120" Diagonal Ultra Short Throw Projector ALR Screens
120″ Screen Viewing Distance: THX’s recommended viewing distance from screen surface to eyes when seated for a 120-inch diagonal 16:9 aspect ratio projection screen is 13.4 feet (about 161 inches) for full immersion, while their max recommended viewing distance is 18.9 feet (about 227 inches). SMPTE’s maximum recommended viewing distance for a 120-inch diagonal screen is 16.3 feet (about 195 inches).
120″ Image Width and Height: The rectangular dimensions for an exactly 120-inch diagonal 16:9 aspect ratio projected image onto a perfectly-flat, vertical wall are 104.6 inches wide by 58.8 inches high.
AWOL Vision, Casiris, Silver Ticket Products, Spectra Projection, and SCREENPRO each offer wall-mounted, fixed-frame 120-inch diagonal ALR (Ambient Light Rejecting) projection screens designed specifically for an ultra short throw projector which produce contrast levels that are far superior to standard matte white screens. VIVIDSTORM offers (wall-mountable) tab-tensioned electric motorized free-standing floor-rising and also wall/ceiling-mounted drop-down 120-inch diagonal ALR screens which rise/lower at the push of a button. Some VIVIDSTORM floor-rising models have acoustically-transparent perforated bottom masking ideal for hiding a soundbar or center channel speaker behind the bottom of the screen. And some VIVIDSTORM drop-down screen models even feature a “rotated/flipped” orientation designed specifically for “upside-down” ceiling-mounted UST projectors!
120" Wall-Mounted, Fixed-Frame UST ALR Screens
Designed for light-controlled and darker viewing environments, the AWOL Vision ALR C-120 Cinematic wall-mounted fixed-frame projection screen [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] rejects up to 95% of overhead ambient light, features a 0.6 gain, and has an ultra-wide 170° viewing angle. Frame width is just 0.4″. After assembly, dimensions are 105.4″ wide, 60″ high, 1.0″ deep, and it weighs 27.1 pounds. Shipping package dimensions are 70.1″ x 9.1″ x 5.5″ and weight is 36.4 pounds. This screen can also be purchased as part of a bundle together with the AWOL Vision LTV-3500 or LTV-2500 ultra short throw projector directly from AWOL Vision.
The Casiris 120″ diagonal Aura Black Grid Cinematic wall-mount fixed-frame projection screen [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] rejects 90% of overhead ambient light, features a 0.6 gain, and has a 160° wide viewing angle.
The Silver Ticket Products S7-169120-ECLIPSE 120-inch diagonal wall-mounted fixed-frame projection screen [manufacturer’s link] [NOT available at Amazon, as of 8/31/2023] rejects up to 85% of overhead ambient light, features a gain of 0.42, and has a wide 140° viewing angle. After assembly, dimensions are 105.3″ wide, 59.5″ high, and 1.5″ deep.
The Silver Ticket Products S7-169120-FLARE [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] rejects up to 75% of overhead ambient light, features a gain of 0.55, and also has a wide 140° viewing angle.
The Spectra Projection Vantage SP-V-UST5-120 wall-mounted fixed-frame screen [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] rejects 95% of overhead light, features a 0.5 gain, and has a 150° wide viewing angle. Frame width is 0.47″. After assembly, dimensions are 105.5″ wide, 59.8″ high, and 1.5″ deep. Packaging dimensions are 76″ x 11″ x 10″ and it weighs 64 pounds.
The SCREEN PRO 120″ diagonal wall-mounted fixed-frame projection screen [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] utilizes T-Prism screen material to reject up to 93% of overhead light, features a 0.85 gain, and has a super-wide 178° viewing angle. Frame width is just 0.27″.
120" Electric Motorized Free-Standing, Floor-Rising
The VIVIDSTORM VSDSTUST120H (in black housing) and VWSDSTUST120H (in white housing) S PRO UST ALR tab-tensioned electric motorized free-standing floor-rising projection screens [manufacturer’s link] [available in black] or [white at Amazon] reject up to 97% of overhead lighting, feature a 0.6 gain, and have an ultra-wide 170° wide viewing angle. IR and RF remote controls and wireless 12v trigger are included. Overall housing width is 114.6″, fully-extended height is 74.2″, and weight is about 70 pounds. Packaging dimensions are 116.9″ x 9.4″ x 8.3″ and weight is about 73 pounds. This screen in black housing can also be purchased as part of a bundle together with the AWOL Vision LTV-3500 or LTV-2500 ultra short throw projector directly from AWOL Vision.
Do you want to hide a center channel or a soundbar speaker behind the screen? The VIVIDSTORM VSDSTUST120HP (in black housing) and VWSDSTUST120HP (in white housing) S PRO UST ALR P projection screens [manufacturer’s link] [available in black] or [white at Amazon] utilize acoustically-transparent perforated material for the bottom masking.
120" Electric Motorized Wall/Ceiling Mount, Drop-Down
The VIVIDSTORM VBMSLUST120H (in black housing) and VMSLUST120H (in white housing) PRO UST ALR tab-tensioned electric motorized wall/ceiling mounted drop-down projection screens [manufacturer’s link] [available in black] or [white at Amazon] feature a 0.6 gain and have a 170° viewing angle. IR and RF remotes and wireless 12v trigger included. Overall housing width is 116.3″, fully-lowered height is 78.9″, and weight is about 46 pounds. Packaging dimensions are 118.1″ x 7.5″ x 6.7″ and weight is about 48 pounds.
Are you planning to permanently mount your ultra short throw projector “upside-down” on the ceiling up above a drop-down projection screen? In addition to purchasing and installing ceiling mounting hardware to support your UST projector, you will also need to choose an ambient light rejecting screen where the lenticular screen material has also been flipped upside-down. Consider the VIVIDSTORM VBMSLUST120HA (in black housing) and VMSLUST120HA (in white housing) PRO A UST ALR projection screens [manufacturer’s link] [available in black] or [white at Amazon].