viewing distance for JVC DLA-RS1

Not too close at all with that screen size. You could even get closer. It might be nice to move the second row closer up though.

Usually the rule of thumb for seating is all over the map. Stewart has done a lot of testing and would say the sweet spot (where you should sit) is about 3.3 times the screen height. Other say 1.5 to 2 times screen width for your first row.

It depends, largely on your personal preference as some people sit close to the screen in a commercial theater, and some sit farther away.

You're definitely not too close for the RS1 to handle since it is a 1080p projector but you may want to test the screen size with seating distance to verify there are no issues with it. Lawnchairs are helpful as you can quickly position them around the room and view the image upon your screen.

Non-HD content could be all over the map, depends on your source if you have a scaler, upconversion, signal strength etc. No SD source is going to look phenominal because of the limitations of the source, not the projector.

Hope that helps!

Richard

My room is about the same size as yours. I sit 14' back from a 106" screen. My second row is 19' back. My first row could be a little closer and my second row is way too far back. However my wife likes the second row and I like the first.

My Theater is 16'4" X 13'3" I have 2 rows of seating . The screen is 119" diag. HP dalite. The RS1 is mounted about 15' from lens to screen. The first row of seating is a couch with eye's to screen distance a 9'4" . The second row is on a 13" riser and eyes to screen is around 15' to 16' depending on recline position. We love this setup and the front row is very imersive . I like the berklines in the second row of course. Good luck Johnathan

I'm sitting about 1.4 screen lengths from a 110" Carada BW screen. The RS-1 is ceiling mounted about 14' from the screen. This set up works well for me. I don't think I would go much closer than this though.

I had an RS1 in my theater for about 6 nights, and I sit 10.5' from a 119" diagonal HP.

There was absolutely no issue with HD material, and SD looked very decent as well, assuming it was good source material.

I am of the face-in-the-screen persuasion though. So factor that in.

BB

I'm sitting 2 screen heights from a 16:9 screen 3.5m wide. Quite immersive and no problem. Differences in HD sharpness are very apparent. The best titles still look excellent and not soft.