A laser TV allows you to bring an affordable large-screen experience into your home with minimal effort. Such a projection unfolds its full potential in the evenings in particular and offers impressive viewing pleasure. However, in daylight the picture quality can be disappointing. Without a special screen - be it a simple white screen or none at all - the picture suffers considerably. In order to be able to enjoy a 100" or even 120" picture during the day, it is often necessary to completely darken the room.

This is where specialized Contrast canvases come into play. These are designed to ensure high image quality even in ambient light. A contrast screen has special properties that absorb ambient light and reflect the projected light in a targeted manner. This increases contrast and color saturation, and the home cinema experience is no longer limited by the lighting conditions in the room.

Two outstanding examples of such canvases are the HKW Screens SoftFresnel LUXU and the Elite Screens Daylight ExtremeBoth models use advanced technologies to optimize the light of the laser TV and minimize disruptive ambient light.

The HKW Screens SoftFresnel LUXU uses SoftFresnel technology to efficiently focus the projector's light and increase contrast. Its multi-layer, high-quality and complex composite structure absorbs side light and reduces reflections, creating a clear and sharp image even in daylight. In addition, the screen is flexible and can be adapted to different installation requirements.

By investing in a high-quality contrast screen, you can exploit the full potential of your laser TV. Films, series or sports broadcasts can be enjoyed in impressive quality at any time of day without having to completely darken the room. This makes your home cinema experience even more versatile and comfortable.

So if you are looking for an effective solution to improve the picture quality of your laser TV in all lighting conditions, consider these specialized SoftFresnel screens. They enhance the viewing experience and enable large format viewing pleasure anytime and anywhere in your home.

Laser TV in daylight

We have the Daylight extremes Canvas together with the Hisense PL1 installed in our home cinema. The room has four large windows that allow direct sunlight to shine through at midday (the recordings were made at 13:30 p.m.). To demonstrate the performance of the Daylight Extreme in such challenging lighting conditions, we stuck an A3 sample of a conventional white screen onto the Daylight Extreme. This allows a direct comparison between a typical white screen or white wall and the specially developed Daylight Extreme.

This allows you to see at a glance how significant the difference in image quality is, especially in strong ambient light.

Why do SoftFresnel screens cope so well with daylight?

The impressive performance of SoftFresnel screens in dealing with daylight is due to their highly advanced construction. These screens consist of eight different optical micro-composite layersthat are perfectly matched to each other. One of these layers is the Fresnel layer, which creates the eponymous “SoftFresnel” effect.

The addition of “Soft” in the name indicates that these are not the rigid plate-based screens that are used in conventional Fresnel hardscreens but a flexible, fabric-based version. This makes the SoftFresnel screens much more adaptable and easier to install without compromising on image quality.

The key to their suitability for daylight use lies in the special coating of the Fresnel layer. It directs the projected light of the laser TV into the viewer's field of vision, while at the same time efficiently absorbing or scattering ambient light that falls into the room from the sides or from above. This improves the Contrast and the color saturation, even in brightly lit rooms.

Compared to the older Fresnel hardscreens, originally developed for presentation projectors in conference rooms and educational institutions, modern SoftFresnel screens such as the HKW Screens SoftFresnel LUXU and the Elite Screens Daylight Extreme a much better picture quality and a more vivid viewing experience. While traditional hard screens could only brighten the picture and in some cases improve the contrast, they do not achieve the same sharpness and clarity as these new, flexible models designed specifically for home theater applications.

Thanks to their innovative design, the SoftFresnel screens provide a razor-sharp and brilliantly colored image even in daylight, allowing you to fully enjoy a laser TV without completely darkening the room.

The traditional ones Fresnel hardscreens had some significant disadvantages, including a weak black level and disturbing reflections on the ceiling, which significantly impaired the image quality, especially in darker environments. Manufacturers such as Elite screens and HKW screens have taken on these challenges and achieved significant improvements with their innovative SoftFresnel screens.

This advanced technology not only drastically reduces ceiling reflections, but also significantly improves the black level, almost to the reference level of the StarBright CLR screensThese modern screens therefore guarantee an outstanding picture experience, regardless of the lighting conditions in the room – be it during the day in bright ambient light or in the evening and at night in darkened rooms.

This means that users can always enjoy brilliant image quality, which is both Contrast as well as most sharpness without being affected by annoying reflections or poor black levels.

A particularly noteworthy aspect of these canvases is the Speckle Suppression Layerwho the laser speckle phenomena in RGB lasers, allowing precise control over these unwanted effects. This significantly improves the viewing experience, especially with advanced laser projectors.

In addition, the final layer, the Black Black Layer, significantly contributing to the significant improving the black level This optimization ensures that content in darker rooms has much more contrast and appears more appealing.

Thanks to these innovative technologies, these screens are not only an ideal choice for bright daylight conditions, but they also perform well in darkened environments. They offer a versatile solution, which always provides a excellent image quality This ensures a first-class home cinema experience in every situation.

The SoftFresnel LUXU in a darker environment for comparison