I am looking at building a dedicated theater and have two options for the room.
Option one is 20'2" wide by 16'4" deep with a 15" screen wall. This configuration will sit 6 wide with a 120-130" 2.35:1 screen. The Projector will have to be mounted on the back wall at 6'4" tall to miss a beam at 6'6" that crosses about 3' in front of the projector. The rest of the cieling is only 7'2" The main viewing distance could be anywhere from 12-16' since it's just one row. I would enter from the side with no affect on seating.
Option two is to turn the same room with 17'7" wide and 18'11" deep with a 15" screen wall. This option will only give 4-5 seats. The entrance to the room is in the middle of the back wall which would interfere with a possible second row of seats. The low ceiling height also makes a raiser unrealistic. There is a 10" beam running down the left third length of the room that would interfere with a screen wall and give an asymetrical feel to the room. I would be able to mount the projector about 8" higher since the beams is parrallel to the projector not across it as in option one. I could do bar seats behind the recliners but I've never found them comfortable to watch movies.
I'm leaning towards option 1 as I can fit more prime seats with a wider screen. If I use a 120-130" wide screen how wide is too wide for the seating? My seats will be about 200" wide so the last two will be completely off the screen. I plan on using berkline recliners with a straight love seat in the middle flanked by two curved singles on either side.
Option one is 20'2" wide by 16'4" deep with a 15" screen wall. This configuration will sit 6 wide with a 120-130" 2.35:1 screen. The Projector will have to be mounted on the back wall at 6'4" tall to miss a beam at 6'6" that crosses about 3' in front of the projector. The rest of the cieling is only 7'2" The main viewing distance could be anywhere from 12-16' since it's just one row. I would enter from the side with no affect on seating.
Option two is to turn the same room with 17'7" wide and 18'11" deep with a 15" screen wall. This option will only give 4-5 seats. The entrance to the room is in the middle of the back wall which would interfere with a possible second row of seats. The low ceiling height also makes a raiser unrealistic. There is a 10" beam running down the left third length of the room that would interfere with a screen wall and give an asymetrical feel to the room. I would be able to mount the projector about 8" higher since the beams is parrallel to the projector not across it as in option one. I could do bar seats behind the recliners but I've never found them comfortable to watch movies.
I'm leaning towards option 1 as I can fit more prime seats with a wider screen. If I use a 120-130" wide screen how wide is too wide for the seating? My seats will be about 200" wide so the last two will be completely off the screen. I plan on using berkline recliners with a straight love seat in the middle flanked by two curved singles on either side.