The triple oxford cloth frame is super durable & far better than anything else I researched. It is 600DD oxford cloth, like heavy duty sail cloth (as in sailboat). It is not thin vinyl like inflatable pool toys or polyester-like parachute material like those inflatable holiday lawn decorations. This was the largest screen I could find with the removable screen. It is a jersey t-shirt material & supports rear projection (meaning it is thin enough for the bright light of the projector to pass through it.) The Loch IWS 200, was the other screen I was looking at, but its screen was not removable. I am afraid of the screen getting moldy in storage, & wanted to be able to wash it, if need be.
At the park, we do rear projection to keep folks from walking in front of the projector, tripping on cords, etc.) With rear projection, there is a small hot-spot where you can see the projector bulb shining through, if you are sitting directly center. (See pic #3.) Anything slightly off center is fine. With front projection, you will see very bright lights coming through the rear of the screen (headlights, streetlights, backyard spotlights, etc.) So place the screen accordingly, where it is completely dark behind it. At home, I have a problem with the neighbor's brightly lit backyard. I think I can tie a tarp to the top loops & create a sort of black-out cloth in the back to help.
The main drawback is that there needs to be a wider frame at the bottom. As other reviews have said, with the screen centered the way it is, you literally have to put the projector on the ground. You cannot set it on a table or anything, it would be way too high & go off the top of the screen. I placed my projector on a piece of wood, just to keep it off the grass. I would like to figure out a way to lift the screen up, say strapped to 2 picnic table benches or something. At the park, the screen is set on a stage & we place the projector right on the stage floor.
I am a 40+ year old woman & can put this up & take down myself. It takes under a minute to inflate. I know to have the screen laid out right to keep it from flipping around on itself as it inflates. Just lay it out so it is face up. Use the logo at the bottom as a guide. Same when I take it down. I shut off the blower & immediately pull the top corners back as it falls, so they lay right on top of the bottom back corners. Then I just unzip the extra vent & let it deflate. I don't try to squish the air out. Just leave it for a little while as you pack everything else up. Then fold the front corners up & back to meet the other corners. Fold it in half again. (Like a bedsheet!) Then you can roll it up. (I roll from both sides & meet in the middle.) The rolls are about 2 1/2' - 3' long & I can lift it myself & put in the tub. I leave the screen on. At home, I live along the coast with very high evening condensation, so I do blow it up again the next day, to fully dry in the sun, as I am afraid of mold. I also save those silica packs that come in everything (to dry out water-logged cel-phones) & threw a handful of those in my tub.
Yes, the blower seems loud if you are sitting close & it is the only thing going. I was afraid my dinky sound set up wouldn't be enough to drown it out, but it was more than fine. You never heard the blower at all once the movie started. And all I use is a pair of computer speakers & a portable music speaker, all fed by old-school RCA cables from a DVD player. Nothing fancy at all! You can try to muffle it a little bit by putting a box/tub over it, but you must cut holes in the sides of the box for air supply. So the box won't muffle much.
I think that covers everything. The screen quality & easy assembly is great. It gets lots of compliments all the time, especially if you are using in your yard. The size is huge on a human scale!