![]() I could have sworn it was you, but it was probably more than a year ago so I can't say for sure. The reason for the distance between my rows is because someone here showed a picture demonstrating that if I use the standard 70" depth then the feet of the second row will be nearly touching the head of the front row when both are reclined. Same is true for the back row, I estimated actual distance from the screen. I'm being conservative so it might actually be further back, and will definitely be further back if reclined. Since I don't have the seats in I am estimating seating position is 8'. The back row is against the back wall and the front row is as far back as it can be. I can't slide the front row back any further. Should I calculate using reclined position? I decided to go wider and lower.įor eye level I did not consider reclined position, I considered upright position. If I were to move the screen up I'd switch to a 16:9 screen instead of 2.35. If I go just below the soffit I can go wall-to-wall. I have a soffit running along the top-right corner of the room and if I put the screen closer to the ceiling I'll have to sacrifice quite a bit of screen size. The top of the projected image will be 15" from the ceiling. If having a clear view is main objective then it sounds like 16" is safer than 8". I could be wrong but I don't think eye level in my recliners will be lower than a folding chair. The main reason I picked the model I am getting is because it sat a little lower so my feet could be firmly planted on the ground, it was far more comfortable. What do you base 36" on? When I was checking out theater recliners (fortunately there is a showroom not too far away) most of them seemed uncomfortably high, as in my feet weren't firmly planted on the floor when seated. I calculated eye level at 42" since that's what my eye level is sitting in a folding chair, I'm 5'10". That calculator really needs to take into account the size of the screen and maybe even ceiling height. Also, eye level for the people in back would be about even with the top of the screen. That calculator spit out something like 30" high which is impossible with 8' ceilings. Thanks Jeff, I saw that website before starting this thread. Please assume that the only variable I can adjust is the height of the platform and that the only options are 8" or 16". I am positive someone will recommend raising the screen or altering some other aspect of the theater. Is that the end of the world? If the platform is 8" high instead of 16" eye level for the back row will be right around the middle of the screen which is better but some of the screen might be blocked. With a 16" riser eye level for the back row is about 22" down from the top of the screen which is a little more than 1/3 down (38% to be precise). The reason he wants me to go 16" hight is because the second row isn't too far back from the first row (about 7' behind) so with an 8" riser the bottom of the screen might be obscured for some people in the back row. The first row is 8' back from the screen and the second row is about 15' feet back. The screen is 2.35:1 and the dimensions are 136" x 58". However, at 16" the people in the back row will be higher than I'd like. ![]() I am building a home theater and planned to build my platform 8" high but my theater designer is strongly encouraging me to build it 16" high.
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