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Four New Ways to Think About Solar Control

by Terry Coffey | Apr 18, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

There are four basic benefits most often used to promote solar control: reducing glare, solar heat and light pollution, while increasing privacy. While these are great reasons to employ solar control, they only scratch the surface. Here are four new compelling...

Brightness or Contrast-Which Matters Most?

by Amy Madden | Apr 11, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Earlier this year I spent two weeks working with Ed Gurr from Vivitek and the crew from Tandem Marketing and Allnet Distributing. Ed was highlighting four projector models sold mostly in the pro-AV market–DH3331, DU8090, DU7090, and the DH6671. We were highlighting a...

Striking the Right Color Balance in ALR Screens

by Terry Coffey | Apr 7, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Color balance plays a vital role throughout the world around us. So don’t sacrifice color accuracy when it comes to ambient light rejecting (ALR) projection screens. The majority of ALR projection screens on the market today play with color balance in order to reject...

No April Fools

by Terry Coffey | Mar 31, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update

Tomorrow is April 1—April Fools’ Day, a day when it’s traditional to pull pranks on friends, family, and co-workers. But we decided to use a day dedicated to (mostly harmless) lies as an opportunity to talk about truth-telling. Truth-telling is an important part of...

Exterior FlexShades Upgrade

by Jeff Miller | Mar 24, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Solar Control & Window Shades

We have updated our Motorized and Crank-operated Exterior FlexShades® for easier installation, more color options, and more streamlined design. Exterior FlexShades now have the same look as our FlexShade ZIP™. This updated design to match ZIP hardware means one...

Three Signs it’s Time for a New Screen

by Amy Madden | Mar 17, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Have you ever had a piece of tech break down on you? Just flat out stop working, and several years sooner than you think it should? One of Draper’s points of pride is the quality of our products. We build all of our products to last, and projection screens are no...