It disappears, and that is what you are paying for
An electric screen buys back the wall when the film ends, and it introduces the one failure this whole category has: waves. A plain roller screen hangs from a tube and keeps the memory of being rolled; a tab-tensioned one pulls the fabric sideways with cords and stays flat. On a long throw the difference is mild; with a short throw projector it decides whether the installation works at all. The other published figures are the ordinary ones — gain, diagonal, aspect ratio, and the black drop above the image that sets the height. Control varies more than it looks: an infrared remote, an RF remote that works through a cabinet door, a wall switch, or a 12 V trigger that follows the projector on its own. We compare stated gain and material, diagonal and drop, tab tensioning, control method and trigger input, and stated motor noise.
In brief
We compare five motorized projector screens on what each listing publishes. One had an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026, at $72. On this shelf the published figures are the size and the format, and little else: no gain, no tensioning, no trigger. Measure the total width against the wall, choose 16:9 for films, and, in the United States, start from the one model on offer when we checked.
Motorized · 72 in (1,829 mm) · 4:3 · 1080 HD · wall mounted · remote control
The only motorized screen on this shelf with an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026, at $71.90, in 4:3 — the format is the thing to notice before the price.
Best for: A room where the screen has to retract and the budget will not stretch, with the 4:3 format understood in advance.
≈ $72
Motorized · 78.7 × 44.5 in (200 × 113 cm) image · 16:9 · remote control included
A 16:9 motorized screen with the remote in the box — the format most films are shot in, and the control most listings leave you to discover.
Best for: A living room where the screen has to disappear and the material is modern — 16:9 with nothing wasted.
No Amazon.com offer on Oct 25, 2026
Motorized · 85.4 in (217 cm) TOTAL width · white fabric
The motorized member of a range that publishes total width across every mechanism — which is what lets you compare a roller screen with a fixed frame properly.
Best for: A wall with a hard width constraint, where the screen has to disappear and the total dimension is what has to fit.
No Amazon.com offer on Oct 25, 2026
Motorized · 120 inch · 94.5 × 70.9 in (240 × 180 cm) image · 4:3
A large motorized screen in 4:3, which is a format choice rather than an oversight — and the reason to read the aspect ratio before the diagonal.
Best for: A room where a large image matters and the wall has another use — and where the 4:3 format is a deliberate choice rather than a surprise.
No Amazon.com offer on Oct 25, 2026
Motorized · 104.7 × 58.7 in (266 × 149 cm) image · 16:9 · black metal casing
The widest motorized image in this catalog — 104.7 in (266 cm) — which is where a projector stops competing with a television altogether.
Best for: A dedicated room with a bright projector, where the point is an image no television can produce.
No Amazon.com offer on Oct 25, 2026
It needs power where the case hangs. Most plug into an outlet on a cord; a hard-wired installation in a ceiling is a job for a licensed electrician. None of the five listings here describes the wiring, so read the manual before choosing the spot.
Only with a trigger input, a 12 V connection from the projector. None of the five listings states one; the VEVOR and the Alphavision state a remote control instead.
Measure the total width, not the diagonal. The case and its end caps are wider than the picture. The ESMART is the one listing here that states it: 85.4 in (217 cm) for the whole unit.
It says how much light the surface returns to the seats compared with a matte white reference. None of the five motorized screens here publishes one, so they can be compared on size and format but not on brightness.
Only the VEVOR had an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026, at $72, as a 72 in 4:3 screen. The other four are European listings without a US offer that day.
On this shelf the published figures are the size and the format, and little else: no gain, no tensioning, no trigger. Measure the total width against the wall, choose 16:9 for films, and, in the United States, start from the one model on offer when we checked.
Only figures stated by four devices in five open a column. A half-filled column sets nothing against anything.
| Model | Price | Mechanism | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEVOR ES72 | $72 | Motorized, wall mounted — stated | 4:3 — stated |
| HOMCOM DE001-020V91BK0431 | — | Motorized — stated | 16:9 — stated |
| Alphavision IX-OAKN-GEDN | — | Motorized — stated | 16:9 — stated |
| ESMART 136916279 | — | Motorized — stated | — |
| celexon 1090900 | — | Motorized — stated | 4:3 — stated |
Specifications: manufacturer sheets for home theater gear and the matching Amazon product pages. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure in this table names its source.
Most recent revision in this category: September 4, 2026.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
