Home Theatre Room Orientation
Discussion
I'm adding a projector and screen in my workshop in the near future. The space is something like 4.8m x 9.5m and I can run the screen either at one end or on one side.
What's the best orientation to go for? I'm thinking that either wall is long enough for the image and if 4.8m is far enough away from the screen (is it?) then it's a question of which orientation is better from a sound point of view. Narrow and deep or short and wide.
I've got a Sony 7.1 surround setup with three front speakers, 2 side speakers and 2 rear speakers. The sides and rears are setup so that neither is in the corner if that makes sense. Currently the setup is with a 32" TV on the long wall, which I watch when I'm pottering in the workshop rather than as a cinema room! The sound is seriously impressive with that setup and I'd think would be worse with the three fronts much closer together.
What do we think?
What's the best orientation to go for? I'm thinking that either wall is long enough for the image and if 4.8m is far enough away from the screen (is it?) then it's a question of which orientation is better from a sound point of view. Narrow and deep or short and wide.
I've got a Sony 7.1 surround setup with three front speakers, 2 side speakers and 2 rear speakers. The sides and rears are setup so that neither is in the corner if that makes sense. Currently the setup is with a 32" TV on the long wall, which I watch when I'm pottering in the workshop rather than as a cinema room! The sound is seriously impressive with that setup and I'd think would be worse with the three fronts much closer together.
What do we think?
Narrow and deep will be better than wide and shallow but you do need some soft furnishings or something to absorb the sound.
The longer the sound wave has to to travel the less energy it has but if surfaces are hard you will get reflections and echo regardless.
Carpet, cushions, bean bags etc will all help or you can source "artwork" for the walls which are actually acoustic treatments. We use them all the time to treat a room - they improve the sound and can be easily be swapped out in future.
The longer the sound wave has to to travel the less energy it has but if surfaces are hard you will get reflections and echo regardless.
Carpet, cushions, bean bags etc will all help or you can source "artwork" for the walls which are actually acoustic treatments. We use them all the time to treat a room - they improve the sound and can be easily be swapped out in future.
Do you know how big you want the screen to be? You can use this calculator to find out whether any particular projector model you have in mind will work from 4.8 metres (minus it's own depth as some can be pretty deep).
http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calcula...
You can adjust the zoom and see the size of the image change on that link. As well as move the projector to 4.8 metres.
I would suggest onto the long wall as I'm struggling with a long and narrow room myself but don't have the width to do it the same way as yours.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calcula...
You can adjust the zoom and see the size of the image change on that link. As well as move the projector to 4.8 metres.
I would suggest onto the long wall as I'm struggling with a long and narrow room myself but don't have the width to do it the same way as yours.
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