12ft viewing distance. Screen sizE?

nayenshah

nayenshah

nayenshah

Associate
Joined
12 Aug 2009
Posts
99
Location
London
I have a room of 14x14 with a viewing distance of 12ft from the sofa to where the tv would be, i was wondering which size tv would be the best for this length!

Thanks for your help!
 
I have 50" at 9-10ft

standard tv looks great and blurays look superb and the higher definition is very noticeable
 
A 50 would do although a 60 would be perfect.

I had a 42 at about 10-12ft away and upgraded to a 50 as it shrunk quickly over time.
 
At least a 50" or a projector... LOL

My 50" is only about 6-7' away from were i sit to watch and I think It looks a little small, mind you, i have had it 3 years :)
 
-Ad- said:
A 50 would do although a 60 would be perfect.

I had a 42 at about 10-12ft away and upgraded to a 50 as it shrunk quickly over time.
Click to expand...

I'm in the same situation, the 42" Panny plasma looked huge when we first had it, now it actually seems small!
 
If you google image search 'viewing distance graph' you will get a good idea of the screen size you need to see the benefit of 1080p, 720p etc. from any given distance.
According to that graph you should have at least a 70 inch screen, or 95 inches to see the full benefit of 1080p :eek:
However for 720p (such as Sky HD), at 12ft the graph suggests a minimum of 46 inches, going up to about 62 inches for optimum viewing.

I have a 40 inch TV, and from my own experience it looks too small from any further than 7ft.
In my opinion, you should be looking at around 50-60 inches depending on what content you're going to be viewing (Blu-ray, Sky HD, games etc).
 
Only thing thats not stopped being a novelty after awhile so far for me is my projector - 100" @ ~13feet. Everything else has got "smaller" and less impressive over time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom