rickra

Recently, I started looking into home theater layouts and gathering information for a future build. I've come across some good references for recommended viewing angles which represent how much of your field of view your screen takes up. Rtings has a good article here.

The THX spec recommends a minimum horizontal viewing angle of 36 degrees but doesn't seem to specify a maximum. The SMPTE spec suggests somewhere between 33.3 and 61.8 degrees, but the sweet spot seems to lie somewhere in the 40-50 degree range.

There isn't a definitive answer, but I think I