With a few steps you can size a room for your video projector.
Rooms arranged for optimal viewing of a projector and projector screen allow viewers to see the details correctly. Viewers seated too close to the screen are distracted and lose the ability to make sense of all the elements at one time. Expensive systems become less valuable if the screen is too far away because important details are lost. Seating placed according to the room and projector screen's measurements is the best way to size a room for ultimate viewing.
Instructions
1. Measure the projection screen's width with a tape measure. Record this number in feet.
2. Multiply the width of the screen by five. Measure this distance from the screen into the room. Seating placed at this location will still be in the optimal viewing range. Do not place seating farther than this, for the best visuals.
3. Multiply the width of the screen by two. The closest seating should not be closer than twice the width of the screen.
4. Measure the distance as one-and-a-half to two times the distance from the closest seating for an HDTV projector and screen. The furthest seating for an HDTV combination should be three times the width of the screen. HDTV becomes less important after this because you will not be able to see finer details.
5. Place the projector and screen in a different location if these calculations and measurements do not work in the room.
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