[David Mendicino]

I was just curious, for all those using risers, and have the same type of chairs on the upper and lower rows, how high do they have to be so that you do not get blocked by the people in front. From what I can imagine, they have to be pretty high, yet I see people with only 6" risers.

 

[Ron Hanson]

depends more on the screen position.

If the screen is higher. Your risers dont need to to be so high.

 

[David Mendicino]

Amazing theatre!!!


Your riser seems to be rather high. How tall is it actually?

 

[Ron Hanson]

Thanks.

Its about 11" tall. 2x10s w/ 1 layer of 3/4" plywood and 1 layer of 3/4" mdf. It could have been a few inches lower and the sightlines over the front couch would be ok. I wanted the steps though.

 

[Chris]

The height will also depend on the height of the ceiling. Our ceiling is 8 feet and our riser is about 9 inches. Works fine; everyone can see. See http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewP...p=46717760&f=0

 

[David Mendicino]

My problem is, I have a 4x3 screen which is only 6" from the ground...so my sightline has to be VERY high..I just realized that you both have 16x9 screens closer to the top of the room...