Projector Installation and Throw Distance Chart

Installation for a 16:9 screen

Ceiling Installation

 

 

Ceiling

Diagonal

 

Projection Distance

 

 

 

Offset

 

 

Height

Center of the lens

 

 

 

 

Screen

Floor Installation

 

 

Diagonal

 

 

 

Screen

 

Height

Center of the lens

 

 

 

Offset

Projection Distance

 

 

Floor

 

 

16:9 (widescreen) ratio screen dimension table

Screen Dimensions (inch / cm)

Projection Distance (inch / cm)

Offset (inch / cm)

Diagonal

Width

Height

Min distance

Max distance

Upper

Lower

(with max zoom)

(with min zoom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 / 127

44 / 111

25 / 62

78 / 199

106 / 270

2.5 / 6.2

-27.0 / -68.5

60 / 152

52 / 133

29 / 75

94 / 239

128 / 324

2.9 / 7.5

-32.4 / -82.2

70 / 178

61 / 155

34 / 87

110 / 279

149 / 379

3.4 / 8.7

-37.8 / -95.9

80 / 203

70 / 177

39 / 100

126 / 319

171 / 433

3.9 / 10.0

-43.1 / -109.6

90 / 229

78 / 199

44 / 112

141 / 359

192 / 487

4.4 / 11.2

-48.5 / -123.3

100 / 254

87 / 221

49 / 125

156 / 400

213 / 541

4.9 / 12.5

-53.9 / -137.0

110 / 279

96 / 244

54 / 137

172 / 438

234 / 595

5.4 / 13.7

-59.3 / -150.7

120 / 305

105 / 266

59 / 149

188 / 478

256 / 649

5.9 / 14.9

-64.7 / -164.4

130 / 325

113 / 288

64 / 162

204 / 518

277 / 703

6.4 / 16.2

-70.1 / -178.1

140 / 356

122 / 310

69 / 174

220 / 558

298 / 757

6.9 / 17.4

-75.5 / -191.8

150 / 381

131 / 332

74 / 187

235 / 598

319 / 811

7.4 / 18.7

-80.9 / -205.5

160 / 406

139 / 354

78 / 199

251 / 638

341 / 865

7.8 / 19.9

-86.3 / -219.2

170 / 432

148 / 376

83 / 212

267 / 677

362 / 919

8.3 / 21.2

-91.7 / -232.9

180 / 457

157 / 398

88 / 224

282 / 717

383 / 973

8.8 / 22.4

-97.1 / -246.6

190 / 483

166 / 421

93 / 237

298 / 757

405 / 1028

9.3 / 23.7

-102.5 / -260.3

200 / 508

174 / 443

98 / 249

314 / 797

426 / 1082

9.8 / 24.9

-107.9 / -274.0

250 / 635

218 / 553

123 / 311

392 / 996

532 / 1352

12.3 / 31.1

-134.8 / -342.4

300 / 762

261 / 664

147 / 374

471 / 1195

639 / 1622

14.7 / 37.4

-161.8 / -410.9

Installation for a 4:3 screen

Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen

Ceiling Installation

Ceiling

 

Diagonal

Projection Distance

 

 

Offset

 

Center of the lens

 

Screen

 

Image Height

Floor Installation

Diagonal

Image Height

Screen

Center of the lens

Offset

Projection Distance

Floor

4:3 (standard) ratio screen dimension table:

Screen Dimensions (inch / cm)

Projection Distance (inch / cm)

Offset (inch / cm)

Diagonal

Width

Height

Min distance

Max distance

Upper

Lower

(with max zoom)

(with min zoom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 / 127

40 / 102

30 / 76

72 / 184

98 / 249

3.0 / 7.6

- 33.0 / -83.8

60 / 152

48 / 122

36 / 91

87 / 221

117 / 298

3.6 / 9.1

-39.6 / -100.6

70 / 178

56 / 142

42 / 107

102 / 258

137 / 348

4.2 / 10.7

-46.2 / -117.3

80 / 203

64 / 163

48 / 122

116 / 294

157 / 398

4.8 / 12.2

-52.8 / -134.1

90 / 229

72 / 183

54 / 137

130 / 331

176 / 448

5.4 / 13.7

-59.4 / -150.9

100 / 254

80 / 203

60 / 152

145 / 368

196 / 497

6.0 / 15.2

-66.0 / -167.6

110 / 279

88 / 224

66 / 168

159 / 405

215 / 547

6.6 / 16.8

-72.6 / -184.4

120 / 305

96 / 244

72 / 183

174 / 442

235 / 597

7.2 / 18.3

-79.2 / -201.2

130 / 325

104 / 264

78 / 198

188 / 478

254 / 646

7.8 / 19.8

-85.8 / -217.9

140 / 356

112 / 284

84 / 213

203 / 515

274 / 696

8.4 / 21.3

-92.4 / -234.7

150 / 381

120 / 305

90 / 229

217 / 552

294 / 746

9.0 / 22.9

-99.0 / -251.5

160 / 406

128 / 325

96 / 244

232 / 589

313 / 796

9.6 / 24.4

-105.6 / -268.2

170 / 432

136 / 345

102 / 259

247 / 626

333 / 845

10.2 / 25.9

-112.2 / -285.0

180 / 457

144 / 366

108 / 274

261 / 662

352 / 895

10.8 / 27.4

-118.8 / -301.8

190 / 483

152 / 386

114 / 290

275 / 699

372 / 945

11.4 / 29.0

-125.4 / -318.5

200 / 508

160 / 406

120 / 305

290 / 736

392 / 995

12.0 / 30.5

-132.0 / -335.3

250 / 635

200 / 508

150 / 381

362 / 920

489 / 1243

15.0 / 38.1

-165.0 / -419.1

300 / 762

239 / 610

180 / 457

435 / 1104

587 / 1492

18.0 / 45.7

-198.0 / -502.9

There is 3% ~ 5% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component limits.

* 1 m = 3.28 feet, 1 feet = 0.305 m

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BenQ PE8720 manual Projector Installation and Throw Distance Chart, Installation for a 43 screen