Lounge length to TV size non chav ratio

[Caddyshack]

I realise that the posh people wouldn’t have a big TV at all. We have a 10meter long lounge and we have a 60inch TV and then a 102 inch projector screen for films (drops out of slit in ceiling)

The TV is getting old and has a small screen bright spot (burn) so will need to replace and big TVs have dropped in price.

I have a big wall it can go on, is there a “too big” size? I have driven past some houses and seen a monster tv through the window an it can look a bit OTT. Any thoughts?

Big OLED or similar something. Plan to go decent brand

[markiii]

Similar size lounge 75" is fine, will get an 85" when it dies

[John D.]

Sitting 10m from the TV is next level.

[Caddyshack]

John D. said:

Sitting 10m from the TV is next level.

We sit about 7m as the sofa isn’t against the wall.

[_Rodders_]

I'd say 85in if you're being sensible but I am a bit of a chav and best value at the moment seems to be 100in in terms of cost per square in.

There's also a bit of future proofing as the trend still seems to be upwards.

[Caddyshack]

Thanks all. Will look at some options.

[paralla]

If you sit 10m from the TV I’d suggest re-arranging your furniture so you sit closer. The room size is less relevant than how far you sit from the screen.

https://petertyson.co.uk/blog/how-to-measure-your-...

[Jo-say8k]

If your television is the same size as the projector screen then you'll never use the projector?

[Caddyshack]

paralla said:

If you sit 10m from the TV I d suggest re-arranging your furniture so you sit closer. The room size is less relevant than how far you sit from the screen.

https://petertyson.co.uk/blog/how-to-measure-your-...

I don’t sit 10m from the screen. The room is 10m long and I don’t want the screen to over dominate it. The 102inch projector screen would be over the top for watching the news.

We sit 6-7 m from the screen

[Caddyshack]

Jo-say8k said:

If your television is the same size as the projector screen then you'll never use the projector?

Agreed, another reason why I don’t want to go too big.

[rodericb]

Caddyshack said:

paralla said:

If you sit 10m from the TV I d suggest re-arranging your furniture so you sit closer. The room size is less relevant than how far you sit from the screen.

https://petertyson.co.uk/blog/how-to-measure-your-...

I don t sit 10m from the screen. The room is 10m long and I don t want the screen to over dominate it. The 102inch projector screen would be over the top for watching the news.

We sit 6-7 m from the screen

General telly watching screen to distance ratio is generally 2.5:1. Movies is 2:1. Where the screen sits vertically is also important. If you're seven metres from a sixty inch screen that's a fair old distance - you could move your seating a couple of metres closer and it might open up some useful space behind. The thing is that content is produced with certain screening distances and the prevailing resolution so you could be missing detail if you're overly far away from the screen.

Chav territory is probably towards the 1.5:1, and then having the screen slung up the wall above a fireplace. You've got a fair bit of a buffer before you get there, even if you're watching the news on a projector screen..

[Badda]

If you walk into the room and the TV is the dominant feature, you’re a chav.

[Jo-say8k]

Therefore it should be lesser than the glazing

[Blib]

Make sure you place the TV as high up on the wall as possible.

It will completely compromise the image, along with your viewing pleasure. But, that's what everyone who is anyone does nowadays.

[Easternlight]

I'd have to knock through two walls to get a 10m run in my bungalow!

[Caddyshack]

Blib said:

Make sure you place the TV as high up on the wall as possible.

It will completely compromise the image, along with your viewing pleasure. But, that's what everyone who is anyone does nowadays.

How about on the ceiling? I would have to take the mirror down but that doesn’t really get much use after 25 yrs of marriage. (lol)

[The Gauge]

I don't know if the following image is correct, but as far as appreciating 4K image is concerned...





And there is this one..

[Caddyshack]

Interesting…seems I might need a bigger TV!

[Digger]

Caddyshack said:

Interesting seems I might need a bigger TV!

We were all thinking it

Go full chav . . . Minimum 85” I d suggest . . .

[Sporky]

I'd start st what I do for work (commercial AV).

Viewing distance in millimetres divided by 75 is diagonal in inches.

This equates to screen height being 1/6th the viewing distance.