The Cadre No.1 is priced at 2,000 GBP, putting it roughly in the middle of the price range for this size class, but its performance is up there with the best.

Reviewed by Florian Friedrich on February 4, 2010

Excellent masking.
Accurate colours, bright images.
Perfectly suited to 1080p.

Requires a dark room.
Relatively sensitive to dust.

In the proper home-cinema environment (dark!), the Cadre No.1 performs well, but it’s not the best choice for rooms with white walls.

Features

Technical Details

Made in Germany: Davision screens hail from the land of BMW.

Our measurements put the Cadre No. 1’s gain factor at 1.1 — giving, for example, 50 percent more light than the previously tested Supernova, whose gain measured just 0.7. The fabric is relatively thin and tends to sway a bit, but shows no transparency and, therefore, produces a contrast-rich image. The black, velvety surround is extremely dark and masks the picture well. The frame, however, isn’t as torsion-resistant and solid as those of competing screens.

During our tests, we kept finding the black stubble of the masking all over the screen itself — and it took a fair bit of effort to remove it. But, picture-wise, the Cadre No.1 produced some impressive results in the 1080p visual test: The screen reproduces exactly what comes out of the projector — with no colour errors or glare. Because of its scattering behaviour, the screen is best suited to rooms with no ambient lighting, but it can also work in bright environments if you’re willing to compromise a little on picture quality.