Recommended UST Projector Screens

For ultra-short throw projectors with pure RGB laser sources like the Hisense PX3-Pro and AWOL LTV-3500 Pro, you’ll want a screen that reduces laser speckle, and like the long throw projectors, Silver Ticket’s Woven WAB material reduced the laser speckle to zero, but the texture of the screen was clearly visible with the steep projection angle of the USTs, and definitely caused image degradation. The next lowest amount of laser speckle was from the Cinewhite UHD-B material, which also has the benefit of nearly perfect screen uniformity and wide viewing angles.

If you’re looking for an ALR material, the Formovie Fresnel screen is the best at reducing laser speckle to a moderately low amount while maintaining extremely high brightness and rejecting between 91% and 95% of ambient light depending on the source, and in all my testing and having personally used the Formovie Fresnel for the last two years it basically only has two weaknesses. First, it’s only offered in 100” fixed frame, which I know is a huge dealbreaker for some spaces, and second, in certain very bright scenes you can notice the circular Fresnel structure in the top corners of the screen. It’s never been enough to bother me, but it’s something to be aware of.

If you need a drop down or floor rising screen or one that comes in sizes over 100”, then a low gain lenticular screen seems to be the best at reducing laser speckle. In this video that meant that the Nothing Projector 0.6 gain screen was my 2nd place pick for my Hisense PX3-Pro.

If your ultra short throw projector has an ALPD light source like the Nexigo Aurora Pro or Formovie Theater Premium, then you don’t need to be as concerned about laser speckle. I thought that the Fresnel screens from Spectra, Nexigo, AWOL, and XGIMI, which are all essentially identical, had the best all-around performance with great build quality, huge amounts of ambient light rejection, and no visible Fresnel structure. They have the added benefit of coming in both 100” and 120” and often getting offered as a bundle with a projector purchase which can save you a lot of money.