What size home cinema screen?
Discussion
Just wondering what people's thoughts were with regards to home cinema screens? I appreciate it's a subjective question, but I'm interested to hear people's personal experiences.
This site seems to suggest that 2x width (not the usual diagonal size) of the screen should be the minimum distance. Further away, fine, closer, not fine. This is interesting because I currently have a 75 inch screen which is 158cm across and we sit about 280cm from it, so by that calculation, we're too close/the screen is too big, but I do find myself watching movies sometimes thinking 'I could definitely get away with a bigger screen'.
https://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/news/whats-the-be...
The biggest size we could fit comfortably on the wall would be 100 inch, which is 220cm across. I am tempted... But if it's going to create an overwhelming 'front row at the cinema' experience, then clearly that would not be a good thing.
Perhaps worth mentioning, this is purely for watching films on, we never watch TV but enjoy a good movie regularly. Also, we currently have a TV, but this would be a projector and screen.
This site seems to suggest that 2x width (not the usual diagonal size) of the screen should be the minimum distance. Further away, fine, closer, not fine. This is interesting because I currently have a 75 inch screen which is 158cm across and we sit about 280cm from it, so by that calculation, we're too close/the screen is too big, but I do find myself watching movies sometimes thinking 'I could definitely get away with a bigger screen'.
https://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/news/whats-the-be...
The biggest size we could fit comfortably on the wall would be 100 inch, which is 220cm across. I am tempted... But if it's going to create an overwhelming 'front row at the cinema' experience, then clearly that would not be a good thing.
Perhaps worth mentioning, this is purely for watching films on, we never watch TV but enjoy a good movie regularly. Also, we currently have a TV, but this would be a projector and screen.
A 100 inch screen is massive overkill for a home setup.
Thats the screen size the tv pundits use for touchscreen displays.
I have seen them in a few sports bars too. They are quite fuzzy if you are close to the screen
Unless your room is 20m long and 5+m high the tv will swamp the room.
Thats the screen size the tv pundits use for touchscreen displays.
I have seen them in a few sports bars too. They are quite fuzzy if you are close to the screen
Unless your room is 20m long and 5+m high the tv will swamp the room.
sherman said:
A 100 inch screen is massive overkill for a home setup.
Thats the screen size the tv pundits use for touchscreen displays.
I have seen them in a few sports bars too. They are quite fuzzy if you are close to the screen
Unless your room is 20m long and 5+m high the tv will swamp the room.
I think he is talking about a projector screen.. Thats the screen size the tv pundits use for touchscreen displays.
I have seen them in a few sports bars too. They are quite fuzzy if you are close to the screen
Unless your room is 20m long and 5+m high the tv will swamp the room.
I have 120" and sit about 4m from it, and would say it is just about right, if maybe a bit small. I used to project onto a wall at 145" and about 3.5m distance but it was too big for me.
You could always just work the ratio and sit a bit closer to your 75" (to replicate it being 100") and see how you feel.
We do this professionally....
Most people mean over 100" for a proper cinema experience and this generally means projector over TV.
You can sit much closer to the screen than that site suggests - as long as you have 4k resolution all the way through the chain. If you are watching 1080 content then you need to be more careful. We often design cinemas where people are sat as close as a 1:1 (screen width : seating distance).
I would say go for it. If you still need persuading then mark it out with decorators masking tape and see how it looks.
Let us know how you get on!!
Most people mean over 100" for a proper cinema experience and this generally means projector over TV.
You can sit much closer to the screen than that site suggests - as long as you have 4k resolution all the way through the chain. If you are watching 1080 content then you need to be more careful. We often design cinemas where people are sat as close as a 1:1 (screen width : seating distance).
I would say go for it. If you still need persuading then mark it out with decorators masking tape and see how it looks.
Let us know how you get on!!
Ari said:
Just wondering what people's thoughts were with regards to home cinema screens? I appreciate it's a subjective question, but I'm interested to hear people's personal experiences.
This site seems to suggest that 2x width (not the usual diagonal size) of the screen should be the minimum distance. Further away, fine, closer, not fine. This is interesting because I currently have a 75 inch screen which is 158cm across and we sit about 280cm from it, so by that calculation, we're too close/the screen is too big, but I do find myself watching movies sometimes thinking 'I could definitely get away with a bigger screen'.
https://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/news/whats-the-be...
