Stewart Filmscreen Projection Screens
Stewart Filmscreen has been the reference standard in projection screens for over 75 years. Used in Hollywood screening rooms, post-production facilities, and the world's finest home theaters, Stewart screens are manufactured in the USA with a level of quality control that mass-market brands simply cannot match. When you invest in a premium projector, the screen you pair it with matters just as much — and Stewart is where serious home theater builders turn.
What sets Stewart apart is their screen material science. They manufacture their own screen fabrics in-house, offering materials optimized for every scenario: reference-grade materials for light-controlled rooms, ambient light rejecting options for living spaces, acoustically transparent fabrics for behind-screen speaker placement, and motorized or fixed-frame options in virtually any size and aspect ratio. Each screen is built to order to your exact specifications.
TekScene is an authorized Stewart Filmscreen dealer serving the Columbia, SC metro area. We help you select the right screen material, size, and mounting style for your room and projector. A Stewart screen is a precision product — and it deserves precision installation. We ensure your screen is perfectly tensioned, level, and positioned for optimal image quality. We serve the greater Columbia area — Chapin, Lexington, Irmo, West Columbia, and Lake Murray.
Stewart Filmscreen Projection Screens
Stewart manufactures over 25 screen materials in-house, each engineered for specific viewing conditions. These three are the most popular choices for dedicated home theaters. Stewart also offers GrayHawk G4, Phantom HALR Plus, Harmony G3 (acoustically transparent), and many more — contact us for guidance on the right material for your room.
Stewart offers screens for every installation scenario — from permanent fixed-frame installations to fully concealed motorized systems with auto-masking. Every screen is built to order to your exact specifications.
StudioTek 100
The reference standard. Unity gain (1.0) with Lambertian light dispersion — image brightness is virtually unchanged from any viewing angle. Used in Hollywood post-production and color grading suites. Only 2% white field uniformity variance. Requires a fully light-controlled room.
StudioTek 130 G4
The industry standard for premium home theaters. THX and ISF certified with 1.3 gain and a wide 80° half-gain angle. The fourth-generation coating eliminates the visible texture of earlier generations — reviewers describe a grainless, texture-free image above 70% white with no hot spotting. 30% brighter than matte white, making it critical for HDR content where every foot-Lambert counts.
FireHawk G5
Stewart’s flagship ambient light rejecting material. THX and ISF certified, the G5 rejects 73% of ambient light while maintaining 1.1 gain. Delivers superb black levels, excellent shadow detail, and superior color saturation in rooms where total darkness isn’t achievable. 35° half-gain angle.
Fixed Frame
Permanently mounted screens with perfectly tensioned fabric on an aircraft-grade aluminum frame. The best choice for dedicated home theaters where the screen is always visible. Multiple frame profiles and sizes available, including curved options.
Acoustic Transparency & Perforations
In a dedicated home theater, the ideal speaker placement is directly behind the screen — centered with the image, exactly where dialogue and effects originate on screen. Stewart offers multiple acoustic transparency options to make this possible without compromising picture quality. Stewart designs and builds their own perforation equipment in-house, allowing them to perforate screens much larger — and faster — than other manufacturers.
In a dedicated home theater, the ideal speaker placement is directly behind the screen — centered with the image, exactly where dialogue and effects originate on screen. Stewart offers multiple acoustic transparency options to make this possible without compromising picture quality. Stewart designs and builds their own perforation equipment in-house, allowing them to perforate screens much larger — and faster — than other manufacturers.
Perforation Options for Home Theater
Stewart uses proprietary diamond-shaped perforation patterns designed to minimize moiré. Both options can be applied to Stewart's front projection materials including StudioTek 130 G4 and FireHawk G5.
UltraPerf — Stewart's newest and smallest perforation, the most popular choice for home theaters. Designed for screens up to 7 feet tall, UltraPerf holes are 12% smaller than MicroPerf X2 and account for just 8.9% of the screen area, making them the least visible option. Viewers can sit 1.5 to 2 feet closer before perforations become apparent. On a StudioTek 130 G4 screen, UltraPerf maintains an effective gain of ~1.21 — roughly 40% brighter than woven acoustically transparent alternatives, a significant advantage for HDR content.
