Ideal Screen Size for Theater? 2.35:1 or 16:9?


For you screen guys out there...

My dimensions are 16x43ft and part of that space is a pool table and full bar.  I will have one row of theater seating about 13-15 feet from the screen.  I am looking to mount and recess (hide) the screen in the rafters.  My question is this, what brand should I use? and what size screen should I get?  The screen will go across the 16 ft span. Projector is undetermined at this point but will be a good one.  The windows in the area can be "blacked out" I am also thinking of doing an acoustically transparent screen.  Thoughts? 

Also, should I do 16:9 or letterbox? I will use it about 75% for TV and sporting events and 25% on movies.

Thanks,
mgould

Showing 1 response by gregkohanmim

Auxinput clearly knows his stuff so this is more a question than a recommendation from me, but I was thinking..  I have a 100" screen and 1080p projector that I bought for a project a couple years ago.  While it's OK, the one thing that pops into my head is that it looks like you're doing a dedicated theater room, aren't there specific paints that you could use on your viewing wall that allow for any size and format and thereby essentially "future-proof" the room?

Only raising this question since if I were to set up a dedicated dated HT room for projected video, I would want to research this option thoroughly.  

Aren't there great paint options available these days for larger screen viewing sizes that rival physical screens?

Would love to know.

Greg