SSE is caused by textured screens used in most rear-projection televisions. Rear-projection television manufacturers use textured screens to increase the viewing angle of the television.
SSE can be reduced by properly calibrating the picture controls of the rear-projection television. SSE is most prominent when the contrast and brightness are set too high. Adjusting the brightness and contrast and properly calibrating the picture controls can reduce SSE.
Sound & Vision. Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. 2005. https://books.google.com/books?id=Myo9AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Silk+screen+effect%22+-wikipedia+rear-projection+televisions ↩