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Oz Theatre Screens is an Australian manufacturer of premium dedicated fixed frame screens. Since 2002 we have offered a range of high performance European projection fabrics for all types of projectors.
Our screens yield stunning images and enable the limits of your projector's ability to be displayed. Along with world class build quality, a 10 year warranty and the best prices around, an Oz Theatre Screen is the only screen you are ever likely to purchase! The Majestic screen will outlast many generations of projectors. So if you're serious about your image, you've come to the right place!
We use Black Fidelio Velvet on our screen frames, which is exlusive to our company. Fidelio Velvet and is the blackest velvet on the market, and comes standard on all Majestic screens.
We offer custom sizes up to 5 metres wide at no extra cost with fast lead times and great service.
We operate both a wholesale business division for our hand picked installers and retailers throughout Australia, we also operate a factory direct business model which can be seen here at www.projectorscreens.com.au/shop
Thank you for visiting our site. Please have a look around and contact us for your free fabric sample pack. We don't just promise perfection, we guarantee it!
NEW: Download our screen size and CIH Scope Setup info PDF here
This months Majestic image. 110 Majestic Evo3D 16:9 screen.
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REVIEWS and COMMENTS:
Chesty,
I have one of Richard's screens (Majestic with Evo3D fabric) in scope format. You mentioned in your original post "bang for your buck". Well, I can tell you with absolute certainty that Richard's screens are THE best bang for your buck screen around, bar none.
The build quality is superb, the velvet flocking, as Kopthat has said, is a veritable black hole and the Evo3D fabric is 1st class.
I've had mine for near on 12 months, and I still grin from ear to ear when I watch a movie on it.
Hope that helps. Link
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In terms of "bang for your buck" the OZTS Evo3D is hands down the winner in the Australian market, with one important qualification - you MUST have the ability to totally light control your viewing environment as it has an extremely white and highly reflective surface that will pick up ambient light and wash out your image.
If you have a dedicated HT that you can paint the walls and ceiling a dark colour and put in dark carpet, you can't go past a 120" Majestic Cinemascope Screen with Evo3D and an Aussimorphic lens for circa AUD$1,800 - perfect match for the Sony VPL-VW60. Link
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I too have one of OZ theatre's new majestic screens and can also vouch for it excellence. I'm using an Epson TW2000 PJ onto a 110" 16:9 screen with a throw distance of approx 4.5m.
Well done Richard a truly outstanding product! Link
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Mate, get a screen.
I used to project onto a wall, and after I installed my OZTS screen, the difference was immediately visible.
The first thing I put on was LOTR EpII. The start, where the camera is flying around the mountains, was so immersive, it nearly gave me vertigo. You will not reget spending the cash on an OZTS.
My screen is a 3m wide scope screen using the Evo 3d fabric, and the whole thing, delivered was something like $1200!!! Now, a smaller, 16:9 screen will be cheaper, and you'll save on shipping.
Do yourself a favour. Don't put good money after bad by buying melamine board. Spend the money ONCE doing it right, and be done with it.
Here's a pic of mine
Cheers,
Chris Link
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Also a fabric from OZTS that is not that well known is the Acoustic Vision (AKA SMX) and whilst it is acoustically transparent, even if you had no intention of putting your speakers behind it, it should be known that it also reflects one dam good looking image. The product really does look as good as it sounds...
Mark Link
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Could not agree more with Chris. Best bang for your buck without a doubt. The Evo3D produces a stunning image and the assembly is very simple. I've had mine for about 15 months and never had to re-tension it, doesn't look like i'll ever have to either. After seeing what mine has been like one of my mates just purchased one to go with his new Sony VW60 and the image quality is sublime.
When I eventually upgrade to a 1080p projector I'll most definitely be keeping the screen.
You can't go wrong with the Evo3D Chesty - you'll be impressed! Link
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Could not agree more with Chris. Best bang for your buck without a doubt. The Evo3D produces a stunning image and the assembly is very simple. I've had mine for about 15 months and never had to re-tension it, doesn't look like i'll ever have to either. After seeing what mine has been like one of my mates just purchased one to go with his new Sony VW60 and the image quality is sublime.
When I eventually upgrade to a 1080p projector I'll most definitely be keeping the screen.
