Start from a room like yours
Each template is a complete room with real dimensions, furniture, a TV and speakers, laid out to the guidelines as far as the room allows; each page says what it trades off. Open one, change the sizes to match your room, and check the view and the sound.
Apartment living room 15 × 12 ft · 75″ TV · soundbar
Family room 20 × 16 ft · sectional · 85″ TV · 5.1
Open-plan great room 18 × 15 ft · open side · 83″ TV · 3.1
Basement home theater 15 × 22 ft · 120″ screen · two rows · 7.1
Rec room 30 × 20 ft · pool table · bar · 85″ TV
Cozy den 12 × 11 ft · loveseat · 65″ TV · soundbar
Gaming den 13 × 12 ft · 75″ TV · consoles · 5.1
L-shaped living room 20 × 17 ft L-shape · 65″ TV · 3.1