Elite FTE100H2-DST Kestrel Tab-Tension DarkUST
Best floor-rising screen for bright-room ultra-short throw home theater setups.
Elevate your home theater with the Elite Kestrel Tab-Tension DarkUST projector screen. Designed for Ultra-Short Throw projectors, this floor-rising screen features StarBright CLR® material to actively reject ambient light, ensuring a bright, high-contrast image even in lit rooms. Its tab-tension system guarantees a perfectly flat surface for optimal UST performance. Enjoy a cinematic experience with a silent, motorized mechanism and convenient wireless remote control, ready for immediate Plug & Play setup.
$2999.00
Owner Satisfaction
4.7
/ 5
Category Rank
80
/ 1373
#80 in Projection Screens
Price vs Category Average
-37%
Below average
Diagonal Size
120
/ inches
Who it's for
- Home theater enthusiasts wanting vibrant images in bright living rooms
- Minimalists seeking a clean, clutter-free media room aesthetic
- Movie lovers requiring a perfectly flat, distortion-free 4K viewing surface
Who should skip it
- Owners of standard or long-throw projection systems
- Users needing a portable or easily repositionable screen setup
- Budget-conscious shoppers looking for an affordable home cinema solution
Performance breakdown
Ambient Light Rejection
StarBright CLR material effectively neutralizes overhead light for vivid daytime viewing.
Surface Flatness
Tab-tensioning eliminates waves, ensuring a perfectly smooth canvas for UST optics.
Installation Convenience
Floor-rising design offers a true plug-and-play experience without wall mounting.
Contrast Performance
Significant boost in perceived depth makes images pop like a television.
Motorized Reliability
Tubular motor provides smooth, quiet operation for daily deployment cycles.
UST Compatibility
Engineered specifically to handle the steep projection angles of UST hardware.
Key Specs
Diagonal Size
120 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Material
StarBright CLR (Ceiling Light Rejecting)
Gain
0.6
Viewable Dimensions
58.8" H x 104.6" W
Mount Type
Floor Rising (Motorized Electric)
Resolution Support
4K
Viewing Angle
Ultra-wide
Features
- Rejects up to 95% of overhead ambient light
- Optimized for Ultra-Short Throw projectors
- Tab-tensioned for a perfectly flat surface
- Achieves TV-like brightness in lit rooms
- Plug & Play operation with wireless remotes
- Motorized floor-rising mechanism
- Black-backing eliminates light penetration
- 100x contrast enhancement over standard screens
What customers say
Enthusiasts highly praise the Elite ProAV Kestrel Tab Tension screen for its transformative performance with Ultra Short Throw projectors in bright rooms. The DarkUST material excels at rejecting ambient light, delivering deep blacks and vibrant colors comparable to a television. A key feature is the tab tensioning system, which guarantees a perfectly flat viewing surface essential for UST optics. Motorized operation is consistently smooth and quiet, and advanced control options integrate well with smart homes. While installation requires care and the price is a significant investment, users agree the Kestrel delivers outstanding quality and maximizes projector potential, justifying the cost for dedicated home theater setups.
Know before you buy
No, this screen is specifically engineered for Ultra-Short Throw (UST) projectors. The StarBright CLR material is designed to reflect light coming from below, so using a standard projector will result in a poor, washed-out image.
Not at all. The Kestrel Tab-Tension is a Plug & Play system, meaning you simply place it on your floor or media console, plug it into a standard power outlet, and it is ready to operate using the included remotes.
The StarBright CLR material is highly effective, rejecting up to 95% of overhead ambient light. While it provides a high-contrast, TV-like image in lit rooms, it will perform best when you minimize direct light sources hitting the screen surface.
UST projectors are extremely sensitive to surface imperfections because they project light at a very steep angle. The tab-tension system pulls the material taut to ensure a perfectly flat surface, preventing the waves or ripples that would otherwise distort the image.
A 0.6 gain is intentional for this type of screen. It helps absorb ambient light and improve black levels, which significantly boosts contrast in rooms that aren't completely dark.
No, this model is specifically designed as a floor-rising unit. The motorized mechanism is built into the base housing, which must sit on a flat surface to deploy correctly.
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