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You’ll have huge benefits from OLED in terms of black level, contrast ratio, color accuracy, and all other aspects of picture quality. For the resolution aspect specifically, you may not be able to perceive ever possible detail of a 4k image, but that’s not what’s most important for picture quality. Unless you want to spend more and have space for a bigger screen, you’re setup is probably ideal for your situation. Hello, I am planning for 5.1.2 home theatre setup with 50″ 4k UHD setup.
You should design your seating distances around your primary seating row. Every other row will be a compromise, but also won’t be used as often as the primary row, and that’s OK. If you don’t like working with spreadsheets, enter your screen size below to see how close you’ll need to sit to fully appreciate various screen resolutions. The process for calculating the distance for the surround speaker placement is very similar to left/right speaker calculations, with a caveat. Since the speakers are located on a separate wall, a bit of a trick makes it much easier to figure out. To do this, mark a spot on the sidewall, precisely 90° to the center speaker, as seen in figure 7.
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Ideally I’d like to mount the projector in front of the beam throw distance of 6′ – 8′ for whatever screen size I end up going with. Otherwise I’m guessing the projector will need to hung on about a 24″ pole to ensure it clears the beam and could be an eye sore right above the seating area. I recommend that you enter all of those numbers into the spreadsheet.
First of all, you need to have complete light control for a projector to be a better option than a direct-view TV. I would recommened you to search on AVSForums you would get plenty of information. For a long time i am fan of BenQ projectors for their excellent picture quality .
Calculating SPL from sensitivity, distance and power
Of course, the above distances are recommendations for the best viewing quality. You should realize that we also state that you can sit closer to the screen than recommended. I don’t think you should worry too much about Dolby Vision specifically. Any type of HDR is going to give a very similar result, despite all of the Dolby marketing that says otherwise. The JVC projectors utilize a special frame by frame contrast comparison that gives a result very similar to Dolby Vision. You’re not going to get quite the same dynamic range, but it’s still going to be a very impressive picture.
It may not display this or other websites correctly. This diagram shows the data required to use the calculator and interpret the results. If you are like many HT enthusiasts , you like to crank it on up during the "good parts" to really feel the action. Look at your results from the Peak SPL Calculator compared with the OSHA guidelines. This is because low frequency sound waves have long wavelengths, which allow them to bend around obstacles and spread out in a more uniform manner than high frequency sound waves. However, the omnidirectionality of low frequency sound waves can be affected by the specific properties of the environment in which they are traveling.
Why Do Some Speakers Sound Better With More Power?
The AV receiver is the hub of your home audio system. A receiver accepts all audio and video sources, including satellite and cable TV, DVRs, DVD and Blu-ray players, as well as gaming consoles. It then distributes the sound from these sources to your surround system, accurately powering all of your speakers. For medium sized rooms, we recommend a (7.1.4+) THX Certified Select System which covers spaces up to 2,000 cubic feet in size, with a ~10 foot viewing distance from the screen. THX Certified Ultra products bring the cinematic experience to larger home theaters, up to 3,000 cubic feet in size, with a viewing distance of ~12 feet from the screen.
Also, room dimensions and setup has more of an influence as well. The only possible issue is if you play a lot of fast-motion video games; those are usually better on smaller screens. When not installing immersive audio speakers, place the surround speakers approximately two feet above sitting ear height, which is generally 6 feet. The proper height when using immersive formats is a bit contentious as some state to place surround speakers at ear height, with tolerances up to 2 feet above ear height. Since most content today is not playing in an immersive format, elevating the surrounds makes sense. For more information on surround speaker height, refer to the website of the format you intend to use, such as Dolby Laboratories or DTS.
Looking to try and maximize potential but would ideally like 2 rows with lounge seating in the back, so essentially 3 rows. Trying to figure out how big of a screen we can get and still not be too far out of specs when it comes to viewing distances from the front and from the back. Trying also figure out where to build our step down to the first row in relation to screen.
Just enough for a person to walk sideways between the rows during the rare situations when there are 2 reclined chairs in 2 rows. Question, when calculating first/second row distance to screen, is that based off of the chair, the person sitting, or ??. Also, if row 1 and 2 are fully reclined to max lenghth of 68″, how much distance to I place between the rows?
Both of these factors means you’ll need a brighter projector to have an image that’s not too dim. The seating distance is “eyeball to screen” distance, which is almost the same as the distance to the back of the chair when it’s upright. I have a 20ft wide 26 ft length room with 12 ft ceiling height. What is the maximum screen size I can opt for viewing in HD . The “Minimum distance” or “closer than” statements in your article are factually incorrect.
If you do not specify a viewing distance, the calculator will tell you what the optimal seating distances are for the selected screen size. Sorry, I missed your question and I’m just now seeing it. I think you should do your seating distances based on field-of-view and not resolution. So seating distance will be based on screen size and not projector resolution. For a 133-inch screen, the 12-foot seating distance is ideal.
Your calculator gives the distance required to resolve the resolutions for a given TV size fully. You do NOT want to sit closer than this distance because then you will be able to see individual pixels on the TV, this is a BAD thing. As far as visual acuity is concerned, there is ONE optimal distance from a TV. The distance where you can fully resolve it’s resolution, no closer, no further away. Closer is bad because as above it lets you see individual pixels, not the image as a homogenious whole; futher away is bad because then you don’t get the full benefit of the TV resolution. Taking this a step futher, I have the same TV as above.
As such, surround speakers, both side and rear, should face the opposite wall. Doing so creates a sense of spaciousness more akin to how humans hear sounds behind us. Pointing surround speakers at the opposite wall provides a more exciting movie-watching experience. This calculator is intended only to give a general idea of proper viewing distances and angles.
Well, first of all, the recommended distances are from your eyeballs to the screen. For larger screens and higher resolutions, reclining the seat a few inches won’t make a terrible difference, but if you plan to recline your seats a whole lot. Then you may want to reduce that recommended distance a bit. Once you have decided on a certain distance from the screen, you need to adjust the position of your left and right speakers as well in your home theater system. Go with the 135-inch screen if you have only 1 row of seating. If you have 2 rows of seating, the front row will be very close the screen and you probably would want the screen to be even smaller than 135-inches.
A sine wave has a 3dB crest factor i.e. the difference between average and peak is 3dB. So we effectively derate the calculated Peak Amplifier Watts by 3dB to get the equivalent RMS specification. This is an important point, and nearly everyone we hear discussing this topic online fails to derate the amplifier power requirements. They make the mistake of equating peak SPL with RMS Watts. In the above example an amplifier with a specified RMS output of 683W would actually give us 108dB peaks at the listening position, which is 3dB more than we need. People using this approach will choose an amplifier roughly twice as powerful as they need.Down the rabbit hole...
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