What's the rage with like 60" tv's now???

[funboy6942]

I have a 100" screen and wife, kids, and I sit 13~ feet away from it and no problem with eye strain. Had it for 8 months now and none of us have ever had as much as a eye twitch sitting that close. I have the screen set at eye level so we don't have to be looking up at the ceiling as you would at a theater, maybe that helps? And I dont find myself fixed at one part of the screen, its not that big, I can take it all in from that distance that size of screen no problem.

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: JackBurton
I'm planning on getting a 50" HD set and I'll be sitting about 6 to 8 feet from it. Quite honestly, the reason people are contemplating buying a 58-61" TV is because their budget doesn't allow for anything bigger. Hell, I'd love to have have Panasonic's 103" plasma in my living room.

There are ways to do it on a budget

I have less then $900 wrapped up in my total system including the screen and sound system.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I see so many threads now deciding between things like 58 and 60" HD DLP tv's or whateer...but honestly if it's that big, you essentially have to be sitting about 20' away from it to avoid eye strain, or even get a decent view of the tv. Otherwise it's like sitting in the front row of the movies, you're only focused on part of hte screen. I don't get it.

you are very wrong in your assumption of how far you have to sit. Here is a link that explains it ...

http://www.jakeludington.com/ask_jake/2..._far_do_i_sit_from_my_hdtv_screen.html

I have a 50" and I sit probably 12-14 feet away and I wish I had a bigger TV. My bro has a 61" and we sit between 15-20 feet from it and it looks pretty good. Again though I wouldn't mind sitting a little closer.

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I see so many threads now deciding between things like 58 and 60" HD DLP tv's or whateer...but honestly if it's that big, you essentially have to be sitting about 20' away from it to avoid eye strain, or even get a decent view of the tv. Otherwise it's like sitting in the front row of the movies, you're only focused on part of hte screen. I don't get it.

Not even close
http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

12.4 degree viewing angle?

35-40 is just about right

(back row of a THX theater is 26 degrees)

so apparently viewing distance is diff. with HDTV...never knew that!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
The problem with getting a big TV is that you can really tell a crappy feed apart from a good one.

I watch our 60" SXRD from about 8-9 ft out and at that distance standard digital cable looks horrible, DVDs also look soft. I can also tell a 720p broadcast from a 1080i broadcast without too much trouble. On the other hand, watching hockey at 1080i or popping in an HD DVD on that TV puts a perma-smile on my face .

yeap. i have a 65" DLP. the HD looks great. but the SD looks just horrible. though i do enjoy how DVD's look. though i would love to get HD-dvd OR blue ray.

Yeah hockey looks great. Actually all sports do. was watching boxing the other day on it. it was great.

 

[sao123]

I'll be shopping for a 50-60 in HDTV this summer.

 

[fisheerman]

Got a DLP projector at 108" sitting at a distance of 17.5 ft in the home theater

No ambient light and using a highgrade HD signal or XBOX 360 looks awesome

bigger is always better..................

fish

 

[Turin39789]

25" el cheapo from 6 years ago FTW!

 

[UDT89]

i sit about 17 feet from my sony sxrd 60 inch 1080p tv.....and let me tell you.....its amazing.

now i just need to collect cans to get the new xbox.....

 

[torpid]

7-8 feet from a 60" is too close if you are watching SD content. In terms of picture quality. I need to sit about 13-15 feet from my 60" while watching SD otherwise it looks pretty crappy. It does depend on the station, though.

(keep in mind that a 60" is like a 50" when watching 4:3 content)

 

[brandonbull]

I have a 42" Pioneer and it is perfect from about 10'.

 

[ScottFern]

Couldn't disagree more. Buying my 50" plasma was the best TV I ever bought. And unless you put this TV in a bedroom you should have ample room to sit back and enjoy it.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I see so many threads now deciding between things like 58 and 60" HD DLP tv's or whateer...but honestly if it's that big, you essentially have to be sitting about 20' away from it to avoid eye strain, or even get a decent view of the tv. Otherwise it's like sitting in the front row of the movies, you're only focused on part of hte screen. I don't get it.

you are very wrong in your assumption of how far you have to sit. Here is a link that explains it ...

http://www.jakeludington.com/ask_jake/2..._far_do_i_sit_from_my_hdtv_screen.html

I have a 50" and I sit probably 12-14 feet away and I wish I had a bigger TV. My bro has a 61" and we sit between 15-20 feet from it and it looks pretty good. Again though I wouldn't mind sitting a little closer.

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I see so many threads now deciding between things like 58 and 60" HD DLP tv's or whateer...but honestly if it's that big, you essentially have to be sitting about 20' away from it to avoid eye strain, or even get a decent view of the tv. Otherwise it's like sitting in the front row of the movies, you're only focused on part of hte screen. I don't get it.

Not even close
http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

12.4 degree viewing angle?

35-40 is just about right

(back row of a THX theater is 26 degrees)

so apparently viewing distance is diff. with HDTV...never knew that!

Where people sit based on preference and what's ideal are two different things. Viewing angles for 16:9 vs 4:3 are different.

Many buy screens too large for their viewing rooms, but have grown accustomed to it. Much like many run too much brightness, but once they get used to backing it down are amazed at how much shadow detail they missed.