HDTV Widescreen Seating Distance Chart (inches)

16 X 9
diagional
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
24.00
25.00
26.00
27.00
28.00
29.00
30.00
31.00
32.00
33.00
34.00
35.00
36.00
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
41.00
42.00
43.00
44.00
45.00
46.00
47.00
48.00
49.00
50.00
51.00
52.00
53.00
54.00

16 X 9
width
14.82
15.69
16.56
17.43
18.30
19.17
20.05
20.92
21.79
22.66
23.53
24.40
25.28
26.15
27.02
27.89
28.76
29.63
30.51
31.38
32.25
33.12
33.99
34.86
35.73
36.61
37.48
38.35
39.22
40.09
40.96
41.84
42.71
43.58
44.45
45.32
46.19
47.07

16 X 9
height
8.33
8.82
9.31
9.81
10.30
10.79
11.28
11.77
12.26
12.75
13.24
13.73
14.22
14.71
15.20
15.69
16.18
16.67
17.16
17.65
18.14
18.63
19.12
19.61
20.10
20.59
21.08
21.57
22.06
22.55
23.04
23.53
24.02
24.51
25.00
25.49
25.98
26.47

1080I/P
720P
Optimum Optimum
viewing
viewing
distance distance
26.66
39.98
28.22
42.34
29.79
44.69
31.39
47.09
32.96
49.44
34.53
51.79
36.10
54.14
37.66
56.50
39.23
58.85
40.80
61.20
42.37
63.55
43.94
65.90
45.50
68.26
47.07
70.61
48.64
72.96
50.21
75.31
51.78
77.66
53.34
80.02
54.91
82.37
56.48
84.72
58.05
87.07
59.62
89.42
61.18
91.78
62.75
94.13
64.32
96.48
65.89
98.83
67.46
101.18
69.02
103.54
70.59
105.89
72.16
108.24
73.73
110.59
75.30
112.94
76.86
115.30
78.43
117.65
80.00
120.00
81.57
122.35
83.14
124.70
84.70
127.06

4X3
4X3
image
image
width diagonal
11.11
13.88
11.76
14.70
12.41
15.52
13.08
16.35
13.73
17.17
14.39
17.98
15.04
18.80
15.69
19.62
16.35
20.43
17.00
21.25
17.65
22.07
18.31
22.88
18.96
23.70
19.61
24.52
20.27
25.33
20.92
26.15
21.57
26.97
22.23
27.78
22.88
28.60
23.53
29.42
24.19
30.23
24.84
31.05
25.49
31.87
26.15
32.68
26.80
33.50
27.45
34.32
28.11
35.13
28.76
35.95
29.41
36.77
30.07
37.58
30.72
38.40
31.37
39.22
32.03
40.03
32.68
40.85
33.33
41.67
33.99
42.48
34.64
43.30
35.29
44.12

HDTV Widescreen Seating Distance Chart (inches)

16 X 9
diagional
55.00
56.00
57.00
58.00
59.00
60.00
61.00
62.00
63.00
64.00
65.00
66.00
67.00
68.00
69.00
70.00
71.00
72.00
73.00
74.00
75.00
76.00
77.00
78.00
79.00
80.00
81.00
82.00
83.00
84.00
85.00
86.00
87.00
88.00
89.00
90.00
91.00
92.00

16 X 9
width

16 X 9
height

47.94
48.81
49.68
50.55
51.42
52.29
53.17
54.04
54.91
55.78
56.65
57.52
58.40
59.27
60.14
61.01
61.88
62.75
63.63
64.50
65.37
66.24
67.11
67.98
68.85
69.73
70.60
71.47
72.34
73.21
74.08
74.96
75.83
76.70
77.57
78.44
79.31
80.18

26.96
27.45
27.94
28.44
28.93
29.42
29.91
30.40
30.89
31.38
31.87
32.36
32.85
33.34
33.83
34.32
34.81
35.30
35.79
36.28
36.77
37.26
37.75
38.24
38.73
39.22
39.71
40.20
40.69
41.18
41.67
42.16
42.65
43.14
43.63
44.12
44.61
45.10

