I sit about 5 ft what should I get

[zod96]

I need an LCD TV. I sit about 5 ft from the TV. Which size would be best?

 

[sdifox]

budget?

 

[AnnonUSA]

40" Would be the biggest you should consider.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Depends on preference
http://myhometheater.homestead...istancecalculator.html

 

[zod96]

Actually I just measured again. Its more like 4 ft from where I sit to the TV. Budget about $500-700. I was thinking of the Vizio 32 inch 1080P for $549 at costco or $649 for the 37 inch vizio at costco...

 

[Brutus04]

32" for sure.
Is Vizio a good brand? I happen to be looking fo a good 32" myself.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Don't get anything above 40" because you really won't notice a difference Also 720p is fine because you are sitting really close to it anyways.

 

[zod96]

When I sit at my computer desk in my room its 4 ft to the tv from where I sit. When laying in bed its 6 ft. I'm buying tomorrow so its either the 32 or 37. I had a 40 inch and after a couple of days decided its way way to big for where I sit. It actually made HD channels looks not so good since I was sitting so close to it. THe 32 is $549 and the 37 is $649. I have a $100 costco cash card that I won at a company party so you can actually knock $100 off each of those prices so its more like 32 inch $449 and 37 $549...

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Don't get anything above 40" because you really won't notice a difference Also 720p is fine because you are sitting really close to it anyways.

Higher resolutions will look better up close, and he may as well if it's within is budget (1080p).

 

[zod96]

It is I definitely want 1080P. And for $449 for a 32 inch 1080P or $549 for a 37 inch 1080P that' well within my budget....

 

[Slick5150]

I wouldn't go any bigger than 32" like a couple others have suggested. That's really quite close to the TV and anything larger than that might be a problem.

Being that close though, you may want to see if you can find a 1080p in your pricerange (I'd be surprised if you couldn't)..

 

[zod96]

Lol actually both Tv's I'm looking at are Full 1080P. Both vizio. One is 32 inch and one is 37 inch. My old tv was a 27 incj sony tube tv. What does that equally in LCD terms of size?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: zod96
Lol actually both Tv's I'm looking at are Full 1080P. Both vizio. One is 32 inch and one is 37 inch. My old tv was a 27 incj sony tube tv. What does that equally in LCD terms of size?

http://www.tvcalculator.com/

 

[zod96]

Nice thanks for that link. Man I just don't know :-( 32 or 37 Arg!!!!!!

 

[spidey07]

I would highly suggest 42" to really get the impact of HD. Anything less isn't going to cut it.

Remember that most all of the HD you will watch is 1080.
http://www.engadgethd.com/2006...stance-to-screen-size/

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I'm 5 ft. away from the 52" TV in our dorm and I think that's just right.

Honestly I dont see a downside to more inches. It's just good. I wanna see entertainment not wall!

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: zod96
Nice thanks for that link. Man I just don't know :-( 32 or 37 Arg!!!!!!

err, can't you take a tape measure to costco and measure out your distance to tv and stand there?

 

[s44]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Don't get anything above 40" because you really won't notice a difference Also 720p is fine because you are sitting really close to it anyways.

Quite the opposite. At that distance you WILL notice the pixels.

1080p for sure. 40" if you can afford it.

 

[sivart]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I would highly suggest 42" to really get the impact of HD. Anything less isn't going to cut it.

Remember that most all of the HD you will watch is 1080.
http://www.engadgethd.com/2006...stance-to-screen-size/

ESPN - 720p
ABC - 720p
Other Broadcast 1080i

Blu-ray / HD DVD - 1080p

So your 1080p will have to do some conversion/scaling on all buy Blu-Ray / HD DVD

 

[zod96]

I'm going at lunch to pick one up. I still haven't made my mind up yet. I'm going to stand about 5 ft from both tv's while I'm at costco and see what would be better....

 

[cheesehead]

I'd go with a 1080P TV, no question.

Vizios are reasonably well made, but support sucks and you get soaked if anything goes wrong after the first few months of ownership. OTOH, a Samsung would cost vastly more, and if you're on a limited budget you may as well go for the Vizio.

Also, you HAVE to have 1080p if you have a PS3 (which you likely will, if only to play blu-ray discs.) It looks amazing.

 

[zod96]

I got the 37 inch After looking at both the 32 and 37 in the store and standing where I would be standing at home, the 37 was easier to see thanks for all the help..

 

[alcoholbob]

Good choice. I'm using a 32" for my computer monitor and sitting about 2 1/2 feet away is just right. 4 feet and I wouldn't recommend below 37. I had a 47" before as my PC monitor while sitting 6 feet away.

LG has a "minimum" formula. Your screen size in inches should be 1.5x in feet the distance you plan to sit, at minimum.

So 4 feet sitting distance = 2.5 x 12 = 32 inches. So a 37" would be ideal at this distance.