If you have an interest in learning more about projector screens in general, please check out our article on-screen materials, How to Choose The Best Front Projection Home Theater Screen. For those of you trying to decide between a 2.35 screen or 16:9 screen, we have a great article detailing the pros & cons of a widescreen home theater system.
Let’s take a look at the models to help you decide which one is the best match for your dream home theater system.
EPV Prime Vision ISF Home Theater Screens
In the video world, getting certification from the Imaging Science Foundation is like getting a gold star on your homework. This is an industry trade group that tests consumer video gear to make sure it meets a very high level of standards for performance.
EPV’s Prime Vision ISF screens meet these rigorous standards and offer great performance for the money. With an ISF screen, you know you will be getting accurate color, excellent color balance, great contrast, and a wide viewing angle.
These are available in several standard 16:9 sizes from 100” to 200” diagonal and 2.35 aspect ratio models in 138” and 158” diagonal. When you can buy a 100” ISF certified 16:9 screen for under $1,000 you have a great value, which is what the EPV Screens are all about.
EPV calls their matte white screen material ChromaWhite ISF and it has a gain of 1.25 making it perfect for most of today’s front projectors. The Prime Vision screens come with a hand wrapped 2.4” black velvet border. In our opinion, having this light-absorbing border gives the image more “pop” and we highly recommend this version.
ISF examines screens for an even dispersion of the light coming off the screen. The ChromaWhite ISF can give you up to 180 degrees of perfect uniformity for a great picture even very far off-axis. These screens are also HDR and even 8K ready.
Their lightweight aluminum frame comes apart so it is easy to bring the screen through a tight space to your theater room. For the DIY installer, the installation brackets are adjustable horizontally giving you total flexibility in hitting the studs in your wall. The screen itself is also very easy to assemble.
You just can’t beat these for the money when it comes to a great value front projection screen that will be perfect for many DIY home theater projects.