How Far Away Do You Sit From Your Telly?
Discussion
Digger said:
dickymint said:
Digger said:
Harpoon said:
32" at.... 3.5m! No wonder I've been recently thinking captions and sports scores are getting hard to read!
See Dicky's post above with the glasses 
Do It!!
dickymint said:
Digger said:
dickymint said:
Digger said:
Harpoon said:
32" at.... 3.5m! No wonder I've been recently thinking captions and sports scores are getting hard to read!
See Dicky's post above with the glasses Do It!!
58" Panasonic LCD LED - sit 6.5-7' away when gaming/watching on my own, 8.5-9' when watching with others (would need to measure exactly)
It's in a nook at the end of the room and I owned it before moving here, had to take the plinths off my speakers to get them to fit at the side of the TV, would've been a perfect fit if it was a 55"...
Used almost entirely for gaming, occasional movie, doesn't have an aerial or STB plugged into it and I don't use iPlayer/catch-up services so no need for a licence.
It's in a nook at the end of the room and I owned it before moving here, had to take the plinths off my speakers to get them to fit at the side of the TV, would've been a perfect fit if it was a 55"...
Used almost entirely for gaming, occasional movie, doesn't have an aerial or STB plugged into it and I don't use iPlayer/catch-up services so no need for a licence.
Slowboathome said:
32". I sit 8.5 feet away.
Harpoon said:
32" at.... 3.5m! No wonder I've been recently thinking captions and sports scores are getting hard to read!
Glad to see I'm not the only 32" user in here. It's a 16 year old Sony, I wish the b
d would break down so I could justify buying a new one (some of the keys on the remote are starting to give up the ghost), although Mrs H is broadly in agreement with buying a new one regardless.Seems that a lot of TV dramas nowadays feature vital plot details on the screens of PCs or mobile phones or on bits of paper lying on desks which are lost on our miserable little telly.
Digger said:
dickymint said:
Digger said:
dickymint said:
Digger said:
Harpoon said:
32" at.... 3.5m! No wonder I've been recently thinking captions and sports scores are getting hard to read!
See Dicky's post above with the glasses Do It!!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Television-Magnifying-Far...
If you think about it assuming they are mechanically the same dimensions the only difference can be the quality of the lenses? Have to be worth a punt at the price.
Promised Land said:
WelshRich said:
75” - Proper council size telly but I do sit about 14 feet away from it…
You might think you’re council but you’re the first poster to use the same measurements, every one else is imperial tv size and metric distance. The two should never mix.
My excuse is I use metric only tapes and was too lazy to convert 65" to metric
65" for me, it's on top of a stand is probably 6" from the wall. Distance from the screen is 3.7m (12.1 ft for the benefit of Promised Land 
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I've had this TV around 6 years now, and I'm certainly glad I resisted the calls from the Mrs to go for 55" max at the time. She would agree now I reckon. Even so I think I'm well used to it now and it doesn't exactly look spectacular to me any more.
However, at some point in the next couple of years the time will come to upgrade, and according to that link earlier, I should be going for an 85" TV.
I'm usually of the opinion bigger is always better, but my room is probably only about 4x4m anyway, so it would seriously dominate that wall I reckon. I would most likely be wall mounting (TV would be 6" further away) or filling in the alcove to build a fake wall (TV would be same distance away).
What thinks you lot - 77" or 85" in my case?
).I've had this TV around 6 years now, and I'm certainly glad I resisted the calls from the Mrs to go for 55" max at the time. She would agree now I reckon. Even so I think I'm well used to it now and it doesn't exactly look spectacular to me any more.
However, at some point in the next couple of years the time will come to upgrade, and according to that link earlier, I should be going for an 85" TV.
I'm usually of the opinion bigger is always better, but my room is probably only about 4x4m anyway, so it would seriously dominate that wall I reckon. I would most likely be wall mounting (TV would be 6" further away) or filling in the alcove to build a fake wall (TV would be same distance away).
What thinks you lot - 77" or 85" in my case?
Edited by TameRacingDriver on Wednesday 1st November 18:11
As said before, with 4k you can happily have a 77inch from less than 3 metres away, and go up a size too, easily, up to 100inch if dedicated for films and the such like.
However, it depends on what you're watching - something immersive e.g., films, are great to watch on a big screen. If it's your only TV and you'll be watching the news and other 'normal' TV you might find it overbearing.
For all your viewing I wouldn't go any larger than 77inch and 3 metres away. Also, if it's not a dedicated room, the TV could dominate it so I'd go smaller.
However, it depends on what you're watching - something immersive e.g., films, are great to watch on a big screen. If it's your only TV and you'll be watching the news and other 'normal' TV you might find it overbearing.
For all your viewing I wouldn't go any larger than 77inch and 3 metres away. Also, if it's not a dedicated room, the TV could dominate it so I'd go smaller.
number2 said:
TameRacingDriver said:
What thinks you lot - 77" or 85" in my case?
77inch if you're happy with how it looks in the space. 85inch would be okay for films but probably too big for masterchef and would take up most of your wall Edited by TameRacingDriver on Wednesday 1st November 18:11
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TameRacingDriver said:
number2 said:
TameRacingDriver said:
What thinks you lot - 77" or 85" in my case?
77inch if you're happy with how it looks in the space. 85inch would be okay for films but probably too big for masterchef and would take up most of your wall Edited by TameRacingDriver on Wednesday 1st November 18:11
.Tbh. whatever you get you'll wish you went bigger, I doubt you'll think you should have gone smaller, I doubt that's ever even happened!
number2 said:
65 inch is 144cm wide and 85 inch is 188cm wide - not sure there's that much difference in your pictures?
Tbh. whatever you get you'll wish you went bigger, I doubt you'll think you should have gone smaller, I doubt that's ever even happened!
It should be about right, as I divided the original width/height in pixels by 65 then multiplied by 85 so it should be more or less right I think?Tbh. whatever you get you'll wish you went bigger, I doubt you'll think you should have gone smaller, I doubt that's ever even happened!
But yeah looking at that it could work. Although in some ways I wish they did 21:9 TVs. That would be more useful, especially for movies.
TameRacingDriver said:
It should be about right, as I divided the original width/height in pixels by 65 then multiplied by 85 so it should be more or less right I think?
But yeah looking at that it could work. Although in some ways I wish they did 21:9 TVs. That would be more useful, especially for movies.
Someone did make a 2.35:1 TV but didn't take off. Cost and narrow use case perhaps. But yeah looking at that it could work. Although in some ways I wish they did 21:9 TVs. That would be more useful, especially for movies.
Cinema format looks bloody awesome on a big TV though. It'll look great on an 85inch.
Promised Land said:
WelshRich said:
75” - Proper council size telly but I do sit about 14 feet away from it…
You might think you’re council but you’re the first poster to use the same measurements, every one else is imperial tv size and metric distance. The two should never mix.
Don't be daft
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