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Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 vs Elite Screens Sable Frame 2
Identical stated 1.3 gain, $2,993 vs $328 — which should you buy?
The short answer
On the fields we record, nothing explains a 9× price gap: both state 1.3 gain, 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.
The reference-brand question at its starkest: Stewart's StudioTek 130 G4 tracks at $2,993.46, Elite's Sable Frame 2 at $328, and both state exactly 1.3 gain. This page is honest about a limitation: our data on the Stewart is thinner than usual.
Reading the numbers honestly
Our own row first: for the StudioTek 130 G4 we record a stated 1.3 gain and a stated 80° half-gain angle — and nothing else that decides a screen purchase. No material type, 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. The one axis where both sides speak: Stewart states its 80° half-gain angle; Elite doesn't state one.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance● SOURCE-TRACKED
| Spec | Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 G4 | Elite Screens Sable Frame 2 |
|---|
| Price | $2,993 | $328 |
| Brand | Stewart Filmscreen | Elite Screens |
| Gain | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 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 |
| Material Type | not stated | matte white |
| 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
The verdict
On the fields we record, nothing explains a 9× price gap: both state 1.3 gain, 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 at $328, with the purchase-deciding build facts (material, 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.
What our normalized data addsNOT ON THE SPEC SHEETS
- Identical stated gain — 1.3 on both — at $2,993.46 vs $328 tracked: a 9× gap that no field we record explains, and 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: our StudioTek row records NO material type, 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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