OliverK
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I generally find seating distance to solve issues with older formats for me provided they are not cropped which I hate intensely. When I get that distance right older formats can still be watchable, something like this for a 16:9 screen:
4K/UHD: 1 screen width
Blu-ray 1.25 screen widths
other 1080 sources (streaming/TV) 1.5 screen widths
SD DVD 2 to 2.5 screen widths
SD LD 2.5 to 3 screen widths
This is with a projection setup, a 3 or 4 way masking system and memory presets in the projector would be perfect for this, Sitting at the appropriate distance from the screen whether it is projection or a solid state TV obviously works, too
Last week I watched Westbound (1959) projected at about 6.5 ft screen width and a distance of 13.5 ft from the screen and that worked out pretty well even for a DVD that was no exactly stellar. I might have gone a bit wider for a movie that was shot in scope and on a better quality DVD.
4K/UHD: 1 screen width
Blu-ray 1.25 screen widths
other 1080 sources (streaming/TV) 1.5 screen widths
SD DVD 2 to 2.5 screen widths
SD LD 2.5 to 3 screen widths
This is with a projection setup, a 3 or 4 way masking system and memory presets in the projector would be perfect for this, Sitting at the appropriate distance from the screen whether it is projection or a solid state TV obviously works, too
Last week I watched Westbound (1959) projected at about 6.5 ft screen width and a distance of 13.5 ft from the screen and that worked out pretty well even for a DVD that was no exactly stellar. I might have gone a bit wider for a movie that was shot in scope and on a better quality DVD.