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Room fit

What size screen fits from 16 ft?

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

Room fit

From 16 ft, a typical standard-throw projector fills up to about 147 inches and a short-throw up to about 300 inches. Each model is listed below.

Biggest screen from 16 ft, by projector

ProjectorThrow ratioMax screen
BenQ X500i0.69–0.83300+
Optoma GT2100HDR0.5300+
ViewSonic X2-4K0.69–0.82300+
Optoma GT1080HDR0.5300+
BenQ HT2150ST0.69–0.83300+
ViewSonic LS711HD0.49–0.5300+
BenQ TK700STi0.9–1.08245
Valerion VisionMaster Pro20.9–1.5245
Epson EpiqVision Mini EF121220
BenQ TK7001.13–1.46195
BenQ TK860i1.13–1.47195
ViewSonic PX748-4K1.13–1.47195
BenQ HT35601.13–1.47195
BenQ TH685P1.13–1.46195
BenQ W18001.13–1.46195
BenQ HT20601.15–1.5192
BenQ HT4550i1.15–1.5192
BenQ X3100i1.15–1.5192
BenQ HT2050A1.15–1.5192
BenQ TK7101.15–1.5192
XGIMI Horizon Ultra1.2–1.5184
XGIMI Horizon S Pro1.2184
XGIMI MoGo 3 Pro1.2184
Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K SE1.2184
Anker Nebula Mars 31.2184
LG CineBeam PF610P1.2184
XGIMI Horizon Pro1.2184
JMGO N1 Ultra 4K1.2–1.5184
Hisense C11.2184
LG CineBeam Q (HU710PB)1.2184
XGIMI Elfin1.2184
XGIMI MoGo 2 Pro1.2184
Samsung The Freestyle (2nd Gen)1.2184
JMGO N1S Pro 4K1.2184
Optoma UHD551.21–1.59182
Epson Home Cinema 8801.21–1.63182
Optoma UHZ501.21–1.59182
Optoma UHD52ALV1.21–1.59182
ViewSonic M2e1.21182
Dangbei Mars Pro1.27173
Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K1.27173
LG CineBeam HU710PW1.3–2.08169
LG CineBeam HU810PW1.3–2.08169
Epson Home Cinema 23501.32–2.15167
Epson Home Cinema 38001.32–2.15167
Epson Home Cinema 21501.33–2.16166
Epson Home Cinema 22501.34–2.17164
Epson Home Cinema LS110001.35–2.84163
Epson QB10001.35–2.84163
Epson Home Cinema 5050UB1.35–2.84163
Epson Pro Cinema LS120001.35–2.84163
Epson Pro Cinema 40501.35–2.84163
Sony VPL-XW7000ES1.35–2.84163
Sony VPL-XW5000ES1.38–2.21160
Optoma UHZ65LV1.39–2.22158
Optoma HD146X1.47–1.62150
Optoma UHD381.5–1.66147
Optoma UHD351.5–1.66147
ViewSonic PX701-4K1.5–1.65147

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 16 ft a standard projector fills up to about 147 inches; divide your distance by the throw ratio, then by 0.87, to get the diagonal.

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