Elitescreens Manual Series, 80-INCH Pull Down Manual Projector Screen with AUTO LOCK, Movie Home Theater 8K / 4K Ultra HD 3D Ready, 2-YEAR WARRANTY, M80UWH, 16:9, Black

Received a duplicate item with no logo, no brand. When I tried to return it, I needed to pay the shipping costs. Waste of money. Duplicate local item is sent, and returning it costs more.

After delivery I noted that the package was loosely sealed at one end. After opening, I saw that the end of the unit where the box was loosely sealed had some minor damage where the plastic had broken. I found one of the broken plastic pieces, but the others were gone so I couldn't just glue it back together. Luckily, I saw that I wasn't going to use the mounting where it was broken and you could barely notice the break, so I chose not to worry about the broken piece. Next, I noticed that they give you these chrome metal triangular rings to mount it from. Alternately, and thankfully, you can use the mounting holes for the triangles with conventional wall/ceiling anchor fasteners. I was compelled not to use the triangles because the unit is pretty flimsy end-to-end and sits naturally twisted, and presumably would still twist after mounting if mounted using just the triangles. This is the actual sheet metal shroud that surrounds the screen twisting end-to-end, which would be really annoying if still observed after mounting. Using the ceiling fasteners gave it a great rigid mounting and straightened-out the natural twist in the unit. The reason I think it was previously used is that it had hand prints on the back (non-reflective) side. Whoever had it last had small, dirty hands. The dirt wiped-off pretty easily. Lastly, when pulled down, I noticed that the screen seems to want to escape the horizontal pull bar you pull it down with. I believe this is going to need to be reinforced or it will eventually fail. This will take a few pennies worth of good tape along the back side of the screen, after some minor disassembly of the horizontal bar, then reassembly after taping. I don't use it as a projection screen, so I can't speak to any wrinkling or picture quality. I use it as a 'green screen' with Zoom so I can have a 'virtual background' during Zoom meetings. It isn't green (it's white), but I shine a green LED on it and it works great for that, unless I wear a green shirt, in which case I switch the LED to blue and very quickly re-calibrate the Zoom virtual background to use blue. Overall, I like the end result and I am very happy. Most people don't have my patience for the rigid installation, nor would they like the way the horizontal pull bar looks like it will fail, which are probably some of the reasons why the last person returned it. The scrolling up-and-down action seems smooth and reliable with the rigid mounting, but I bet it isn't when using the triangular rings. I would buy it again, hoping not to get a poorly packed 'return' next time.

This is my first real home movie screen and I think I made the right choice (I shop hard). The ease of use and the picture quality totally blow away using a bedsheet thumbtacked to the wall. lol. Of course that's obvious, but my point is this... to watch movies once, you need a good white sheet and preferably also a dark one to hang behind it... If you decide that you may enjoy watching movies or TV via your projector on a regular basis, do yourself a favor and get one of these screens. Now that I have it, I want to use my projector more and more often. It's FUN !

I Just finished installing my Elite screen and tried it with my 4000 lumens large , full throw 4K A/V projector It is about 5 inch’s closer but my Projector has keystone and a 30% screen reduction/expansion adjustments So no problem Both screen are ceiling mounted So What did I see The Elite screen is a good build, fit and finish as is the VonHaus The VonHaus screen has some waves and wrinkles The bail for mounting was plus as I mounted it myself will flat mount it later .. with help Picture The Elite does give a better quality of picture and contrast .... Hue and brightness are about the same Screen mechanism This is the reason I am replacing the VonHaus .. the screen Is mechanically problematic for retraction Sometimes yes.... most times it requires a lot of finesse and frustration The Elite mechanism although a new purchase is a sweet deal.. the slow automated retraction is like having a powered screen I have tried it 20 times no issues. My VonHaus has a total of about 50 cycles Then it began to fail The Elite has a 2 year warranty We will see I use my project infrequently because of my new Samsung 82 inch UHD set But I do like seeing a 4K movie or 2 on the screen which is now not the Big Screen in my house Also note the number of purchases of the 2 screens . That says a lot

I've had this up for about 2 weeks now. Picture quality is decent and the screen has no perceptible wrinkles or other flaws. The slow-retract system is working well and I do like that feature. The casing had no dings/dents that I could find when it arrived (I seem to remember that being an issue for some reviewers). There was one flaw - the end caps for the casing seem to have been hastily assemble. One of them was not put on flush, with the screw not going in straight to the pre-drilled holes in the cap or the casing. This results in the screw heads sitting proud of the cap (not flush or sunken below the surface). I have mounted the screen on our wall and the screw that protrudes the most is in the back of the casing, such that it prevents the casing from sitting flush against the wall. At first, I thought this was would be an issue - causing the case to sit awkwardly on the wall - and considered not even trying to mount it. Stubbornness prevailed though, and upon mounting, there is no perceptible issue. That side of the casing definitely sits slightly out from the wall (1/8 of an inch maybe), but you only notice if you stick your head against the wall and look for it... it doesn't rock or anything. While I would have liked the screws to all be flush, this issue ended up being relatively benign. Overall, pretty satisfied so far.