The Ultimate Guide to Home Cinema Seating | CustomControls

19 Aug.,2024

 

The Ultimate Guide to Home Cinema Seating | CustomControls

The Ultimate Guide to Home Cinema Seating

An in-depth article covering Home Cinema Seating

In this article we aim to cover every aspect of home cinema seating. We go in to detail on how to position the seating in the room and then move on to actual seat selection and designs. We even have a load of examples to get the imagination flowing!

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What is the correct distance from the screen for home cinema seating?

When designing a home cinema room the distance from the screen to the seating is crucial to delivering a great user experience. There are a number of variables to take in to account &#; room size, screen size and the particular clients needs. The human eye sees detail in a 30 degree arc beyond that we just see colour definition, therefore if the seating is too close to the screen viewing films will be tiring (as the head moves from side to side to pick up detail) but too far way (and much above 30 degrees) the screen will appear small.

  • Room Size &#; Obviously room size features in the design. A small room with a large screen may mean one large row of seating is preferable to two or more rows. Our Dubai home cinema is installed in a fairly narrow room so has two rows of four seats whereas our Derby Home Cinema is a wide but narrow room so has one long row wrapped around the room. Both cinema rooms are very different but fit well in to the space and are great to use.
  • Screen size &#; The larger the screen size the further away the client should sit although with 4K projectors the distance doesn&#;t have to be as far back as with previous HD projectors (4K has a higher resolution so has more detail, enabling you to sit closer without suffering any blocky visuals).  The table below is a good guide based on our experience and equates roughly to watching a film in a commercial cinema from the middle seats:
    • 75&#; screen first row at around 3m
    • 100&#; screen first row at around 3.8m
    • 150&#; screen first row at about 5.7m

Updated to reflect 4K resolutions!The above advise on distances was 100% correct when we wrote it but things have moved on with the advent of 4k resolutions! With previous p projectors you had to be careful about sitting too close to the screen &#; due to fatigue and being able to see the pixels. 4K resolutions have 4 times amount of pixels in a given space than p &#; allowing clients to get much closer to the screen without seeing unwanted effects. We used to work on angles so would work on a viewing angle of approximately 31 degrees &#; happily with 4K home cinema systems we can now bring that much closer to 45 degrees &#; so the front row can be as close as the width of the screen away &#; a 3m wide projector screen can have seats as close as 3m away from the screen! This is the absolute closest we feel comfortable going and we normally work as follows:
For a 3m wide projector screen:

The Pros and Cons of Fabric Home Theater Furniture

When creating a movie room in your home, you likely envision stadium-style rows of elevated leather theater chairs leading to a giant projector screen where you&#;ll watch hundreds of movies with your family and friends and create memories that will last in that room surrounded by some seriously great entertainment furniture. And don&#;t get us wrong &#; curated, luxurious leather multimedia furniture is our specialty &#; but we also know leather isn&#;t for everyone. Just because leather is a timeless material doesn&#;t mean you have to go with it when looking for ideas for new pieces of theater furniture. It might be a high-end material for theater seating, but there are plenty of other options out there. 

Whether it&#;s not your design aesthetic, you disagree with the use of animal products, or you need something a little more up to rowdy kids, fun parties and your Great Dane who doesn&#;t know he&#;s 150lbs, fabric home theater seating is a great option instead of leather, too.

Theater seating that isn&#;t made of leather, such as fabric, often gets looked down on when it comes to design because those other materials aren&#;t deemed as &#;stylish&#; as leather, and you don&#;t see it used as often on Pinterest boards and design publications when it comes to home theater seating ideas. As the saying often goes, &#;beauty is in the eye of the beholder,&#; and fabric theater seating can be just as viable of an option, if not better in some cases.

Non-leather theater seating doesn&#;t mean less-nice theater furniture; it&#;s an unexpected choice that can really elevate a space, as well as make it versatile. Not feeling locked into theater seating made out of leather can actually open up doors of possibilities for what you can do with your entertainment room and what sorts of looks and styles you can achieve. 

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Fabric theater seating is very customizable in color and design &#; get the leather look with vegan leather, get a clean, cozy vibe with microfiber, or go with the look of old royalty with velour-upholstered movie theater seating. But how do you choose? Each of these materials have different advantages and drawbacks, and not all fabric and vegan leather theater seating are made equally. Let&#;s discuss the pros and cons of alternative options to leather for your home theater&#;s seating setup&#;after all, with more options comes more design inspiration for your home theater furniture. 

Microfiber Multimedia Furniture: Pros & Cons

Microfiber makes some of the most comfortable theater seating out there. Made from a blend of polyester and nylon fabrics, its impossibly plush and pillowy texture makes it a high-end theater seating material in its own right. Its suede-like appearance is soft to the touch, luxuriously comfortable to sit on, and you can get it in a bunch of different colors. If you have cats who like to scratch around your seating, microfiber might actually hold up better than other home theater seating options since the fabric is so tight-knit, it&#;s known to not be as appealing for cats as looser-weave fabrics, such as cotton. Other advantages of microfiber-upholstered theater seating are:

  • Hypoallergenic
  • Resists scratches and tears
  • Repels water/easy to clean
  • Fade-resistant

There are some characteristics of microfiber media room furniture that aren&#;t for everyone. One is that some people just don&#;t like the feel of it on their skin. Another is that, while microfiber is somewhat spill-resistant, if you really want that bead-up-and-roll-off-the-chair waterproof quality, you&#;ll have to use treated microfiber. 

Microfiber also doesn&#;t wear as well as leather, which looks better with age, as opposed to worn. However, there are leather look-alike microfibers for home theater seating. And another thing you can&#;t overlook when comparing microfiber fabric to leather seating is that microfiber is virtually no-maintenance, and it repels dust and lint particles, making it an excellent choice for those who have allergies. Beyond that, microfiber furniture is notoriously easy to clean&#;seriously, all you need is a vacuum or a soft fabric brush, and it&#;s good as new.

When shopping for microfiber seating, darker colors may be a better option here&#;when looking at reviews for entertainment room seating, many people with lighter-colored microfiber sofas claim they begin to look more worn and faded in color quicker than other color options. As always, choosing a reputable brand who uses consistent, quality materials will more often than not reward you with a product that can stand the test of time better than others.

Pro-tip: If you&#;re looking for ideas for entertainment room seating and are considering microfiber, see if you can find some sample swatches of the particular fabric you&#;re looking at. Bring them home, and get to work with pouring different liquids and foods on it, and see which is easiest to clean up. If the microfiber fabric is of decent quality, most liquids will bead up and wipe down without any trace of staining.

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Vegan Leather Theater Seating: Pros & Cons