The Deal: Frontgate drops price on outdoor screens

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Ditch the white sheet. Frontgate’s Epson MovieMate 72 Backyard Outdoor Theater System -- featuring a 12-foot-wide screen, Epson MovieMate projector and a pair of 80-watt speakers -- is on sale for $2,999, discounted from $3,499.

The system promises to transform your backyard into an outdoor cinema with 720p digital resolution; and after the final credits roll all the equipment collapses to fit in wheeled storage bags.

How about just the screen? It’s also on sale; originally $1,999, it’s now $799. The website claims (and I use that word with skepticism) ‘easy set up and break down in under 20 minutes.’

-- Lisa Boone