TV Viewing Distance (varies for SD/HD)

nands

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Hi all,

I am wondering if I am the only one that does this. I have a 46" Toshiba and depending on whether I am watching SD or HD I have to move the sofa. For SD I have the sofa where it should be for the room which is about 15 feet from the TV, any closer and the picture quality is poor.

Now for HD, especially Blu Ray, I like to move the sofa so it is only 5 feet from the TV to gain the full experience. If I leave the sofa where it should be then the difference between DVD and Blu Ray is not that big a deal.

Anyone else rearrange their furniture depending on what they are watching?
 
There is nothing wrong with my eyesight!

Maybe 5 feet was bit of an exaggeration, more like eight feet or so for HD. But the thing is at that distance it is still crystal clear and immersive. But at that distance SD would be completely unwatchable.

The screen being 46" was a budget issue. For our lounge a 52" would not look out of place, in fact most of the online 'what screen size should I get for the size of my room' things wanted bigger.

So the issue remains. If your TV is not the perfect size for your viewing distance do you move your viewing distance for the TV or just live with it?
 
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Get rid of the average toshiba tv and get yourself a plasma.

Are you suure your eyesight is ok, if you just think it is ok then go get yourself an eyetest to make sure.

I could see a massive difference between dvd and blu on my old Kuro 42 when at about 12ft. But SD always looked good on that. Tv mainly annd possibly eyesight should be looked at.
 
nands said:
So the issue remains. If your TV is not the perfect size for your viewing distance do you move your viewing distance for the TV or just live with it?
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Personally I don't arrange my living room around the TV the TV has to fit with it so yes both the TV viewing distance and the surround sound is a bit of a compromise but I wouldn't have it any other way it is after all my living room and not a TV room. I could never bring myself to move the sofa everytime I watched something in HD what a ball ache, either get yourself a cinema room or compromise.
 
a1ex2001 said:
either get yourself a cinema room or compromise.
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Moving the furniture is the compromise! I would love a cinma room but budget, wife and two kids won't let me.

Oh well, thanks for all your thoughts, looks like I am mad but so, it is a small work out everytime I want to watch the fullHD experience!
 
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