AWE has partnered with ADEO as its UK distributor to elevate installer’s home cinema designs by utilising ADEO’s totally customisable screens.
ADEO is the manufacturer of the Screen Research brand, which has already made its mark in the home cinema industry with its ADEO-branded ranges of completely customisable projection screens.
“We’ve been searching for the right screen partner to pair with our Sony and Epson projector ranges and are delighted to announce our distribution partnership with ADEO,” said Stuart Tickle, managing director of AWE. “This outstanding range of projection screens is now available to UK integrators via AWE, providing customisable screen solutions, including masking options.”
Since 2001, ADEO Group has been operating on three fronts: in Italy, in the professional AV and home theatre/high-end distribution sectors; and in Europe, as ADEO Screen, distinguishing itself as one of the most successful manufacturers of screens. ADEO expanded its production capacity by building a dedicated factory in Poland with 3500m2 for production and warehouse space, plus 1000m2 dedicated to offices and a showroom.
In 2010, ADEO acquired the French company Screen Research. Manufacturing for Screen Research is also based at the Polish site, and all ADEO screens are produced to the exact same high standards.
With ten years of expertise and know-how, ADEO takes pride in its research and design, and offers assurance from its all-Italian product development process. ADEO conducts its own detailed research that then informs its screen production to satisfy only the highest standards.
The company offers entirely customisable projector screens with a myriad of screen types, fabrics and aspect ratios. The user’s choice is vast and includes a wealth of projection surfaces and numerous format options (from the classics: 4:3 and 16:9 to 2.35:1 and 2.40:1).
ADEO can customise everything from the case, colouring, screen drop, roller type and dimensions of the screen to achieve a bespoke look.
The ADEO online configurator allows AWE and trained integrators to build any screen option by following simple steps. Once the screen configuration is completed, a comprehensive PDF with all dimensions and mounting options is created, which can be used in the design of the overall cinema. It’s also great to show clients exactly what will be produced, taking the guesswork out of screen selection, integration and set up.
AWE’s projection screen offering has been enhanced with the addition of ADEO’s new masking screens: The Movie Mask LR and The Movie Mask TB. The Movie Mask LR is a 2.40:1 screen natively but with side masking can change to any aspect ratio to 16:9. This is to be used with projectors with picture position / lens memory.
The Movie Mask TB is a 16:9 screen but with black masking that can come in from the top and bottom of the screen to make the aspect ratio match the content being shown. This is ideal for narrower rooms where width is a limitation. It can also be used with any home cinema projector as the image itself never has to move; it’s just the screen masks the bars you would normally see on an image if you were using a normal 16:9 screen.