MicroPerf X2 THX Ultra — Over 30,000 perforations per square foot with 10.2% open area, awarded THX Ultra certification. Recommended for larger home theaters and medium-sized venues where screens exceed 7 feet tall. Perforations are invisible from 12 feet away.
Speaker Placement Behind Perforated Screens
Speakers should be placed at least 12 inches behind a perforated Stewart screen for optimal audio performance. Wide-dispersion horn tweeters can be placed as close as 5–6 inches. UltraPerf requires only a modest 1 dB EQ boost above 3,000 Hz and about 3 dB above 7,000 Hz. An optional black scrim can be draped over the backs of the speakers (not between speaker and screen) to prevent light leakage through the perforations without affecting audio quality.
Harmony G3 (Woven Acoustic)
A fundamentally different approach: Harmony G3 is a woven material that is inherently acoustically transparent, rather than perforated. With a 0.7 gain Lambertian surface, it provides neutral 4K/8K+ resolution with no color distortion. Speakers can be placed as close as 1 inch behind the screen. The trade-off is lower brightness — woven screens measure around 40% dimmer than a perforated StudioTek 130 G4, which limits HDR performance.
Avoiding Moiré with Perforated Screens
When a fixed pixel grid from a digital projector aligns with a fixed perforation pattern, moiré interference can appear as visible banding. Stewart solves this with their diamond-shaped pattern orientation, which can be rotated up to 26° relative to the screen edges based on image width and the projector's pixel fill ratio. For screens 123″ diagonal and above, no rotation correction is typically needed. This is why working with an experienced integrator matters — we work with Stewart to match the perforation pattern to your specific projector before the screen is manufactured.
Stewart offers screens for every installation scenario — from permanent fixed-frame installations to fully concealed motorized systems with auto-masking. Every screen is built to order to your exact specifications.
Screen Types
Stewart offers screens for every installation scenario — from permanent fixed-frame installations to fully concealed motorized systems with auto-masking. Every screen is built to order to your exact specifications.
Fixed Frame
Permanently mounted screens with perfectly tensioned fabric on an aircraft-grade aluminum frame. The best choice for dedicated home theaters where the screen is always visible. Multiple frame profiles and sizes available, including curved options.
WallScreen Series • Balon Series • CineCurve • Cima FF
Retractable / Motorized
Screens that deploy from concealed ceiling housings, exposed below-ceiling cases, or even from the floor. Ideal for multi-purpose rooms where the screen disappears when not in use. Options range from quiet trapdoor systems to designer-finished enclosures.
Stealth • Cascade • Luxus • Cabaret • Gemini • AllRise
Auto-Masking
Fixed-frame screens with motorized masking panels that adjust to any aspect ratio automatically. Black velvet masking eliminates gray bars and enhances perceived contrast. The Director's Choice offers four-way continuous variable masking for the ultimate cinema presentation.
Director's Choice • VistaScope • WallMask • CineCurve Cine-V
Curved & Specialty
Curved screens optimized for anamorphic lenses deliver true cinema immersion with edge-to-edge focus uniformity. Stewart also builds custom immersive environments, simulator screens, and specialty optical coatings for unique applications.
CineCurve • Custom & Immersive • Specialty Coatings
Why Buy Stewart Filmscreen Through TekScene
- Screen material expertise — Choosing the right Stewart material is critical. We assess your projector’s output, your room’s light conditions, whether you need acoustic transparency for behind-screen speakers, and your viewing preferences to recommend the optimal fabric.
- Precision installation — A Stewart screen is a premium product that demands professional installation. We ensure perfect tension, level mounting, and precise alignment with your projector for a flawless image from edge to edge.
- Complete projection system design — We design the full system around your Stewart screen — projector selection, throw distance calculation, lens shift optimization, and masking configuration for the ultimate projection experience.
- Authorized dealer, local support — Full manufacturer warranty through an authorized channel. Based in Chapin, SC, we’re available for installation, maintenance, and any adjustments your screen needs over time.
Interested in Stewart Filmscreen? Let’s Talk About Your Project.
From a fixed-frame reference screen to a motorized masking system, we’ll help you specify and install the perfect Stewart screen for your theater.
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