What is an Electric Screen?

An electric screen, when talking about projection systems, is a screen that is capable of being raised and lowered on demand, without having to manually touch the screen. The screen includes a small motor, usually housed in the storage canister, for this purpose. This offers a benefit when a screen must be put up to such a height that reaching it would be impractical. While some manual screens, in such cases, have a line hanging down to a reachable height, the electric screen offers some aesthetic, as well as functional, benefits. While most screens in movie theaters are stationary because the theater's primary purpose is to show films, there are many situations where electric screens would be needed. When not in use, the electric screen can roll up into its own unassuming canister. This effectively puts the screen out of sight, except for the storage container, which is usually very small and hardly noticed. As with most roll-up screens, they are usually made of flexible vinyl or ...  more