Originally Posted by
1saintly:
“That just makes a joke of HD for the majority of viewers.
So say the average viewer sits up to twice that and the average seems to be 40'' ish tvs, then whats the point of HD?
That explains why me and friends\relatives cant see the difference between freeview SD\HD and sky SD\HD on our own Tvs
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Well the majority of people have rooms that aren't that big..and sit reasonably close to a tv. So its easily possible to sit 6 feet from a 50" even if they choose to go with smaller and screw up that bit.
Whats the point of HD? People have a learning curve, they walk up to HD displays at the store and evaluate the HD from an arms length away when they buy their tv, then they get home, it takes a while for these things to sink in for most people, they've been trained for decades that a 30" tv crt was imposingly large, so they assume anything more than 40" is ridiculous, they have to experience it for themselves before they realize its a mistake and have to upgrade again, just how people work.
Back to the op, 20 feet is incredibly huge distance, you have a very large room/house? In most cases its a mistake to place your seating on the other side of a room against the back wall, beyond being bad for tv viewing its just ugly looking in terms of interior design.
http://myhometheater.homestead.com/v...alculator.html
"Push All the Furniture Up Against the Wall
You may think that a room will look larger if the middle of the floor is open, without furniture. But the opposite is true. Unless you're going to have a dancing party in the middle of your room, move the furniture into groupings in the center.
Arrange a sofa with a table behind it, away from the wall with a walking space behind. Show off the back of the sofa and arrange decorative items and a lamp for reading behind it. Move chairs out of corners and you'll have a more open, airy look in your room.
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http://interiordec.about.com/od/arti...decornonos.htm