Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Screen size -- how big is too big ?

Thanks !

I think the article is telling me that there are two different factors affecting seating distance -- one being the optimum viewing angle for best visual impact, and the other being getting as much detail as possible.

The clear message is that at any HT resolution available today, sitting at the optimum viewing distance for best visual impact (eg. the 36 degree THX recommendation) means that we could benefit from quite a bit more resolution -- or, alternatively, that we could sit much further back than we normally do without losing our ability to see all the detail in a current HT picture.

Going with the 36 degree THX recommendation means that (a) sitting at 11-12 feet is about right for my 7-8 foot wide image, and (b) we can upgrade a few more times before our eyes become the hard limit for how much more detail we can see.

I can live with that.