I'm planning on adding a theater room to a new house I am building. The room as currently designed is currently 8' x 11' x 23' on concrete slab but I have some flexibility in that size. I've done enough reading now to think that I should follow a plan something like this for designing my new room.
1. Pick a room dimension that provides better modal qualities. I've seen some standard ratios posted and 1 x 1.4 x 1.9 is one I've seen that would give me a room 8' x 11.2' x 15.2' or maybe 1 x 1.6 x 2.33 which would give me 8' x 12.8' x 18.67'. Given the other house dimensions it's harder to make the room wider than it is longer. It probably wouldn't be hard to raise the ceiling a little. Are there other dimensions that might work well in this situation?
2. Assume the first row of seats are 38% of the distance from the front and the second row of seats 76% of the distance from the front wall.
3. Pick a screen size and resolution that is appropriate from that distance.
Any thoughts on that general approach?
1. Pick a room dimension that provides better modal qualities. I've seen some standard ratios posted and 1 x 1.4 x 1.9 is one I've seen that would give me a room 8' x 11.2' x 15.2' or maybe 1 x 1.6 x 2.33 which would give me 8' x 12.8' x 18.67'. Given the other house dimensions it's harder to make the room wider than it is longer. It probably wouldn't be hard to raise the ceiling a little. Are there other dimensions that might work well in this situation?
2. Assume the first row of seats are 38% of the distance from the front and the second row of seats 76% of the distance from the front wall.
3. Pick a screen size and resolution that is appropriate from that distance.
Any thoughts on that general approach?