Elite Screens Aeon CineGrey 5D 165” Fixed Frame CLR/ALR Projector Screen 16:9, Edge-Free Design, Ceiling & Ambient Light Rejecting, Wall Mounted, Standard Throw Compatible for Home Theater, AR165DHD5

The media could not be loaded. Purchased this after an unsuccessful trial of a Silver Ticket silver-color screen, which had visible defects when brightly lit.Assembly wasn't awful...Elite Screens has done away with the fiddly grommets that need to be installed. They now use metal rods (akin to the style used by Silver Ticket), but still uses the mini springs that each must be individually installed. The switch away from the plastic grommets was a welcome surprise and the assembly was much faster. One thing to consider with this setup is that the rods can cause some screen "bunching" during assembly, so you'll want to ensure that the rods are inserted properly/smoothly.I have a 120" set up in my loft mandate, running an Epson Home Cinema 4000. There are a lot of windows in my house, and while I do have blinds and light-blocking curtains, my viewing space is not fully light-controlled, hence my interest in a gray screen. While the Silver Ticket screen I tried was a 1.5 gain, and this Cinegray 3D is 1.2 gain, this Cinegray screen seems to be as bright, if not brighter than the Silver Ticket. My Epson is a 2200 lumen projector, so with its lower power I was concerned that I might have issues lowering the gain, but thus far that hasn't been an issue.Thus far, I'm very impressed. After calibrating my projector for brightness and contrast, the image quality is excellent. Colors are rich, and the blacks are quite dark for a non-light-controlled space The screen does seem to reject peripheral light from above reasonably well, but not particularly well from the sides, but will need more testing.I sit approximately 10 feet from the screen (which is too close until I finish some remodeling) so there is some vignetting/hotspotting that should improve by moving back a few feet.So far, so good. No screen defects that I can detect yet. Will update review if any issues arise.

If you're in the market for a screen, don't spend 3 months testing screen samples from a bunch of different manufacturers like I did...you'll drive yourself crazy. Just go buy a screen from elite screens. They are a bargain compared to the "professional" screens from Screen Innovations, DaLite and the bunch, and every darn bit as good. Why you would drop thousands on some of those screens when you could have an EliteScreens product is beyond me unless you just love blowing money. This screen is amazing, the build is second to none, the ALR properties are incredible. It's honestly pretty darn close to having a 120" led tv in a lit room. I tested Silver Ticket screen sample materials as well before deciding on ES. ES wins hands down when you see them side by side. That goes for all designs, Matte White, CineWhite, CineGrey, High Contrast, ALR, you name it. Setting it up is a pain, like all of them, but you only have to do it once. I would be equally happy with the CineWhite in a dedicated dark room, but we built our basement as an entertaining space with a lot of light/windows and wanted the ALR features of the CineGrey 3D for that reason. Worth the extra in my opinion. Cheers! P.S. Our light cannon is a Epson 3700 with 3000 lumens and it rocks. Get a bright projector if you have anything but a dedicated dark room, you won't regret it.

Once recovered from the USPS shipping fiasco (shipping box opened and damaged), the screen came complete with all parts. It was a cinch to assemble, much nicer in quality and effort than my outgoing white screen (see picture, both 120-inch screens). The mounting drywall anchors could have been of slightly better quality but you can upgrade those at Lowe's. The screen tensioning springs fit into metal grommet holes in the screen material for an easy tensioning of the screen, much better than my old FAVI screen. The kit even came with white gloves to handle the screen! I have total light control in my home theater but due to the ceiling and right wall being within inches of the screen, the images were reflecting from the white Matte screen back onto those adjacent walls and then reflecting back to the screen, lowering the contrast. This Cinegrey3D material is fantastic- my room reflections are near zero, and the contrast is up (was already good with my Epson 5030UB projector). The blacks are now so black that I cannot see the shadow of my hand in letterboxing. This is a fantastic deal- $500 for a 120" screen that improved an already good image to fantastic. I can also leave some room ceiling lights on and still see a great image. Don't hesitate

First of all, I have to tell you that I was dumb enough to install the screen and throw away all the packaging. DON'T BE LIKE ME! BE SMART! If I did not throw the packaging away, I would have totally returned this screen.I bought an Epson 5050ub and decided to pair it with the ambient light rejecting cinegrey 3d. Most of the reviews were good, however this screen turned out to be anything than ideal for my setup. I am projecting from about 15 feet away and the picture that I was getting directly on the wall was stunning comparing to the one that I was getting on the gray screen. No matter what I tried with the settings and the level of brightness, I kept getting a terrible hotspot that made the vieweing experience absolutely terrible. SInce I was dumb enough to throw away all the packaging, the best that I could think of was to flip the screen and have the back side (which is white) to be the side I project on. I am not kidding. The image on the white back side is 100 times better than what I was getting with the gray screen. There is no hot spotting, the brightness and colors are great. So, the moral of the story is to keep your packaging around in case you want to return this damn screen back to Amazon. Otherwise you will be projecting on the back side of a $500 screen. Other than that, the screen looks great and is very sturdy.