Interesting, yes.

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In Reply to: Interesting website with 'screen size to distance' calculator posted by mbnx01 on December 12, 2011 at 20:12:39:

I wouldn't buy a TV based on it though.
In our living room we have a 50" plasma. The TV is say 1' from the wall, we sit around 1 1/2' from the other side, so that makes 15' distance to screen. We originally bought this for our BR which would have been around 14', just a bit over their 12.5' distance, but the spot was too small so in the LR instead. There I do agree that 50" is too small (shows 58" or larger recommended). Not a big deal, but I'd get larger if I did it again.
In "my room" I have a 110" screen where they recommend 27 1/2'. The seating is either around 14' or 18' depending on the row, for which they recommend 50 and 58 or larger. MUCH too small IMO for a dedicated room.

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Topic - Interesting website with 'screen size to distance' calculator - mbnx01 20:12:39 12/12/11 (4)

I prefer to see... - Alex F. 12:58:55 12/15/11 (0)

Interesting, yes. - grantv 14:38:30 12/13/11 (0)

It's hard to buy too large of a screen - Audio Snob 06:03:18 12/13/11 (0)

RE: Interesting website with 'screen size to distance' calculator - Jack G 04:59:13 12/13/11 (0)

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Interesting, yes. - grantv 14:38:30 12/13/11 (0)

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