Re KJL: I doubt screen size had anything to do with the headache, but an obvious answer is to watch another movie at the friend's without ingesting anything.
We sit 92" from a Sony 36 XBR as a compromise set by an equalateral triangle determined by the separation of the front LR speakers. That's a ratio of 2.5, a bit too far away to be immursed in the picture. Although that's a near field listening configuration for stereo, I prefer listening at my desk chair, a bit over 11' from the center line of the speakers. An obvious solution for movies and HDTV is front projection, but I need to figure out a way to accomodate TV without running through expensive projector bulbs or sitting in a dark room.
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We sit 92" from a Sony 36 XBR as a compromise set by an equalateral triangle determined by the separation of the front LR speakers. That's a ratio of 2.5, a bit too far away to be immursed in the picture. Although that's a near field listening configuration for stereo, I prefer listening at my desk chair, a bit over 11' from the center line of the speakers. An obvious solution for movies and HDTV is front projection, but I need to figure out a way to accomodate TV without running through expensive projector bulbs or sitting in a dark room.
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