Projection tools & set-up guides
Get the screen size, throw distance and seating right before you buy.
SoundScreen Store helps people planning their first projector or screen do the maths: how far the projector goes, how big the image can be, which screen gain suits the room and where the speakers sit. Plain explanations, with every figure taken from the manufacturer's published specifications.
What we publish
Written for: People setting up their first projector, screen or surround system who want the numbers explained step by step.
Calculators
Throw distance, screen size and viewing distance, worked out from the lens and room figures you enter.
Set-up guides
How to choose a screen size, a screen gain and a seating distance for the room you actually have.
Sound set-up
Speaker distances, subwoofer placement and soundbar size, worked out for the room you actually have.
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How we work
- Sources first. Every figure comes from the manufacturer's published information or from published reviews, and we link to them.
- No invented ratings. We only show a score when we can say where it comes from and how it was calculated.
- We do not sell products. Some manufacturers pay us to create content about their brands; those pieces say so at the top. More about how we work.