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Room fit

What size screen fits from 12 ft?

You know your room — here is the largest 16:9 screen each projector can fill when placed 12 ft from the wall, at its widest zoom.

Room fit

From 12 ft, a typical standard-throw projector fills up to about 110 inches and a short-throw up to about 236 inches. Each model is listed below.

Biggest screen from 12 ft, by projector

ProjectorThrow ratioMax screen
Optoma GT2100HDR0.5300+
Optoma GT1080HDR0.5300+
ViewSonic LS711HD0.49–0.5300+
BenQ X500i0.69–0.83239
ViewSonic X2-4K0.69–0.82239
BenQ HT2150ST0.69–0.83239
BenQ TK700STi0.9–1.08184
Valerion VisionMaster Pro20.9–1.5184
Epson EpiqVision Mini EF121165
BenQ TK7001.13–1.46146
BenQ TK860i1.13–1.47146
ViewSonic PX748-4K1.13–1.47146
BenQ HT35601.13–1.47146
BenQ TH685P1.13–1.46146
BenQ W18001.13–1.46146
BenQ HT20601.15–1.5144
BenQ HT4550i1.15–1.5144
BenQ X3100i1.15–1.5144
BenQ HT2050A1.15–1.5144
BenQ TK7101.15–1.5144
XGIMI Horizon Ultra1.2–1.5138
XGIMI Horizon S Pro1.2138
XGIMI MoGo 3 Pro1.2138
Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K SE1.2138
Anker Nebula Mars 31.2138
LG CineBeam PF610P1.2138
XGIMI Horizon Pro1.2138
JMGO N1 Ultra 4K1.2–1.5138
Hisense C11.2138
LG CineBeam Q (HU710PB)1.2138
XGIMI Elfin1.2138
XGIMI MoGo 2 Pro1.2138
Samsung The Freestyle (2nd Gen)1.2138
JMGO N1S Pro 4K1.2138
Optoma UHD551.21–1.59137
Epson Home Cinema 8801.21–1.63137
Optoma UHZ501.21–1.59137
Optoma UHD52ALV1.21–1.59137
ViewSonic M2e1.21137
Dangbei Mars Pro1.27130
Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K1.27130
LG CineBeam HU710PW1.3–2.08127
LG CineBeam HU810PW1.3–2.08127
Epson Home Cinema 23501.32–2.15125
Epson Home Cinema 38001.32–2.15125
Epson Home Cinema 21501.33–2.16124
Epson Home Cinema 22501.34–2.17123
Epson Home Cinema LS110001.35–2.84122
Epson QB10001.35–2.84122
Epson Home Cinema 5050UB1.35–2.84122
Epson Pro Cinema LS120001.35–2.84122
Epson Pro Cinema 40501.35–2.84122
Sony VPL-XW7000ES1.35–2.84122
Sony VPL-XW5000ES1.38–2.21120
Optoma UHZ65LV1.39–2.22119
Optoma HD146X1.47–1.62112
Optoma UHD381.5–1.66110
Optoma UHD351.5–1.66110
ViewSonic PX701-4K1.5–1.65110

Ultra-short-throw projectors are excluded — they sit inches from the wall, not at room distance. Very large sizes are geometry only; brightness becomes the real limit.

Frequently asked questions

From 12 ft a standard projector fills up to about 110 inches; divide your distance by the throw ratio, then by 0.87, to get the diagonal.

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