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My room is 18 wide x 19 deep. False wall will be 2 feet so actually viewing room is 18 wide x 17 deep.
My seating position is 10 feet back.
I used blue tape to mark off a 2.35 screen and I could go either 150" wide (163" diagonal) or the 140". I'm thinking the 150" would be better because with 16x9 material you lose about 25% of the screen width. So on a 150" 2.35 screen, 16x9 material the image would be about 112" wide. Not terrible but not really that big for me as far as I'm concerned.
OTOH if I get a 16x9 screen that has approx the same diagonal, it would be a 130" screen. While my 16x9 image would be both wider and taller than it would be on a 2.35 screen, 2.35 movies would be 20" narrower.
As for our viewing habits, my wife and I watch movies and recorded television programs about 50:50. So it's kind of a tough choice. Do I want a bigger 16x9 image or a bigger 2.35 image?
The projector I'm thinking of getting is the Sony VPL-HW40es for now until 4k shakes itself out. Our home theater is going to be sound isolated with total light control. It's a dedicated HT with two rows, the 2nd row being on risers. Ceiling height is 9.5 feet. Riser height is at 21".
My seating position is 10 feet back.
I used blue tape to mark off a 2.35 screen and I could go either 150" wide (163" diagonal) or the 140". I'm thinking the 150" would be better because with 16x9 material you lose about 25% of the screen width. So on a 150" 2.35 screen, 16x9 material the image would be about 112" wide. Not terrible but not really that big for me as far as I'm concerned.
OTOH if I get a 16x9 screen that has approx the same diagonal, it would be a 130" screen. While my 16x9 image would be both wider and taller than it would be on a 2.35 screen, 2.35 movies would be 20" narrower.
As for our viewing habits, my wife and I watch movies and recorded television programs about 50:50. So it's kind of a tough choice. Do I want a bigger 16x9 image or a bigger 2.35 image?
The projector I'm thinking of getting is the Sony VPL-HW40es for now until 4k shakes itself out. Our home theater is going to be sound isolated with total light control. It's a dedicated HT with two rows, the 2nd row being on risers. Ceiling height is 9.5 feet. Riser height is at 21".