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Screen size of your main TV
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I'm sure i'll be corrected if i'm wrong but after reading on this forum and a few others, that people seem to be going for a 55" screen or over as their main TV. Is 55 the new 40/46" ?.
What size screen do you have as your main TV in your sitting room ?.
Just curious*
Thanks for any/all replies.
What size screen do you have as your main TV in your sitting room ?.
Just curious*
Thanks for any/all replies.
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If you are viewing HD then the viewing distances for these size TV's are minimal, around 8ft for 55", so even an average room would accommodate a TV of this size. The deciding factor is whether the consumer wants the TV to be discrete or a feature, not room size.
I split my viewing between two screens, 50"/100".
The main one in the Lounge is 37 inch.
The other one is an old CRT Toshiba 32 inch.
My monitor is 24 inch which has HDMI.
Also have a 7 inch portable digital TV to.
You beat me to it Deacon lol. We don't have a big sitting room but we do have a 55" TV and it doesn't look out of place and as you said, around 8 feet from the screen is the ideal viewing position. I think people make the mistake of thinking that a large screen (55" or over) requires a huge room and that's just not the case.
32" Toshiba LCD in Bedroom
Sweeeeet...!!!
In the bedroom I only listen using TVOnics MFR-300 as a tuner conected to the Line In on my radio.
lucky you opinion is not shared by the majority
sorry but I disagree with you. Just take a look at most slim tv designs nowadays and they look stunning regardless of size. Our TV is our main feature and the first thing that gets noticed when entering our sitting room and it's far from looking ridiculous but your welcome to your opinion.
Likewise 32". I might go slightly bigger - say 37, but no more than that.
The EBU SD recommended domestic viewing distance is 9X picture height (about 4.5 times widescreen screen size) at that distance pictures should be "acceptable to an average viewer", (EBU grade 3). Although it was set in the 4x3 analogue era, because viewers are fussier than they used to be it still is a good guide.
In a civilized home your TV should never be larger than your bookcase.
Unfortunately with a 40" TV at 12 ft, although SD will look good I'd say HD would be a waste unless your eyesight is extremely good.
I watch a 50" plasma at that distance and while the SD pictures are quite acceptable, HD is noticeably better.
Unless we move to a house with a very small lounge I doubt I'll ever go for anything with a smaller screen than 50".
It doubles as my desktop PC monitor so naturally I sit only about 1-1.5m away from it.
It seems that I am indebted to Dollond and Aitchison, now owned by Boots. Not only can I clearly see the difference between HD and SD but I could also see it on my previous 32 inch Sony as well. If I sit closer than 10ft from my TV all SD looks pretty grim hence the EBU guide lines.
32" in the bedroom, wouldn't bother with a bigger one.
A very sensible idea that manufactures could easily include, otherwise all SD archive material will be unwatchable as screens get even bigger.
Not at all - people would just complain about the picture not fitting the screen, just as they complain about black bars with 4:3. A tiny picture in the middle of a big black screen would look pretty crappy anyway