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Horizontal viewing angle
—of view
- Picture
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- Area
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- Vertical angle
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- Pixel density
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- At the centre
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- Across the picture
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- 20/20 limit
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- Would see sharper
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- Eye line to centre
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Where the standards put your seat
- Seating standards, by viewing angle
- Resolution: where pixels stop being visible
- Rule of thumb
- Your seat
Who could see a sharper display
| Target | Pixels per degree | Distance for this screen | Your seat |
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Resolution worth paying for
The lowest resolution 19 in 20 people could not tell from a perfect display; sharper buys nothing visible.
How far to sit from this screen
| Standard | Distance | Angle | × diagonal | × height |
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What size for your seat
| Diagonal | Picture | Angle | Verdict | Pixels |
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Projector placement
- Lens to screen
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- Lens height
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- Screen brightness
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- Image width
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Height on the wall
- Top of picture
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- Bottom of picture
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- Highest comfortable centre
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- Bottom edge from floor
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