An overview on selecting the appropriate screen size for a presentation.

2. Screen Size Selection
Considerations:
 Type of content to be
viewed
 Ceiling height
 Size of the audience and
the room viewing angles.
Screen Size Selection Overview
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Truss mounted projection screens when video content and podium get equal focus

3. Type of Content:
 Talking head, PowerPoint
style presentation or
detailed spread sheet
 Talking head video can be
smaller than sharing a
spread sheet
 Time a video screen is to
be the focus of the
presentation.
Screen Size Selection Overview
www.inlandAV.caImage magnification for larger audience

4. Size of audience and
the room:
 Number of delegates and
their seating style
 Size of the room with the
ceiling height an important
consideration
 Viewing angle of the
audience to the screen. The
sharper the viewing angle
the harder to read the
content.
Screen Size Selection Overview
www.inlandAV.caPress conference with monitors and a theatre style audience with direct view of screens

5. Handy Dalite
Image Sizing Tool:
 Pictured on the left
 Place the chart where
you want to place the
screen
 Stand at furthest point
from the screen
 Flip pages until text can
be easily read
 The other side of the
page lets you know what
screen size this would be
in 16:9.
Screen Size Chart
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Image sizing tool good for 40” to 184” screen recommendations. Perfect for board room and training facilities

6. Viewing Distance
Rules of Thumb:
 For video, no closer than
the width of the screen and
no further than 8 times the
height
 This example = no closer
than 42 inches and no
further than 28 feet away
 For data, no closer than
the width of the screen and
no further than 6 times the
height
 This example = no closer
than 42 inches and no
further than 21 feet away.
Rules of Thumb & AV Math
www.inlandAV.caAn 80” diagonal monitor is 42” high
42
inches
68 inches
80 inch Diagonal Monitor

7. Viewing Cone:
• Keep the audience
within 45 degrees of
the centre of the
screen
• View the screen
from the centre for
the best image and
legibility.
Rules of Thumb & AV Math
www.inlandAV.caKeep within a 45* viewing angle
45* Viewing Cone

8. Screen Size Selection
Summary:
 Type of content to be
viewed dictates the size of
the screen
 Ceiling height
 Size of the audience and
the room viewing angles
also are to be taken into
consideration.
Screen Size Selection Summary
www.inlandAV.caGala dinner with two video projection screens