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Size Matters! Screen size vs. viewing distance is the most important factor when considering a purchase. It won't matter what you buy if you fail to consider your viewing distance! High Definition is about small detail. This small detail will be lost if you sit too far away or too close to the screen. If you can see the individual "dots of color" (pixels) you are too close. This is especially true for plasma TV's and is called the "screen door effect". Sitting too close looks like you are viewing through a window screen, as you see the "space" around the pixels. Sitting too close or too far away defeats any HDTV picture. (Not that they won't look good from far away, but the detail that truly makes HD "POP", will be lost when you are too far.) There is no hard fast rule to determine viewing distance, but, generally if your viewing distance is 2 to 3 times the screen size, you're O.K. Measure (don't guess) the distance from your eyes to where the screen will be located. NOTE: Remember this when you measure: A flat panel television screen, especially wall mounted, will likely be farther back than your current tube television. A wall mounted flat panel TV will be approximately 6" from the wall. If you will be mounting this on a wall using an "articulating arm" mount, these mounts will bring the TV considerably closer to you! (As much as 18"- you may not need as much TV when using this type mount.) Measure your viewing distance, eyes to screen. Divide by 2 and then divide by 3. Example: Your measurement is 76". Divide by two = 38". Divide by 3 = 25". The result is to buy a TV between 25" and 38". or 5'-----6-----7-----8-----9-----10-----11-----12-----13-----14-----15' 5'4" [-----32" TV-----] 8' 6'2" [-------37" TV-----] 9'3" 7' [---------42" TV-------] 10'6" 7'8" [--------------46" TV------------] 11'6" 8'4" [-----------------50" TV-------------] 12'6"
NOTE: A related picture compromise comes from mounting height and viewing angle. If your desire is to maintain the the same picture size on your new 16:9 (rectangular) television that you have been watching on your old 4:3 (square-ish) television, check this link: |
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