Spec TV for a ftb.

that thx link is also BS your talking about perfect setups in small rooms.

If your TV is going in a living room with limited space, THX recommends the following guide:

32 inch class TV = 3.5-5 feet away
42 inch class TV = 4-6 feet away
50 inch class TV = 5-7.5 feet away
60 inch class TV = 6-9 feet away

who honestly sits 5 feet away from a 42" tv? in a living room? it would look ridiculous the sofa right in front of the tv. only 2-3 people ever get to enjoy the tv.

it's talking about dedicated small cinema rooms. not normal living rooms.

nobody is going to read that then think you know what I need to move my sofa 4 foot closer to the tv.
 
Sorry I had been asleep, you are correct, its not that big at all - its simply due to being in the corner.

My living room is: Living Room - 4.91m x 3.62m (16'1" x 11'11") - Coving to the ceiling, living flame effect gas fire with wooden surround, marble insert and hearth, laminate flooring, double radiator, walk in bay window to the front.

ATM it seems to be between
Oled £1300
http://www.johnlewis.com/lg-55ec930...3_1458480086_53073f1cd3391667092c560d760bb12a

Hisense 65 720 FALD £1000
has very good reviews on AV forums:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hisense-Smart-Curved-Ultra-warranty/dp/B014KOKZUG

IMO the Hisense seems to be the middle ground with "good" colour and then size makes it the winner?
 
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Unfortunately distance has a pretty big effect on what quality you can perceive.

Heres another link with a chart that shows you what distance / screen size lets you see the difference from Standard definition - 720p - 1080p -4k

http://bgr.com/2015/09/18/720p-vs-1080p-vs-4k-resolution/

"also the fact he may or may not sit far away again is a mute point. i could tell a OLED from an LCD from 30 yards away."

Because most ordinary humans won't be able to do that.
 
i'm just looking at my tivo box then my 50 inch tv. then the picture in the OP.

that tv isn't 50 inches. it's 42-46 inches or thereabouts.

so a 55" tv in that corner would suffice. however a 65" would be better you have to look at the full picture.

amazon are terrible for repairs outside the initial 12 month period they won't help you at all. so can you risk the tv dying in 13 months? or go with john lewis and your covered for 5 years?
 
vila said:
Unfortunately distance has a pretty big effect on what quality you can perceive.

Heres another link with a chart that shows you what distance / screen size lets you see the difference from Standard definition - 720p - 1080p -4k

http://bgr.com/2015/09/18/720p-vs-1080p-vs-4k-resolution/

"also the fact he may or may not sit far away again is a mute point. i could tell a OLED from an LCD from 30 yards away."

Because most ordinary humans won't be able to do that.
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that says on a 55" tv you need to be 7.5 feet away for the full benefits of 1080p to be visible.


it also states that on a 50" tv from 15 feet away 480p, 720p and 1080p all look the same.

well that i know for a fact that is BS. our living room has a 51" sammy plasma. our dining room is on the other side of living room. the dining table is about 20 feet away from the tv. so more than 15 feet for sure.

i can assure you when watching tv from the dining table i know if the tv is on BBC1 SD or HD.

so again that graph is BS.

it must have been a tv retailer pushing big tv's that came up with that graph.
 
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I dont think I can get the hisense anywhere else :'(

I always thought amazon support was good in my own experience?
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have you had a £1000 product fail after 12 months with them before?

i had a £100 product fail and they never did jack. the remote for my parrot bluetooth system has a manufacturing defect and they told me to go to parrot and parrot says all warranty claims are with the retailer.
 
nope it's been proven many a time. that same graph appears on like 20 different sites. and it's been debunked before.

i don't see how anyone in the real world sits as close as they are suggesting they do.

so therefore if that article is correct they could play SD content and it look like 1080p. which is nonsense.
 
on a 42" tv you need to be 5 feet away. that is ridiculous. how can you read that graph and believe it's 100% correct.

i would say on a 42" from 20 feet away i could still tell 1080p from SD.
 
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Heres another webpage with another different chart...

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-t...tell-the-difference-between-hdtv-resolutions/

Perhaps not everyone is as gifted as you visually Sonny.
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if those graphs are true. again i've seen that graph before many a time. i've even posted it myself when i stole if off avforums.

i used to believe those graphs once too. before i read what the stats wher they represented.

again if you believe that then nobody should buy anything other than say a 720P tv. because at regular seating distances they cannot see the difference between 1080p and 720p.


oh, what size is your tv and how far do you sit from it out of interest?
 
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Lighters said:
Im almost talking myself back into the 55inch OLED just due to JL guarantee etc!
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you could always pick the sony 55" or the panny 4K i linked to as well.

4k however IMO is completely unnecessary but it if your keeping the tv until it dies it's worth considering. if your thinking of upgrading within the next 10 years then definitely 1080p.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
if those graphs are true. again i've seen that graph before many a time. i've even posted it myself when i stole if off avforums.

i used to believe those graphs once too. before i read what the stats wher they represented.

again if you believe that then nobody should buy anything other than say a 720P tv. because at regular seating distances they cannot see the difference between 1080p and 720p.


oh, what size is your tv and how far do you sit from it out of interest?
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Well you obviously disagree with quite a lot from different people. But I'm gonna struggle to believe that you can see the benefits in an OLED over LCD from 30 yards away so hey ho..

Its not about what people 'should' do its about what people will get benefit from and at what cost - Obviously they no longer make them but for the vast majority of people buying a 40" screen a 720p model would be more that sufficient to watch 1080i broadcast tv or compressed netflix.

I use a Sony VW40 projecting on an 82" screen from 3.2 meters away.
 
so at that viewing distance 3.2m you need to have roughly a 90" screen to see the benefit of 4K.

i bet however if you hooked up a 4k projector you would notice it's 4k even at 82".

so yeah the graphs are crap. unless you have cataracts for eyes.
 
:-S Both graphs indicate 82" at 10 foot 5" is pretty much on the 'level' of 4k being noticeable ?


But I've haven't really seen much in 4k or review wise yet with anyone saying 'the resolution increase is really noticeable' for me to think its worth the cost for the benefit.
 
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