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How far can the projector be placed from the screen? |
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Place the projector on a sturdy, level surface, ideally at a height where its lens is between the top and bottom of the screen.  For a 4:3 image, the projector can be positioned from 3.7 to 81.7 feet from the screen. For a 16:9 image, place the projector from 3.0 to 66.8 feet from the screen. The distance the projector is placed from the screen determines the size of the projected image. Use the following table as a rough guide for projector placement: | 16:9 aspect ratio | | 4:3 aspect ratio | | Projection distance | Maximum diagonal image size | | Projection distance | Maximum diagonal image size | | 3.0 to 6.6 feet | 30 in. (26 × 15 in.) | | 3.7 to 8.0 feet | 30 in. (24 × 18 in.) | | 4.1 to 8.8 feet | 40 in. (35 × 20 in.) | | 5.0 to 10.8 feet | 40 in. (32 × 24 in.) | | 6.2 to 13.3 feet | 60 in. (51 × 28 in.) | | 7.6 to 16.2 feet | 60 in. (47 × 35 in.) | | 8.3 to 17.7 feet | 80 in. (71 × 39 in.) | | 10.2 to 21.7 feet | 80 in. (63 × 47 in.) | | 10.4 to 22.2 feet | 100 in. (87 × 47 in.) | | 12.8 to 27.1 feet | 100 in. (79 × 59 in.) | | 12.5 to 26.6 feet | 120 in. (106 × 59 in.) | | 15.3 to 32.6 feet | 120 in. (94 × 71 in.) | | 15.7 to 33.3 feet | 150 in. (130 × 75 in.) | | 19.2 to 40.8 feet | 150 in. (118 × 91 in.) | | 21.0 to 44.5 feet | 200 in. (173 × 98 in.) | | 25.7 to 54.4 feet | 200 in. (161 × 118 in.) | | 31.5 to 66.8 feet | 300 in. (260 × 146 in.) | | 38.6 to 81.7 feet | 300 in. (240 × 181 in.) |
You can also calculate an image size or the projector distance by using our Projection Distance Calculator which is available from the Drivers and Downloads page for your projector. |
Published: November 14, 2007
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