What is the perfect size for a TV?

What is the perfect size for a TV?

  • 50-inch or smaller

    Votes: 15 9.1%

  • 55-inch

    Votes: 48 29.3%

  • 65-inch

    Votes: 47 28.7%

  • 75-inch

    Votes: 22 13.4%

  • 86-inch

    Votes: 5 3.0%

  • 98-inch

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • 100+ inches

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 14 8.5%
  • Total voters
    164

What is the recommended viewing distance for televisions? - SONY​

The recommended minimum viewing distance for a 4K TV is 1.5 times the TV's vertical screen size. At this distance, individual pixels cannot be differentiated by the naked eye.

Recommended distance for viewing High Definition TV is 3 times of the TV vertical screen size.

Recommended distance for viewing Standard Definition TV is 6 times of the TV vertical screen size.
  • For sports, gaming, and everyday viewing, the screen should ideally fill 30° of your field of vision.
  • For a more cinematic experience, you may prefer to sit closer, allowing the screen to fill 40° of your field of vision.
Please note, these are guidelines and adjusting them according to your personal preference will ensure the best viewing comfort.

Detailed tables for screen size & room distance in the link below:


TV Size to Distance Calculator and Science - RTINGS​

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TV filling 20 degrees of the field of vision

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TV filling 30 degrees of the field of vision

Bigger and closer is usually better when it comes to choosing the perfect television for your room. Size not only affects the price of a television, but it also has a huge impact on the perceived picture quality. Use our size to distance calculator to see which size TV you should get based on how far away you'll be sitting from the screen.

Since resolutions found today are almost exclusively 4k (Ultra HD), it takes a very big TV watched from very close to see imperfections related to the resolution. Because of this, you can sit closer to your TV than you would with lower resolutions and have a more immersive experience.

Think of it like a movie theater: the more a TV fills your view, the more immersive it will feel.

That doesn't mean you should be sitting a foot away from your TV. Having the largest screen possible isn't always ideal. The human visual system has a total horizontal field of view of about 200 degrees, although a portion of that is peripheral vision.

While it makes some sense to get as large a TV as you can for movies, not all content is made to fill the entire field of view. This becomes very apparent if you try to watch sports from up close while fixating on a single part of the screen, which quickly starts to feel nauseating.
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Link to article with more info below:

www.rtings.com

TV Size to Distance Calculator and Science

Our TV Sizes to Distance Calculator helps you choose the right size TV for your space. The optimal viewing distance is about 1.6 times the diagonal length of the television. For example, for a 55” TV, the best distance is 7 feet.
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com
 
Werner1975 said:
Size of the tv dictated by the size of the viewing space/room.
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And the distance you are sitting from it - also - NEVER mount a TV on a wall bracket so that the bottom of the TV screen is HIGHER than your line of sight when sitting & viewing it - as that leads to neck & eye strain - your resting eye level should be centred on the middle or slightly towards the top of the screen.
 
Measure the distance from you to the TV, divide by 2.5, and you have the idea viewing size.

However that is the old rule. These days the bigger the better.
 
epah said:
Nope, Tvs are not about the size, its all about the nits.
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Not about the Nits either. Its about the pixel size. Nits is brightness.

"In short, if you sit too close to a large TV with a lower resolution, you risk seeing the screen’s individual pixels, which can ruin the movie-watching experience. Similarly, if you invest more money in a smaller 4K TV and sit too far away, you won’t be able to distinguish the extra pixels compared to the more affordable 1080p resolution."
 
Corelli said:
Not about the Nits either. Its about the pixel size. Nits is brightness.

"In short, if you sit too close to a large TV with a lower resolution, you risk seeing the screen’s individual pixels, which can ruin the movie-watching experience. Similarly, if you invest more money in a smaller 4K TV and sit too far away, you won’t be able to distinguish the extra pixels compared to the more affordable 1080p resolution."
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I know what nits are, My goodness you are exhausting.
 
Ideal setup should be the TV must be at eye level, and the speakers at ear level.

I have seen some messed up installations that I've had to fix before.

Do note that Digital connections are better than analog especially with crispness (in monitors its HDMI, Displayport, DVI) Analog in monitors are (VGA and RCA)

On tvs its usually HDMI, do note the variation of HDMI and the speed throughput.
 
Corelli said:
Ideal setup should be the TV must be at eye level, and the speakers at ear level.

I have seen some messed up installations that I've had to fix before.

Do note that Digital connections are better than analog especially with crispness (in monitors its HDMI, Displayport, DVI) Analog in monitors are (VGA and RCA)

On tvs its usually HDMI, do note the variation of HDMI and the speed throughput.
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Please link a Youtube vid.
 
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