again for the prompt and carefree service, very good indeed!!"
Kim, Queensland