Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 vs Elite Screens Sable Frame 2
Identical stated 1.3 gain, reference price vs budget price — which should you buy?
The short answer
On the fields we record, nothing explains the price gap (7.1× as tracked today): both state 1.3 gain on matte white material, and the Stewart's only additional stated figure is its 80° half-gain angle. Stewart's reputation — reference-grade uniformity, ISF certification, the screens mastering studios hang — lives outside our recorded fields, and we say so rather than invent numbers to justify the price. Buy the Elite Sable Frame 2 if the recorded spec sheet is the argument; the StudioTek 130 G4 is a purchase of what Stewart sells beyond the sheet.
As tracked by Home Theater Builder: the Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 tracks at $2,981; the Elite Screens Sable Frame 2 at $417.How we verify this data →
The reference-brand question at its starkest: Stewart's StudioTek 130 G4 against Elite's Sable Frame 2 ($2,981 vs $417 as tracked today), and both state exactly 1.3 gain. This page is honest about a limitation: our data on the Stewart is thinner than usual.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance
● SOURCE-TRACKED
Spec
Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4
Elite Screens Sable Frame 2
Price
$2,981
$417
Brand
Stewart Filmscreen
Elite Screens
Gain
1.3
1.3
Material Type
matte white
matte white
Half Gain Angle Degrees
80
not stated
Screen Type
not stated
fixed frame
Installation
not stated
wall mount
Aspect Ratio
not stated
16:9
Border Width Inches
not stated
2.75
Frame Material
not stated
aluminum
Frame Color
not stated
black
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
Reading the numbers honestly
Our own row first: for the StudioTek 130 G4 we record a stated 1.3 gain, a stated matte white material, and a stated 80° half-gain angle — and beyond those, nothing else that decides a screen purchase. No size, no aspect ratio, no form factor, no frame construction. That is OUR coverage gap, not evidence the product lacks those specs, and we flag it as ours. The Sable Frame 2's row is fuller: 1.3 gain, matte white, fixed-frame wall-mount, 16:9, aluminum frame — though its diagonal and half-gain angle are unstated. So the two sheets now agree on gain AND material; the one figure only Stewart states is its 80° half-gain angle.
The verdict
On the fields we record, nothing explains the price gap (7.1× as tracked today): both state 1.3 gain on matte white material, and the Stewart's only additional stated figure is its 80° half-gain angle. Stewart's reputation — reference-grade uniformity, ISF certification, the screens mastering studios hang — lives outside our recorded fields, and we say so rather than invent numbers to justify the price. Buy the Elite Sable Frame 2 if the recorded spec sheet is the argument; the StudioTek 130 G4 is a purchase of what Stewart sells beyond the sheet.
Spec-sheet valueElite Screens Sable Frame 2 — The same stated 1.3-gain matte white at $417 vs $2,981 tracked today, with the purchase-deciding build facts (mount, aspect, frame) actually recorded.
A stated viewing-angle figureStewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 — The Stewart states an 80° half-gain angle; the Sable Frame 2's is unstated in our data.
Buying the reference reputationStewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 — Uniformity and ISF-grade accuracy are Stewart's case — and they live outside our recorded fields, which we flag instead of scoring.
Where to buy
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Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4
Tracked at Audio Advice · price not quotable from a search page
Identical stated gain and material — 1.3-gain matte white on both — yet a price gap of 7.1× ($2,981 vs $417 tracked today) that no field we record explains; we say exactly that instead of inventing a justification.
The Stewart states an 80° half-gain angle, the one stated figure the Elite lacks; the Elite's half-gain is unstated.
Data honesty against ourselves: beyond gain, material, and half-gain angle, our StudioTek row records NO size, aspect ratio, form factor, or frame — flagged as OUR coverage gap, never presented as the product's shortcoming.
The Sable Frame 2 states the build facts a buyer hangs the purchase on — matte white, fixed-frame wall-mount, 16:9, aluminum frame — with diagonal and half-gain its only unstated fields.
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