Screen Innovations launches KAOS 360 for dual-sided outdoor projection
A single projector feeds both faces of KAOS 360, the outdoor rear-projection screen Screen Innovations rates for three times the air load of conventional screens, up to 24 feet wide.
Wind is the enemy of outdoor rear projection, and KAOS 360 is Screen Innovations' attempt to hold an image still in it. Introduced on 4 August 2026, it is a dual-sided motorised outdoor rear-projection screen built around the company's 360-degree optic and Onyx Retention System. Rear projection is attractive outside because the audience can view a bright, uniform image from either side, but a conventional surface moves in the wind, and focus and geometry move with it.
SI says the Onyx Retention System is designed to keep the material flat in higher air movement, rating KAOS 360 for up to three times the air-load capability of conventional outdoor rear-projection screens, and supports screen widths up to 24 feet. The model's appeal is therefore not only its size; it is the attempt to make two-sided outdoor viewing less vulnerable to the weather.
One projector instead of two
A detail that separates KAOS 360 from many existing dual-sided setups is that it is designed to produce a matching image on both faces from a single projector, rather than requiring one projector per side. SI's founder and CEO, Ryan Gustafson, has described the wind problem as one the company had wanted to solve for years to bring back "the ultimate big screen experience outdoors." Cutting the projector count in half lowers both equipment cost and the complexity of keeping two images in alignment, since there is only one optical path to focus and calibrate rather than two that must be matched to each other.
A 160-degree cone on each side
The 360 optic uses light-diffusing particles embedded in the screen material to distribute the projected image across a 160-degree viewing cone on each side, aiming for hot-spot-free brightness rather than a narrow sweet spot. SI also says the design tolerates generous lens shift and keystone correction without the image quality penalties those adjustments usually bring, giving installers more freedom over where the projector itself sits.
That flexibility still needs a planned installation. Projector brightness, weather protection for the electronics, power routing, cable runs and the audience's expected viewing side all need answers before a system like this goes into a backyard or venue. KAOS 360 is motorised and retracts into either a surface-mounted box or a recessed pocket cassette, available in multiple finishes, so it can disappear when not in use rather than remaining a permanent fixture in the landscape.
On the floor at CEDIA, with no price yet
SI has not published pricing for KAOS 360. The screen was due on the floor at CEDIA Expo 2026, running 1 to 4 September at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, at booth 2818. A trade-show demonstration lets installers see the retention system and the dual-sided image side by side, which counts for more with a mechanically driven product like this than with a simple flat panel, where a spec sheet tells most of the story.
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