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Theater Seats: A Simple Guide You’re planning to build your very own theater room. But you need to learn everything about home theater seats. This simple guide will help you find the right home theater seating for your theater room. Room Dimensions: Well, the first thing you need to do is to measure the room dimension. When measuring your room space you may want to consider the following: Viewing Distance If you already bought a TV set, the ideal viewing distance is 2 times the width of your TV screen. You can start your first row of theater seats with this measurement. If you plan to install a second row of seats you’ll need to raise it at least by 7 inches using a raised platform to allow you to see over the first row of seats. How many seats can you fit in a row? Again this depends on the available space you have, but ideally, you can fit 4 theater seats in a row. Now the aisles, for most home theaters (with at least 2 rows of four seats each), a side aisle is enough. But for larger viewing rooms with more than 4 seats in a row, you can place a 3-foot center aisle. The secret is measuring the room not only once but twice. Getting the right measurement is very important, well, most theater seats are not returnable. Buying Recliners Majority of best buy theater seating has a wall saver or wall hugger feature which usually requires at least 4 inches of space at the back. When buying recliners, you may want to carefully check the product specs as the secret lies on knowing the depth of the recliner chair you want to buy. For wall huggers, you may want a larger space in front to give the footrest enough space. You may want to remember these 4 important measurements: The chair’s full recline position

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Theater Seats: A Simple Guide

You’re planning to build your very own theater room. But you need to learn everything about home theater seats. This simple guide will help you find the right home theater seating for your theater room.

Room Dimensions:Well, the first thing you need to do is to measure the room dimension. When measuring your room space you may want to consider the following:

Viewing DistanceIf you already bought a TV set, the ideal viewing distance is 2 times the width of your TV screen. You can start your first row of theater seats with this measurement. If you plan to install a second row of seats you’ll need to raise it at least by 7 inches using a raised platform to allow you to see over the first row of seats.

How many seats can you fit in a row? Again this depends on the available space you have, but ideally, you can fit 4 theater seats in a row. Now the aisles, for most home theaters (with at least 2 rows of four seats each), a side aisle is enough. But for larger viewing rooms with more than 4 seats in a row, you can place a 3-foot center aisle. The secret is measuring the room not only once but twice. Getting the right measurement is very important, well, most theater seats are not returnable.

Buying ReclinersMajority of best buy theater seating has a wall saver or wall hugger feature which usually requires at least 4 inches of space at the back. When buying recliners, you may want to carefully check the product specs as the secret lies on knowing the depth of the recliner chair you want to buy. For wall huggers, you may want a larger space in front to give the footrest enough space. You may want to remember these 4 important measurements:

The chair’s full recline position The chair’s upright position The full measurement from the front to the footrest of the chair. The measurement from the back of the headrest to the foot or base of the chair

Buying Fixed SeatingFixed home theater seats are similar to the theater seats you find in movie houses. They have rocking mechanism rather than the reclining feature. One of the best advantages of these seats is it can easily fit in small spaces. These best buy theater seats are best installed in the second row of seats. It may not be as comfortable as recliner seats but it can definitely give your home theater the real movie house look.

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For your theater seats needs, you can visit Theaterseatstore.com. They have the most comprehensive list of best buy theater seats and other home theater seats brands.