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In Reply to: RE: Anyone experimenting with 4K TV ? posted by AbeCollins on February 08, 2026 at 06:47:49
I am thinking of upgrading our (15 year old) 55" Sony TV, it is just 1920 x 1080 (HD).
I found a chart of distance vs what resolution you can actually see. I'm sitting 14 feet back from the TV. According to the chart, even this HDTV has more resolution than I can see - anything over 720P is not visible.
To fully appreciate a 4K display at 14 feet, even the largest available screen (100+ in) would be too small, yet a screen that size would look freakishly large in the room.
I notice several of the new 2026 TVs I see on Best Buy's website are 8K!
Follow Ups:
We purchased a large 4K 75" TV when we finished the basement and a 55" 4K TV for the family room about a year ago. The family room TV was an older 42" Sony that still looks great so it's been repurposed for the front bedroom with a Roku streaming box. Unlike modern "smart TV's", the old Sony has no built-in "Apps" for streaming so it needs the outboard Roku.I did some research on TV screen size vs viewing distance for the basement TV. I even cut out a piece of cardboard the size of a 65" TV and taped it to the wall with blue painters tape. 65" was supposedly the "right size" but we went up to 75" and I'm glad we did. The suggested screen height on the wall was also lower than I liked so I moved it up about one foot.
We sit about 13-feet back from the 75" screen and for us it seems just right. The screen is large but not so large that we have to move our heads or eyes back and forth to follow the action. It's up a little higher than recommended but not so high that we're looking way up (like some TV's you'll see high above a fireplace). Speaking for myself I kind of slouch back in the sofa with my head resting on the back cushion so my slouch position is looking slightly upward anyway.
Have fun searching for that perfect TV! Once you buy it the newer model will out next year :-) But from what I've seen there have been only small incremental improvements but nothing earth shattering.
P.S. 4K content is here in streaming movies and some live broadcasts but I don't know of any 8K content. Maybe it exists but who knows.
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Glad to hear 75" is a good size for your 13 foot viewing distance. I think that will be the size we will end up with, but I will need to replace the stand the TV sits on with one that is wider so the TV doesn't look oversized for the stand. We could also mount the TV on the wall which would make it easy to change the viewing angle.
We had a custom made TV stand many years ago. It also had lots of shelving, more than I need anymore.
The 77" LG OLEDs are terrific for about $2K which I updated to in my office when the old 65" died. The picture below is an old 75" Sony 940. At the time, OLEDs only went up to 65" pictures at the time. Ah, but the Sony has an excellent picture and it takes two strong guys to move it. My newer LG has only a 1/4" deep screen with a smaller 1 1/2" box attached to the screen. You could easily move it because it's light, just awkward for the size.
Just don't ever put a TV over the fireplace!
-Rod
Wall mounting the 75" TV was something I didn't want to tackle even if I had help from the neighbor. I figured I would let Best Buy be entirely responsible from delivery to placing it up on the wall. I had my own wall mount but their guys had one that they preferred and it was slightly higher-end making it not only easier to mount but to tilt so the HDMI cable connections are easier to get to.
You're going to enjoy that big screen. I see it as a long term "investment"; something to be enjoyed for many years ahead so I didn't want to skimp. We didn't buy top-of-the-line but went mid-upper. Have fun!
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