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question for people with 50-60" TV's
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Electric Amish
Elite Member
I have a 55" (4:3 Non-HDTV since it's 7 years old)
I really like it, but it still doesn't surpass the theater.
My friend has an HDTV ready 60". I really don't care to watch TV on it because it's out of proportion. People look short and squat since the ratio is not correct.
I really like it, but it still doesn't surpass the theater.
My friend has an HDTV ready 60". I really don't care to watch TV on it because it's out of proportion. People look short and squat since the ratio is not correct.
I have a 55". The only reason I go to the theatre anymore is to see movies I can not get on DVD (brand new movies basically). Other then that I feel my sound and picture quality beats every theatre I have been in. I went a pretty pricey route, but feel it was totally worth it.
As far as the size goes, it depends on how far away from your TV you are. My main seating is probably 8 or 10 feet from the TV and that works great for me. Anything closer then that is too close in my opinion.
As far as the size goes, it depends on how far away from your TV you are. My main seating is probably 8 or 10 feet from the TV and that works great for me. Anything closer then that is too close in my opinion.
EvilYoda
Lifer
I personally feel that the entire experience as a whole makes the difference...anybody can have a 50-60"+ TV, but then you need the right audio setup, room setup...my final aim that will hopefully be achieved by Christmas or shortly thereafter will be a projector onto a 72" (horizontal) screen with full surround sound, in the basement so as to have light control. But I'm addicted to HT, so that's just me. 🙂
Electric Amish
Elite Member
I think you've passed up addicted and moved on to obsessed. 😉
ExplodingBoy
Senior member
Yeah we've had a 53" HDTV-ready TV for several years now. It was the next thing we bought after buying a house. Basically, the TV kicks as*. I already had a pretty nice Dolby 5.1 sound system and the TV compliments it nicely.
Sizewise, I'd say that 53" is good enough for us although nowadays for what we spent you could get a 61" set.
Definitely do NOT BUY a set that is not HDTV-ready. HDTV-ready sets upconvert standard video signals, greatly increasing the quality, and avoiding the "screen door effect" in many older projection sets.
I would also recommend you invest in an extended warranty. These TVs should have a professional cleaning/maintenance once a year, and that will set you back about $125. For that much you can probably get a service contract. The reality is that rear projection sets can be very expensive to fix if something goes wrong, so this is one of the few times an ext. warranty is worth it.
I would stay away from widescreen sets unless you watch widescreen material exclusively. Why? Because most of us still watch 4:3 aspect material. That means if you watch tv on a widescreen set you are either going to see black bars on the left and right or the material will be all stretched out. Either way looks terrible. The better HDTV-ready sets have a "widescreen mode" which allows for full resolution when watching 16:9 material. Yes you'll still see the black bars on top and bottom but IMHO no problem since only a small pct. of the material I watch is 16:9.
One feature I wish my TV had was multiple component video inputs. (Only has one set.) So far OK since my only component video device is my DVD player. But eventually I'd like to add a HD sat. receiver and that means I'll have to buy a switchbox.
'nother good feature if you have kids is a screen protector. Videophiles hate them (claim lots of glare) but personally I like the idea of being able to clean the projector if kiddie prints get all over it
rh71
No Lifer
Our 57" HDTV is nice enough for HD programming (sports / movies), but to watch regular movies and forego the theatre? I'd still rather go to the theatre. It's really more about making an event out of it... dinner and a movie or something... I sit at home all day from work as it is...
I just bought a 50" LCD RPTV last month to replace my broken 36" Sony.
We sit about 6' away from it so it is plenty big for our needs. It's signficantly better for movies too since it is 16:9 vs 4:3 for the Sony. I get pretty immersed in it.
I guess your level of satisfaction really depends on how far you sit from the TV. If this TV were 20' away, it would seem pretty small.
We sit about 6' away from it so it is plenty big for our needs. It's signficantly better for movies too since it is 16:9 vs 4:3 for the Sony. I get pretty immersed in it.
I guess your level of satisfaction really depends on how far you sit from the TV. If this TV were 20' away, it would seem pretty small.
I currently have the Dukane ImagePro 9017 (JVC DLA-SX21u with a 5 year warranty). It's my first LCOS/DILA projector, but I've had a bunch of LCD & DLP projectors over the last 2 years or so, perhaps 8-9 of em. I guess I'm always upgrading. That new Qualia 004 looks like a winner. 🙂