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I've just been given (as an early Xmas bonus) a 58" Panasonic Plasma (S series).
What is the optimal viewing distance or viewing range for a 1080p plasma TV?
I know about the Carlton Bale chart (see below). What I want is actual viewer experience on the matter.
I will put this plasma in a bedroom that is 11' wide. It will be on a stand (not wall mounted), so subtract 1' from the far wall, and assuming I sit in a chair or on a couch, subtract another 1' from the back wall. So I guess I can sit as far back as 9' from the screen.
Does anyone have this situation, or one close enough to provide some viewing experience impressions?
I know that "bigger is better" in general. But viewing distance and size of room (the room is a bedroom, 11' across, and about 13' the other dimension [note: no blank walls in the 13' dimension, so plasma has got to go in the 11' dimension).
I'm going to get a chunk of cardboard to simulate the size of the 58" plasma (56" X 34") to try to get a feel for the physical size of this plasma TV in the viewing room.
The short version of this is: I could get a 54" instead of the 58". I don't want the sensation of sitting too close to the screen. I will go check out a 58" in a store and stand 9' from screen. But that's in a much bigger room, if you know what I mean.
Thanks for any help. This IS a problem I can work through!
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Not sure I'd want to get any closer.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
I really like sitting six feet from my 42" 780p Plasma screen. I would buy a 60" or 65"er 1080p Pansonic professional Plasma (if they still are made, next time) and be seated about the same distance. Seeing folks pores on thier faces, and individual hairs is interesting. I like the fact one can see every bit of play action on sports. Used to be in the old days of CRT analogue one had to take the word of the refs.. Now one can see it happen! And note when the refs miss it or screw it up! Cool!
There are a couple of websites that will calculate the "optimum" viewing distance for the size of your screen based on recommendations from THX and SMPTE. One of them is linked below.
I sit about 5-6 feet away from my 50" plasma, works OK most of the time, occasionally it seems too close. But then, I sit up near the front in the movie theater too. Depends on what you're used to, I guess.
We sit twelve feet from our 65" plasma and are very pleased with the picture quality. Why twelve feet? That's our room setup and cannot be changed.
-Wendell
Edits: 11/13/10
That chart is BS. I don't know how they came up with the numbers, but my experience doesn't correlate to the numbers they show. We have a 50" Panasonic plasma, and we sit about 17-18 feet back from it. According to the chart, we should not be able to tell the difference between standard DVD (480) and Hi Def (720), however, the difference is very noticeable, even at 17 feet. The chart is way off, in my opinion.
17' from a 50"?
Why not just use your smartphone to watch teevee?
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Way off of what? I like it that way. I'm not the type to sit in the front row of the theater. I used to sit that far from a 27" Wega. A 50" Panasonic is a big improvement.
I'm about 8' from my 60" set. Too close, is when you can see the pixels. With 1080, I think you would have to try hard to be too close. I would guess that anywhere from 6-8' would be fine. You'll get totally immersed in the picture.
Jack
Thanks for the answers.
As it turned out, I decided on a Panasonic TC-P50G25--thus a 50" plasma. The 58 was an S series, and I elected to go for the G series.
To some extent, both my wife and I felt the 58" was oversized for the 11' by 13' bedroom where it would be on a stand against a wall (viewing distance is across the 11' dimension by necessity).
Most often, I will still about 8-9' from the screen. I can always move closer as needed.
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