Celexon CLR HomeCinema Plus 120" motorised floor-rising screen for UST projectors

Celexon CLR HomeCinema Plus 120": the laser TV screen that disappears into the furniture

The HomeCinema Plus is the screen Celexon designed for ultra short throw projectors, the so-called laser TVs. It lives in a long, low housing that sits on the floor, on top of or behind a lowboard, fixes to the wall or is built into a cabinet. One button press opens the lid and the 120-inch surface rises on a scissor mechanism. When the film ends the surface retracts, the lid closes and all that remains is a profile about 11 cm high. Instead of a large switched-off TV, the wall is free again.

CLR surface, for watching with the lights on

The surface is Celexon's CLR "black grid" lenticular material: microscopic slats send the projector's light, coming from below, towards the sofa and absorb the light falling from the ceiling or coming through the windows. Blacks stay deep and colours full even in a living room that is not darkened, which a matte white surface cannot achieve with a laser TV. Gain is 0.5 and the viewing angle reaches 170°, so the picture stays even for viewers sitting at the sides.

Built to last

There are two motors: a quiet tubular motor moves the surface, the other opens and closes the lid, which keeps dust off the surface while it is stored. The scissor joints are die-cast aluminium alloy and Celexon has tested them for thousands of cycles. At the sides, tensioning cables with concave-cut tabs keep the surface flat right to the edges: with ultra short throw projection even a small ripple shows.

Control and automation

The screen is operated with the infrared or the radio frequency remote, both supplied, or with the button on the housing. The most convenient option is the trigger: the supplied cable links a USB port on the projector to the screen's jack input, and the surface rises and lowers by itself when the projector is switched on and off (5 to 12 V trigger). For cabinet installation there is an extra IR receiver to place where the signal reaches it. The remote also sets the point where the surface stops.

Installation

The two supplied brackets fix the housing to the furniture or the wall and tilt by ±1.5° with the included tool: they align the surface with the projector without resorting to keystone correction, which costs sharpness. Handles built into the housing make it easier to lower it into a cabinet from above and to lift it out when cables need to be run. Power and controls are on the left side, seen from the front, and do not stick out. In its documentation Celexon pairs this screen with the Leica Cine 1 laser TV.

Black or white housing

The housing comes in black, suited to a dedicated room, or in white, for a light living room. Cables and accessories match the housing colour, and both finishes cost the same.

Specifications

• Type: electric floor-rising scissor screen with motorised lid
• Size: 120", 16:9 format
• Viewable area: 265.6 × 149.4 cm
• Surface: celexon CLR black grid high contrast, lenticular, black back
• Gain: 0.5; viewing angle: 170°
• Front projection, for ultra short throw (UST) projectors
• Black area below the picture: 35 cm
• Housing: 2893 × 152 × 109 mm (W × D × H); weight 28.5 kg
• Tubular motor 220 V, 50 Hz, plus a motor for the lid
• Control: IR remote, RF remote, 5-12 V trigger (USB to 3.5 mm jack), button on the housing
• Power on the left side; cable of about 1.5 m with Schuko plug
• Mounting: on the floor, on or inside a cabinet, on the wall
• Celexon code: 1000025599 (black housing), 1000025596 (white housing)

In the box

• HomeCinema Plus screen
• Power cable with Schuko plug, about 1.5 m
• Infrared remote and radio frequency remote
• Jack to USB trigger cable
• Extra IR receiver
• 2 tilting mounting brackets and adjustment tool
• Fixings and brush for cleaning the surface
• Instructions