There are too many kinds of screens made of various materials. How to pick a proper one for your projector? This article will list different kinds of screens and give their advantages and shortcomings.
White Plastic
Gain:1.1
Viewing Angles: >160°
It is a common screen, made of PVC. It has rough workmanship and grains, which has slightly better visual effect than white wall.
White Glass Fiber
Gain:2.5
Viewing Angles: >160°
It is made of special HD materials. In addition, this kind of screen can stretch smoothly without tedious spread manually. It delivers a colorful image and adds gains and contrast ratio. It has longer life span and keeps flat and straight under big temperature changes.
Glass Bead
Gain:2.5-2.8
Viewing Angles: >160°
It delivers a higher brightness and resolution, which is suitable for some LED projectors with lower brightness (Lower than 2,000ANSI lumens) and 3D video play.
Grey Glass Fiber
Gain: 2.8
Viewing Angles: 160°
It has a good performance in terms of anti-ambient light, which delivers a good contrast ratio. It is suitable for projectors labeling a brightness higher than 2,000 ANSI lumens. It is suitable for daytime use compared with other materials.
Metal
Gain:3.5
Viewing Angles: 160
It can deliver an image of high resolution and good color rendition. It is fine and smooth, which gives a clear image in daytime and improves the contrast ratio and brightness of projection image. It is suitable for 3D video play.
