Can't decide on TV size - going mad!

[lorna1983]

Hi All,

I'm going round in circles with this and feel a bit under pressure as we are having an entirely bespoke media wall/unit built.

I'm torn between the 65" LG OLED tv which is around £1700. Or the 77" LG OLED which is a lot more at £3000. This will be paired with a Sonos ARC.
We will be sitting around 8.5ft from the TV (which is 2.6m)
I watch mainly sport - 80% football, 15% rugby and the rest depending on what is on. The quality is around 1080p I think, sometimes a bit better depending on source.
Watch a ton of YouTube, quite a lot of Netflix and Amazon too

The cost of the 77" does make my eyes water but I want to get this right so will pay the money if the size is right for us

Every site I look at has different answers. I have outlined the TV's, I have been to the shops, etc. I just can't decide.
Any personal experiences with this?

Images

From seated position. The Yellow markers show the outline of a 65" and 77" TV. The current TV is too high so we are lowering it to eye level.

The fake wall has now been taken out and carpenter is doing measurements tomorrow.
This angle is off to the side (where as we sit straight on)

This is similar to what we will be getting - units along the bottom, with some shelving each side. TV in the middle.

Thanks

 

[lorna1983]

Save the money and go for cheapest. It's just a TV.

I know what you mean and to an extent you're right. However you can say that about anything

It's just car, computer, a product etc

It's something I want to get right and can't really change it after I've bought without significant expense

I'm thinking 65 anyway as I think the quality of the picture may look better with that size

 

[lorna1983]

I'm reliably informed that one must choose a "******* big" television.

That's the concensus I keep hearing!

However, I will be sensible and get the 65" which is incredibly small

 

[lorna1983]

Buy smaller screen and spend some money on decent audio system that is just as important as the image.

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Our room isn't really suitable for full surround but we are going to get the Sonos Arc. We've always just used the TV for sound so it will be a good change I think

 

[lorna1983]

Thanks everyone - I'm definitely not an AV obsessed guy, I'd barely notice the sound to be honest which is why I've never had any soundbar or speakers.

No gaming at all, only TV and movies/YouTube, etc. nothing else

 

[lorna1983]

Try a TV WITH speakers or at least a soundbar - the difference is phenomenal. You pay decent money for a TV then use their rubbish inbuilts? Yuk!

As for size, 65" is plenty big enough for that room - money you have saved, get some decent sound for the full immersive experience.

Hey, I did say above that we are getting a Sonos Arc soundbar. I don't have the space really or layout/suitable room for surround and don't really want that.

I won't be using the in built audio, all will go through the Sonos Arc