The biggest size we could fit comfortably on the wall would be 100 inch, which is 220cm across. I am tempted... But if it's going to create an overwhelming 'front row at the cinema' experience, then clearly that would not be a good thing.
Perhaps worth mentioning, this is purely for watching films on, we never watch TV but enjoy a good movie regularly. Also, we currently have a TV, but this would be a projector and screen.
From what you're saying, I think you'll definitely favour the extra immersion that a bigger screen gives. I'm the same, and the ideal screen size calculators always seem to underestimate compared to what I like.This site seems to suggest that 2x width (not the usual diagonal size) of the screen should be the minimum distance. Further away, fine, closer, not fine. This is interesting because I currently have a 75 inch screen which is 158cm across and we sit about 280cm from it, so by that calculation, we're too close/the screen is too big, but I do find myself watching movies sometimes thinking 'I could definitely get away with a bigger screen'.
https://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/news/whats-the-be...
The biggest size we could fit comfortably on the wall would be 100 inch, which is 220cm across. I am tempted... But if it's going to create an overwhelming 'front row at the cinema' experience, then clearly that would not be a good thing.
Perhaps worth mentioning, this is purely for watching films on, we never watch TV but enjoy a good movie regularly. Also, we currently have a TV, but this would be a projector and screen.
I've got a 100" projector screen and sit about 3.5m away from it. If it broke (it's an electric one), I'd opt for slightly bigger if I could fit it in rather than any smaller. I've got a 65" TV behind it (almost 4.5m viewing distance to that) and it's far too small for films or sport. I just keep it for very occasional gaming as its an OLED screen and it does that so much better than the projector. I just pull a chair closer!
I'd suggest getting a projector and using it to project at the wall for a while before buying a screen as it will give you a good idea of the screen size you are happy with. You might find that 100" looks too big from 2.8m at first, but it's surprising how quickly you'll get used to it. If you don't, you can gradually reduce the image size until you're happy that it works for you.
3 metres wide 2.40:1 screen, viewed from 4 metres back on a JVC X7500 which is an 'E-shift' projector (faux 4k if you like). I still tend to watch 1080p content un-shifted though, in 'straight' 1080p as I find this looks 'cleaner' than e-shifting. There is a good 'fill factor' on this projector, so I don't find it a problem watching 1080p content on this screen, though to be honest I'm more interested in the quality of the film/program these days than worrying about the technicalities...It's all fully calibrated and I use a Lumagen video processor which is the dogs **** but no need to fiddle with anything these days, just focus on the content.
Don't let the "too big" argument sway you.
Ive had several setups , starting with a 100" pj screen in a mid terrace Victorian town house (not a big lounge)
I now have a 135" motorised screen with an Optoma 1080p. DLP pj sitting at the back of the room around 4.5m away.
We are sat about 3m max from the screen and it is fantastic.
You can't see pixels (hence I've not had the motivation to look into 4k PJs yet), it is crystal clear. Stunning. It never feels too big. You don't end up "looking around". It feel like the cinema.
I also have a 65" OLED tv and it seems tiny for a while after watching something on the PJ :-) it is also interesting to note, after watching top end 4k stuff on the TV, the 1080p PJ never feels like a compromise, with the exception of black levels, but the DLP isn't bad at those either, but obv not a patch on the TV
Ive had several setups , starting with a 100" pj screen in a mid terrace Victorian town house (not a big lounge)
I now have a 135" motorised screen with an Optoma 1080p. DLP pj sitting at the back of the room around 4.5m away.
We are sat about 3m max from the screen and it is fantastic.
You can't see pixels (hence I've not had the motivation to look into 4k PJs yet), it is crystal clear. Stunning. It never feels too big. You don't end up "looking around". It feel like the cinema.
I also have a 65" OLED tv and it seems tiny for a while after watching something on the PJ :-) it is also interesting to note, after watching top end 4k stuff on the TV, the 1080p PJ never feels like a compromise, with the exception of black levels, but the DLP isn't bad at those either, but obv not a patch on the TV
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