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Add to SafariWhen comparing Elite Screens Yard Master 2 vs Silver Ticket, the Slant community recommends Silver Ticket for most people. In the question“What are the best projector screens?” Silver Ticket is ranked 1st while Elite Screens Yard Master 2 is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Silver Ticket is:
The build quality of the frame is very good. The corners are reinforced with corner brackets that prevent swaying. The top and bottom bars are reinforced with slide rods that ensure they don't break in the middle. And the vinyl screen stretched across the frame helps pull the components together.
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Pros
Pro It's portable
If you need to take the screen along, you can easily disassemble and fold all of the parts, which takes about 5 minutes, and fit them in a bag that comes in the package. It's also very lightweight, around 20 lbs.
Pro Excellent picture quality
The screen uses a PVC material, CineWhite, that diffuses light uniformly, produces excellent black and white contrast and renders true picture color.
Pro Can be used indoors and outdoors
This is an all-weather screen that you can use outdoors as well as indoors.
Pro It's very stable
The detachable legs are already designed as a steady base. For added stability, the Yard Master comes with stakes to help secure it to the ground.
Pro No motor or retracting mechanisms to worry about
There is no retracting mechanism or motor that could break and require additional maintenance.
Pro Extension legs available for purchase to increase its height
If you need your screen to be even higher, you can get a pair of extension legs. The standard height of the Yard Master 2 is 2.5 m (8.2 ft.); the extension legs increase the maximum height to 3.2 m (10.5 ft.).
Pro The maintenance is easy
The screen is mildew-resistant and can be easily cleaned with some soap and water.
Pro Can be set up as self-standing or hanging
The detachable legs allow the Yard Master to be set up as a self-standing projector screen or, with the legs removed, hung on a wall or the ceiling.
Pro Sturdy construction
The build quality of the frame is very good. The corners are reinforced with corner brackets that prevent swaying. The top and bottom bars are reinforced with slide rods that ensure they don't break in the middle. And the vinyl screen stretched across the frame helps pull the components together.
Pro One of the best combos of great image and fair price
This screen was originally introduced in 2014, yet it remains one of the best deals in terms of image quality (good light reflection, lack of creases and waves on the fabric, wide viewing angle) and reliability (it's sturdy, as well as water, flame, and mildew-resistant). If the Silver Ticket doesn't meet your needs, you have to be ready to pay over $500 at the least for a real upgrade.
Pro Perfectly smooth screen surface
The vinyl material of the screen is stretched to the edges of the frame from all sides, resulting in a perfectly even surface. There are no waves or wrinkles that deform the image as it sometimes happens with retractable screens.
Pro No motor or retracting mechanisms to worry about
It's a fixed-frame screen, which means there is no motor or retraction mechanism that could break. Although this type of screen may be inconvenient for some, it does save the time and money that you would likely have to spend at some point to fix a retractable model.
Pro It's easy to adjust the horizontal position
If you place the screen a little bit off during the installation, you can just slide it 6 inches to the left or right to fit the image.
Pro No shadows fall on the screen from the frame
The aluminum frame contours down to the screen so that unwanted shadows don't fall on the image.
Cons
Con Fastening the screen to the frame can be a challenge
To ensure that the screen is perfectly smooth, the frame was designed to be larger than the screen material. As a result, it can be a challenge to stretch the screen and snap the buttons to the frame. Sometimes the corner buttons may even pop off.
Con You can't adjust the height of the legs
In a self-standing setup, you won't be able to adjust the height of the legs. You can, however, purchase extension legs separately.
Con The installation can be tricky
Although the process itself is quite straightforward, it does require some physical force and preferably some help from a friend. You can find some helpful tutorials on the internet, for example here.
Con It doesn't retract
Once you install it, you can't easily hide the screen or retract it while it's not in use.
