Elite Screens Evanesce Tab-Tension B, 120-inch 16:9, 4K / 8K HD, Recessed in-Ceiling Electric Tab Tensioned Projector Screen, Matte White Projection Screen Surface Programmed Remote Kit, ETB120HW3-E8

I recently upgraded my home theater with the Elite Screens Evanesce Tab-Tension B motorized projector screen, and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance and build quality. It has significantly enhanced my viewing experience, making movie nights at home feel like a cinematic adventure.Pros:Superb Picture Quality: The screen material is top-notch, providing a crisp, clear image with vibrant colors and excellent contrast. The tab-tension system ensures the screen remains flat and smooth, eliminating any wrinkles or waves that could distort the picture.Motorized Convenience: The motorized feature works silently and smoothly, allowing me to effortlessly raise or lower the screen with the included remote control. It adds a touch of luxury and convenience to my home theater setup.Tab-Tension System: The tab-tensioning system is crucial for maintaining a flat surface, especially in larger screens. It ensures uniform tension across the entire screen area, resulting in a consistently high-quality image.Sturdy Construction: The housing and roller mechanism feel robust and well-made. Installation was straightforward, thanks to the detailed instructions and included mounting hardware.Versatile Use: Whether I'm watching movies, playing games, or giving presentations, this screen handles it all with finesse. It's compatible with both 4K and HD projectors, delivering an immersive viewing experience every time.Cons:Honestly, there are no significant drawbacks to mention. The screen has performed flawlessly and met all my expectations.Conclusion:In conclusion, the Elite Screens Evanesce Tab-Tension B motorized projector screen is an outstanding choice for anyone looking to elevate their home theater or presentation setup. Its combination of superior picture quality, motorized convenience, and reliable tab-tension system make it a worthwhile investment. I highly recommend it for both residential and commercial use without hesitation.

The build quality on this screen is excellent, and is the second one we’ve installed this year. They’ve improved the installation kit quite a bit over previous years, now including a quality metric socket wrench and extra install hardware — both threaded rods and perforated angle brackets. They’ve also stopped recommending testing the screen rolling mechanism before installation, which caused more problems than it solved before (think about how you would ‘temporarily” hang a 120” screen to do an extension test).The installation instructions could stil use some clarification, although they’ve cleared up a lot of ambiguity that previous instructions had about measuring and cutting the flush-mount opening. Two different installation approaches are documents: “above ceiling” and “below ceiling”. We’ve tried both methods, and don’t really understand yet the difference between “above” and “below” ceiling. Clearly the entire screen mechanism is always above the ceiling in both approaches. Even the tech we called couldn’t explain how to select one approach or the other. One uses threaded rods,and the other uses perforated angle brackets. Other than that, I don’t understand the distinction.Once installed, the screen is very easy to use. The two screens we installed are in adjacent rooms, and the RF remotes were thoughtfully paired to the appropriate screen, avoiding run-time mixups with simultaneous speaking sessions. There are also separate remotes for IR and RF, another bonus, because you can have a speaker remote and one for backstage use. The ability to slave to a projector “lower” and “retract” screen signal is also a boon, as you don’t need to put the screen remote on stage if you don’t want to — the screen automatically lowers on projector power-up and retracts on power-down.This time we paid the extra money for Elite’s tab-tension stabilizing side wire version, as this venue has more indoor air motion than our previous locations. The difference in screen rigidity is quite amazing, as the tab tensioning wires completely eliminate the motion due to HVAC blowers we’ve had to deal with in the past. These screens are also used in rooms with unblocked outside windows, os projection is often in broad daylight. Image contrast and viewing angles are excellent, with no audience cold spots.Despite some quibbles over the installation guide, Elite’s tech support is highly available and very proficient with all projection technical issues. They provided us valuable installation tips tailored for our installation, in particular in projector positioning to eliminate keystoning. We could not be happier.

The recessed feature works great, the quality is good enough for the price.

Overall, a very solid screen. There are a few small wrinkles, but I don’t notice them when watching a movie. The screen is still new so I’m hoping the wrinkles may slowly dissipate on their own. The image quality is excellent. The remote controls are easy to use as well.We installed the screen in my basement with a drywall ceiling. We had the slot framed out before we did drywall, which helped with the installation process. The installation takes a lot of prep time as everyone’s application is unique and won’t typically match the online demo videos. Overall, I would have like the design to give you a little bit more tolerance for installation variation.