1080I/P
720P
Optimum Optimum
viewing
viewing
distance distance
86.27
87.84
89.41
91.01
92.58
94.14
95.71
97.28
98.85
100.42
101.98
103.55
105.12
106.69
108.26
109.82
111.39
112.96
114.53
116.10
117.66
119.23
120.80
122.37
123.94
125.50
127.07
128.64
130.21
131.78
133.34
134.91
136.48
138.05
139.62
141.18
142.75
144.32

129.41
131.76
134.11
136.51
138.86
141.22
143.57
145.92
148.27
150.62
152.98
155.33
157.68
160.03
162.38
164.74
167.09
169.44
171.79
174.14
176.50
178.85
181.20
183.55
185.90
188.26
190.61
192.96
195.31
197.66
200.02
202.37
204.72
207.07
209.42
211.78
214.13
216.48

4X3
4X3
image
image
width diagonal
35.95
36.60
37.25
37.92
38.57
39.23
39.88
40.53
41.19
41.84
42.49
43.15
43.80
44.45
45.11
45.76
46.41
47.07
47.72
48.37
49.03
49.68
50.33
50.99
51.64
52.29
52.95
53.60
54.25
54.91
55.56
56.21
56.87
57.52
58.17
58.83
59.48
60.13

44.93
45.75
46.57
47.40
48.22
49.03
49.85
50.67
51.48
52.30
53.12
53.93
54.75
55.57
56.38
57.20
58.02
58.83
59.65
60.47
61.28
62.10
62.92
63.73
64.55
65.37
66.18
67.00
67.82
68.63
69.45
70.27
71.08
71.90
72.72
73.53
74.35
75.17

HDTV Widescreen Seating Distance Chart (inches)

16 X 9
diagional

16 X 9
width

16 X 9
height

93.00
94.00
95.00
96.00
97.00
98.00
99.00
100.00
101.00
102.00
103.00
104.00
105.00
106.00
107.00
108.00
109.00
110.00
111.00
112.00
113.00
114.00
115.00
116.00
117.00
118.00
119.00
120.00

81.06
81.93
82.80
83.67
84.54
85.41
86.29
87.16
88.03
88.90
89.77
90.64
91.52
92.39
93.26
94.13
95.00
95.87
96.74
97.62
98.49
99.36
100.23
101.10
101.97
102.85
103.72
104.59

45.59
46.08
46.57
47.07
47.56
48.05
48.54
49.03
49.52
50.01
50.50
50.99
51.48
51.97
52.46
52.95
53.44
53.93
54.42
54.91
55.40
55.89
56.38
56.87
57.36
57.85
58.34
58.83

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2003-2006

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1080I/P
720P
Optimum Optimum
viewing
viewing
distance distance
145.89
147.46
149.02
150.62
152.19
153.76
155.33
156.90
158.46
160.03
161.60
163.17
164.74
166.30
167.87
169.44
171.01
172.58
174.14
175.71
177.28
178.85
180.42
181.98
183.55
185.12
186.69
188.26
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218.83
221.18
223.54
225.94
228.29
230.64
232.99
235.34
237.70
240.05
242.40
244.75
247.10
249.46
251.81
254.16
256.51
258.86
261.22
263.57
265.92
268.27
270.62
272.98
275.33
277.68
280.03
282.38

4X3
4X3
image
image
width diagonal
60.79
61.44
62.09
62.76
63.41
64.07
64.72
65.37
66.03
66.68
67.33
67.99
68.64
69.29
69.95
70.60
71.25
71.91
72.56
73.21
73.87
74.52
75.17
75.83
76.48
77.13
77.79
78.44

75.98
76.80
77.62
78.45
79.27
80.08
80.90
81.72
82.53
83.35
84.17
84.98
85.80
86.62
87.43
88.25
89.07
89.88
90.70
91.52
92.33
93.15
93.97
94.78
95.60
96.42
97.23
98.05