Check the table here to determine how far to place the projector from the screen based on the size of the projected image.
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Projection distance |
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Distance from the center of the lens to the base of the screen (or to the top of the screen, if suspended from a ceiling) |
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Center of lens |
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16:9 screen size |
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Inches |
cm |
Minimum (Wide) to Maximum (Tele) |
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34" |
75 × 42 |
35 - 42 inches (89 - 108 cm) |
-1.2 inches (-3 cm) |
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40" |
89 × 50 |
42 - 50 inches (106 - 127 cm) |
-1.4 inches (-3.6 cm) |
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50" |
111 × 62 |
52 - 63 inches (133 - 160 cm) |
-1.8 inches (-4.5 cm) |
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60" |
133 × 75 |
63 - 76 inches (160 - 192 cm) |
-2.1 inches (-5.3 cm) |
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80" |
177 × 100 |
84 - 101 inches (214 - 257 cm) |
-2.8 inches (-7.1 cm) |
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100" |
221 × 125 |
106 - 127 inches (268 - 322 cm) |
-3.5 inches (-8.9 cm) |
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150" |
332 × 187 |
159 - 191 inches (404 - 485 cm) |
-5.3 inches (-13.4 cm) |
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200" |
443 × 249 |
212 - 255 inches (539 - 648 cm) |
-7.0 inches (-17.8 cm) |
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250" |
554 × 311 |
266 - 319 inches (675 - 810 cm) |
-8.8 inches (-22.3 cm) |
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337" |
746 × 420 |
359 - 430 inches (911 - 1,093 cm) |
-11.8 inches (-30 cm) |
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4:3 screen size |
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Inches |
cm |
Minimum (Wide) to Maximum (Tele) |
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28" |
57 × 43 |
35 - 43 inches (90 - 109 cm) |
-1.2 inches (-3.1 cm) |
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30" |
61 × 46 |
38 - 46 inches (97 - 117 cm) |
-1.3 inches (-3.3 cm) |
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40" |
81 × 61 |
51 - 62 inches (130 - 156 cm) |
-1.7 inches (-4.4 cm) |
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50" |
102 × 76 |
64 - 77 inches (163 - 196 cm) |
-2.2 inches (-5.5 cm) |
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60" |
122 × 91 |
77 - 93 inches (196 - 236 cm) |
-2.6 inches (-6.5 cm) |
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80" |
163 × 122 |
103 - 124 inches (263 - 316 cm) |
-3.4 inches (-8.7 cm) |
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100" |
203 × 152 |
130 - 156 inches (329 - 395 cm) |
-4.3 inches (-10.9 cm) |
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150" |
305 × 229 |
195 - 234 inches (495 - 594 cm) |
-6.5 inches (-16.4 cm) |
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200" |
406 × 305 |
260 - 312 inches (661 - 793 cm) |
-8.6 inches (-21.8 cm) |
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250" |
508 × 381 |
326 - 391 inches (827 - 992 cm) |
-10.8 inches (-27.3 cm) |
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275" |
559 × 419 |
358 - 430 inches (910 - 1,092 cm) |
-11.8 inches (-30 cm) |
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16:10 screen size |
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Inches |
cm |
Minimum (Wide) to Maximum (Tele) |
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32" |
69 × 43 |
36 - 43 inches (91 - 110 cm) |
-1.2 inches (-3.1 cm) |
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40" |
86 × 54 |
45 - 54 inches (114 - 138 cm) |
-1.5 inches (-3.9 cm) |
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50" |
108 × 67 |
57 - 68 inches (144 - 173 cm) |
-1.9 inches (-4.8 cm) |
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60" |
129 × 81 |
68 - 82 inches (173 - 208 cm) |
-2.3 inches (-5.8 cm) |
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70" |
151 × 94 |
80 - 96 inches (202 - 243 cm) |
-2.6 inches (-6.7 cm) |
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80" |
172 × 108 |
91 - 110 inches (232 - 278 cm) |
-3.0 inches (-7.7 cm) |
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100" |
215 × 135 |
114 - 137 inches (290 - 349 cm) |
-3.8 inches (-9.6 cm) |
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150" |
323 × 202 |
172 - 207 inches (437 - 525 cm) |
-5.7 inches (-14.5 cm) |
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200" |
431 × 269 |
230 - 276 inches (583 - 700 cm) |
7.6 inches (-19.3 cm) |
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250" |
538 × 337 |
287 -345 inches (730 - 876 cm) |
-9.5 inches (-24.1 cm) |
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280" |
592 × 370 |
322 - 386 inches (818 - 982 cm) |
-10.6 inches (-27 cm) |
