Theater Rentals

Over the past several years, I've slowly constructed a spreadsheet to meet all of my home theater design needs. I noticed on various forums that others could probably benefit from this spreadsheet, so I cleaned it up and I'm now making it available to the public. Please download it and put it to good use!

The spreadsheet contains calculations for the following:

• recommended viewing distances for a given screen size - for both flat panels and projectors (based on THX and SMPTE standards)

• recommended viewing distances for a given display resolution - 480p, 720p, 1080p/1080i, 1440p, etc (based on Visual Acuity standards)

• various screen aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, custom ratios, etc.)

• projector screen size & screen brightness with guidelines for recommended values (based on projector brightness and screen gain)

• projector screen size & projector mounting location (based on min/max projector throw distances)

• seat locations, a second row stadium seating platform height calculation, and a few other goodies.

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Source: CarltonBale.com