You can't go wrong with the Evo3D Chesty - you'll be impressed! Link
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In the past 5 years I have owned or had extended use of:
- an 80" 16:9 Da-Lite pull-up screen (good, solid mobile screen)
- an 80" 16:9 Sony DynaClear pull-up screen (handy in uncontrollable ambient light spaces, but not ideal)
- a 100" 16:9 Planar Xscreen (useless and awkward unless you have perfect viewing environment)
- a 100" 16:9 LP Morgan Galleria Novares (too translucent - fabric not perfectly opaque)
- a 100" 16:9 Longhorn Pro Screen (too dim - fabric seems to be less than 1.0, and textile based)
And now, finally, a ~114" 2.37:1 Oz Theatre Screens Majestic Cinemascope Screen with Evolution 3D fabric (yes, that's 6 screens in 5 years, and yes, my wife is not happy about it). I managed to on sell all of the above bar the Longhorn Pro which, due to adhesive used in the frame and the textile based fabric, resulted in a savage tearing of the fabric when I tried to pack it away for moving.
Whatever you do, do not be tempted by the claimed convenience and benefits of "daylight" screens - the technology is still far from perfect, and unless you have the perfect viewing environment to allow set up (no light coming from the direction of the projector other than the projector, offset above or below the screen by 10% of screen height, mounting of projector at least 2.5 - 3 x screen width away, etc.), and a super powerful projector (2000+ lumens after lamp decay minimum), they deliver sub-par performance and are not worth the significant expense involved - this goes for Planar Xscreen, LP Morgan Galleria Noir, and DNP Supernova (the last two are effectively the same screen). One day, maybe they will get it right, but not yet. Personally I think they would be better using the ambient light rejection properties of these screens on ordinary screen fabrics to prevent general washout from light coming off reflective room surfaces and give up the whole idea of daylight viewing. Alas, that's not the direction the technology is going. In the meantime, spend the money on some good blackout curtains instead - they will cost less, and improve the value of your house. Trust this coming from someone who learned the hard way.
As for screen size, screen height is the important factor, and I think room length / 3.68 = screen height, with seating distance at 3 x viewing height usually works out correct. Tempting as it is, do not get a screen that is too big - your projector will have to be super powerful to light it up, and light reflecting off your ceiling, walls or carpet will kill picture quality if the screen is too close to those surfaces (the viewable surface of the screen should be at least 30cm from any of ceiling, walls or floor, and preferably more). Of course, once you've got the right screen height, it's going to be the same height regardless of screen aspect ratio - 1.33:1, 16:9, and 2.37:1 - so you might as well go for Cinemascope if you have the horizontal room to do so in order to future-proof your set-up. My experience has been, you don't really notice the black bars on the side of the picture as much as you do black bars above or (to a lesser extent) below when watching 1.78:1, 1.85:1 or 1.33:1 material on a Cinemascope screen. I happily watched "Cloverfield" (1.78:1) and the last couple of episodes of "Twin Peaks" (1.33:1) on the screen last weekend, and didn't even notice the side bars.
As for brand of screen, the Oz Theatre Screens Majestic Cinemascope is by far the best screen I've owned in terms of price to performance - and I've owned a lot of them (as my wife likes to point out). The Da-Lite was great for mobility during my rental days, but if you don't need that, a fixed screen is the only way to go, and you'll get your best bang for buck for a fixed screen at OZTS. You can also get the OZTS factory direct, which cuts out "middle-man mark-up" and the need to deal with anyone other than the manufacturer - this in turn greatly improves customer service, response time and sorting out of errors (like couriers who don't follow instructions). Again, trust me, this is worth a lot more than it seems.
So, I'll chip in with my recommendation and say, give Richard Ward at OZTS a call and he will help you choose the right screen and the right size. If you can stretch the budget, definitely go for the Evo 3D over the other fabrics - the difference is noticeable over their tandard fabrics, and much better than the fabrics used by LP Morgan or Longhorn, and comparable to screen fabrics from the very "high end" screen makers. Link
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I have a TW2000 and the PQ is more than acceptable even in SD. I pretty much use the PJ as a TV and clock up about 4 hours viewing per night and given this a 16:9 aspect screen was the obvious choice. I would recommend a 16:9 screen from OZ theatre screens, I have one of his Majestic screens and the quality and performance are first class. Link
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I have an Aurora screen from oztheartre, which doesn't have the evolution fabric, still a brilliant image.
I can say that that frames are excellent and sturdy, with the blackest of black surround, that is like a black hole in absorbing any over spill.
The velcro method of tensioning the screen works really well, and it takes no time to set up. Link
