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  1. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    https://www.projectorscreen.com/projector-screen-calculators Maybe go (really) big for a ~220" (or bigger!) curved, acoustically transparent, 2.4:1 screen -- ~220" diagonal in 2.4:1 AR would yield ~7ft tall, nearly 17ft wide image. :D Here are some more (basic/starter) info about going w/ a...
  2. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    How many is "a lot" though? :lol: And are these younger kids? I imagine younger kids might be fine just squeezing together into a narrower space, but that really depends of course. And as they grow older, not as many of them will probably want to watch stuff all together nearly as often I...
  3. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    Display tech certainly have advanced (much) faster/more than audio over the last couple decades or so... though it does seem some advances in audio tech have helped made high quality (much) more affordable (and so much better at the budget level). I was also still using very old (even...
  4. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    For room that size (and for 2 rows), would be much better if you can expand the budget significantly beyond $3K for the whole setup of projector+receiver+speakers. Since the extra/2nd row is mainly to accommodate occasional guests, maybe you could cut back on that to allocate more funds to the...
  5. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    Brad makes some good points about doing 1 row vs 2 rows considering the size of your room. I'd also suggest not choosing quite the same (expensive) seating for the 2nd/back row that should be on a raised platform, if budgeting is a concern. For one thing, that back row probably doesn't need...
  6. ManW_TheUncool

    Basic configuration of Home theater room

    IF you actually go for say 120" screen, 11ft could be a good viewing distance for the front row although I'd suggest 10ft instead, especially if 2 rows are desired... and that should be actual viewing distance, which means the front of the reclinable theater seats would probably actually be...
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