Projection television device and screen

A projection system that is configured to project a substantially non-distorted final image onto a front side of a front-projection screen, the projection system comprising:

• a relay stage formed by plurality of lenses that are configured to:
• i) receive an image, and ii) distort the image by a predetermined amount that is greater than an amount of distortion that is inherently caused by the plurality of lenses, to thereby generate a distorted intermediate image, wherein an image plane of the image distorted by a predetermined amount is warped;
• and
• a wide angle stage formed by another plurality of lenses that are configured to:
• i) receive distorted intermediate image, and ii) correct the distorted intermediate image by an amount substantially equal and opposite to the predetermined amount, thereby allowing the projection system to project the substantially non-distorted final image onto the front side of the front-projection screen from a distance that is at least 2 inches.