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Have you gone from a 65" to a 55"

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mbnx01

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I'm moving my home theater to a slightly smaller room.

I like to sit back pretty far from my tv and I'm thinking this might be a little big for this room.

So I'm thinking about maybe replacing my 65" panny with a 55" Oled.

Has anyone gone from a bigger to a smaller display? How'd that work out for you?

On the one hand I think the 55" might be perfect for the room, on the other hand I'd hate to say 'gee, I miss my old screen'.

I'm not a 'bigger is always better' kind of guy, mostly I want a good experience in the room.

"To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."

-Voltaire

Follow Ups:

RE: Have you gone from a 65" to a 55" - Markw* 18:53:19 08/02/17 (1)
I went from a 46" to a 43" with a viewing distance of about 14'. The difference is noticeable and annoying. I muss that 3"
- "I miss that 3" - volunteer 05:28:11 08/03/17 (0)
  That's what she said. :-)
  
  -Wendell
when I go from my 60" to my brothers 50" it seems tiny, both about 12 ' away - PhilJ 14:25:54 07/27/17 (1)
fwiw
- RE: when I go from my 60" to my brothers 50" it seems tiny, both about 12 ' away - ozzyboy 16:21:30 07/28/17 (0)
  I went from a 45" 60" to a Samsung 85".
Nope, never gone smaller. - grantv 14:05:35 07/27/17 (1)
We went from 50" to 65" recently, what a great change. The 50" is now in our bedroom, perfect size for a bedroom to us.
The 65", a bit small, OK a fair bit smaller than we'd have if money were no object. I'd go at least 80" in our LR (around 15 1/2 x 17 1/2 feet, we watch along the length, so sitting at around 15').
In my big room downstairs we sit at around 15' also I think (room is 24', but the screen is a few feet in as is the main low couch), and a 105" drop down. With movies and TV it's great. Played video games once, just about got dizzy. In that case, I think too big (but only for games, which neither of us do).
How far will you be sitting from the screen is the important question?

Edits: 07/27/17
- Ten, maybe eleven feet away - mbnx01 10:41:54 07/31/17 (0)
  It's tight.
  
  We shall see....
  
  "To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."
  
  -Voltaire
It can NEVER be too big! - jedrider 12:31:50 07/27/17 (0)
I do wonder about whether I should be playing blu rays, though, when using the bigger screen.

Any opinions on this aspect?
RE: Have you gone from a 65" to a 55" - volunteer 12:26:58 07/27/17 (0)
I went 32, 40, 50 65. Can't imagine going smaller. I'm thinking 80 for the next one.:-)

-Wendell

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