PROCURV

Curved Fixed Projection Screen

Meet the PROCURV

As the projection world changes, more home theater builders are converting to CinemaScope screens. A super wide Cinemascope screen allows you to watch a widescreen movie the way Hollywood intended it to be viewed and gives you 33% more resolution from your projector (see below).

The main objective to home theater is to bring the full movie experience into your home. Most movies are produced in a Cinemascope format also known as 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The Cinemascope screen immerses the viewer into the movie by opening up their peripheral vision. It has been said before that one way to compare a 2.35:1 aspect ratio screen to a 16:9 screen is the same difference as watching the world go by through your picture window or stepping outside your home and taking part in the world.

The ProCurv takes the home theater Cinemascope experience one step further by encapsulating the viewer even more-so into the movie. We do this by surrounding the movie around you with our ProCurv curved projection screens. The curve of the ProCurv not only draws the viewer more Into the movie but reaps many other benefits as well as noted below.

Re-direction of Light

A flat projection screen reflects light back to the audience as well as the walls around it. Light reflecting off the side walls can reflect back to the projection screen washing out the projected image. Light can also reflect the color of the wall (including dark colored walls) back to the projection screen causing an unwanted color shift of the projected image.

 

The concave shape of the ProCurv directs the projectied reflected light towards the center of the viewing audience which helps keep light off the side walls.

 

Anamorphic Lens Distortion

As Cinemascope widely becomes more popular in todays home theaters, more home theater builders are using adaptable anamorphic lenses and scalers to increase the resolution and light output of the 2.35 aspect ratio projected image.

 

Anamorphic lenses are known to distort the projected image by making the center of the projected image more narrow than the edges. The concave shape of the Pro-Curve projector screen reverses this effect by bringing the ends of the screen closer to the audience and pushing the center of the screen away from the audience thus giving you a non distorted projected image.

 

A little more info on anamorphic lenses...
When watching a 2.35:1 movie on a 16:9 projector and screen, the unwanted black bars above and below the movie account for 33% of loss resolution and up to 20% of loss light.

 

By adding an anamorphic lens, scaler and Cinemascope screen, you can eliminate the black bars and get 33% more resolution and up to 20% more light from your projector. This is an incredible upgrade in itself considering. For more details on anamorphic lenses and scalers please visit our F.A.Q.'s section.

 

Uniform light distribution across the screen

High gain projection screen material is synonymous for narrow viewing cones and hot-spotting. The concave shape of the SmX Pro-Cuve helps evenly distribute light across the high gain projection screen which also improves the viewing cone.

Better toeing of speakers with AT screens

If you are using the SmX audio transparent CineWeave™ HD projection screen material with the Pro-Curve frame, the concave shape of the Pro-Curve can improve your sound stage. Speakers get placed behind an audio transparent screen. Speakers are known to perform best when the speaker baffle is evenly parallel to the projection screen material. The concave shape of the Pro-Curve allows you to toe in your left and right main speakers while evenly paralleled to the projection screen material.

Featured ProCurv Installation

SmX recently manufactured and installed a custom 310" wide ProCurv along with multiple other screens for CBS Scene. This set-up features multiple projectors and edge-blending technology to produce a continuous seamless projected image. Please click on thumbnails below to enlarge images.



Build Quality

Other screen companies that offer curved screens use standard round piping for their frame and then rivet on the frame boarder. SmX uses our high quality insulated Pro-Line frame extrusion for our Pro-Curv screens.

 

The black trim around your screen plays a huge part in perceived contrast. The blacker the trim, the better perceived contrast.

 

The leading screen companies use cheap black flock as the black masking trim on your frame. The ProCurv frame comes wrapped with our True Black velvet to ensure a true to life black hole frame around your projection screen. The SmX true velvet trim makes all the other screen companies flocked trim look grey in comparison.

The following comparison picture was shot with a camera and flash. The SmX true black velvet (on the left side) and the leading screen companies black flock trim (on the right side) were side by side when the picture was shot.

Notice how the leading screen companies flock trim reflects all the light from the camera flash, however the SmX true velvet trim absorbs all the light from the camera flash.

Do you want a grey trimmed frame around your screen or a true black one?

SMX TRUE BLACK
VELVET TRIM 		LEADING SCREEN COMPANY
BLACK FLOCK TRIM


SmX also offers exotic wood veneered finished frames as well as other colored velvets.

 

The Curves

The ProCurv comes in three standard radius curves. The three radius's are, 40' (being the most commonly used), 30' and 20'. The tighter radius's are known to help out people with very short throw distances and heavier anamorphic distortion. Some people prefer a tighter curved radius for a more dramatic curved screen effect in their theater.

 

Besides the three standard radius's we offer, custom radius curves can be made as well.

 

Sizing and Aspect Ratios

Our ProCurv screen ranges in sizes from 80" wide up to 20' wide with all aspect ratios. Every SmX screen is custom made to order, so custom sizes and configurations are quickly and easily produced.

Your Pro-Curve screen comes with everything necessary to make assembly and installation an ease.

To see the PROCURV standard sizes click here

 

SmX boasts craftsmanship with the highest quality. Your SmX projection screen will come with nothing short of pure perfection. SmX understands one of the most important pieces of your theater is the projection screen and your SmX screen will be a big showpiece of your theater.

 

Projectors and DVD players are always upgraded but a good high quality projection screen can last a lifetime. Your one time investment in your SmX projector screen will outlive the surrounding technology in your theater. You owe yourself the best in life, investing in an SmX projection screen will assure you made the right decision.

 


Lifetime Warranty

The SmX ProCurv Frame is backed with a Lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects.


Real Testimonials

• Cedia 2009 USA Video and Written Testimonials
• Customer Testimonials

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Pricing / Availability

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