“I was blown away.”
“How did you do this?”
“You obviously know what you’re doing.”
Those are just a few of the “wow” stories we’ve been hearing since the introduction of TecVision Engineered Screen technology. One story comes from Mike Wilson CTS-I, DMC-D 4K. Wilson is the AV Engineering Manager for Corbett Technology Solutions, Inc., located in Chantilly, Virginia. He chose Draper’s Access/Series V ceiling-recessed screen with TecVision XT1300X White for use in a conference room at Royal Caribbean Cruises’ headquarters in Miramar, Florida.
“When I turned the system on, I was blown away by this screen,” Wilson says, adding, “Wow!”
The room is approximately 17 feet wide and 30 feet deep with a four foot by 16 foot oval-shaped conference table in the centre with seating for 14, according to Wilson. It is an interior conference room and room lighting is controllable via the AV control system.
Wilson decided to go with the TecVision XT1300X White surface because of the broad viewing cone of 75 degrees with uniform diffusion. He paired the 1.3 gain screen with a 4,000 ANSI lumen single-chip DLP projector, which, due to some architectural lighting features above the table, was mounted less than seven feet away from the screen.
“What impressed me the most was the lack of ‘hot-spotting’ on the screen,” Wilson says. “I figured I would see some since I was projecting from such a close distance.”
Wilson also points to the surface’s accurate color reproduction as a real positive.
“I figured I would see issues with Red/Green/Blue colors because of the high-gain material and only using a single-chip DLP,” says Wilson, adding that he was also wowed by the “off-angle viewing—I had been skeptical of the 75-degree viewing cone.”
Wilson is not the only person to notice the color accuracy of TecVision surfaces … and it’s not just an impression that varies with different viewers. TecVision’s accurate color reproduction while dealing with ambient light played a crucial role in the complete original line of surfaces obtaining certification from the Imaging Science Foundation, which offers video image quality calibration services and certification for consumer and commercial electronics.
“Finding the color fidelity of high gain materials close to that of no gain materials was wonderful,” according to Joel Silver, the President and Founder of the ISF. “Gain without a price to pay is a wonderful thing. I knew even without the specifications that [some of] these screens were high gain, but I wasn’t seeing the penalty of color shift.”
Silver says the display standards to which ISF tests are those of the International Telecommunications Union, which has 193 member countries. By complying with these standards, consistent visual performance can be achieved in studios, viewing rooms, and corporate boardrooms all over the world.
Better performance. Lower overall system cost. A screen fine-tuned to the room and situation. What more could you ask for in a projection screen? Draper dealers and end users certainly seem to have taken to the TecVision concept. After the line was introduced and started shipping in February 2014, response exceeded company projections and expectations to such an extent that Draper had to upgrade its facilities to handle the flood of interest and keep lead times at a minimum.
Currently available in six exclusive formulations, TecVision features white surfaces with gains ranging from 1.0 to 1.9 over remarkably wide viewing cones, and grey surfaces with excellent performance under higher room light levels. All TecVision surfaces are also 4K ready.
For more information and to keep track of additions to the TecVision line, click here.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
