Are solid projection screens better than transparent?
A Huge misconception people have on Audio Transparent projection screens are related to the older perforated screens. In the past, a perforated screen would be a last resort due to loss of image quality and deterioration of sound caused by the large perforations. All this has changed with woven fabric screens and the much smaller micro-perforated surfaces.
Here are a few good reasons why a transparent movie screen is favourable over a solid surface movie screen.
The first reason is speaker placement. With a solid movie screen, you have to put your main speakers around the screen and the centre channel, above or below. This is known to cause a disconnection of imaging for dialogue in movies.
With an Audio Transparent screen, you can now place your main speakers and centre channel directly behind the movie screen to get audio imaging the way it was intended to be from Hollywood. With your speakers behind the acoustically transparent movie screen, dialogue in a movie is actually coming from where it is supposed to.
A solid movie screen usually means having to place the speakers on the sides of the solid screen. An acoustically transparent movie screen gives you full flexibility to go as big as your room allows by being able to put all your front speakers behind the screen.
Another important reason why transparent movie screens are favoured over a solid movie screen is audio reflections. A solid movie screen in front of your Home Theatre creates one unwanted large reflective wall for audio.
Keeping your speakers behind the movie screen is the same method commercial cinemas use. Why expect anything less in your Home Theatre?
We have demonstration systems utilising Acoustically Transparent screens in our showroom at 327 Goodwood Rd, Kings Park. Come in for a demonstration.