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Distance/Screen SIze Formula?

My husband and I are debating between a 50" and a 60" flat panel television for our living room. Although the room is very long , it is not very wide and we would be veiwing the televsion from aprox.12 feet from the screen. Does 60" seem like too large a screen for that distance or can we go for it?We hate the feeling of sitting in the first few rows of a movie theatre.........hence our concern. Can anyone help?
lel
unsound
7,329 posts
 
Donbellphd, is right on. I suspect that long time exposure to previous technological limitations has perverted our perceptions on correct screen size for the home.
ellery911
549 posts
 
I must be the etc. part of Don's reply being that I found Chadnliz' answer humorous. But...I really don't have much sympathy for the original poster being that 2 months ago they posted an extremely vague question and then after being prompted for further details, they never once responded to their own thread.

Sure...the poster may not be a housewife...but if she's asking about screensize TWO months after the last thread she started and then ignored then she should just be asking the guy at Magnolia who gets paid to have his time wasted by people like Lel.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
Ellery911, good catch. Thanks for keeping us up to date. It does get frustrating when individuals ask for help and don't even bother to follow up.
lifeengineer
55 posts
 
As a generall rule for standard screen(4x3aspect ratio) take the viewing distance divide by 3.5 then multiply by 12.For HD take the viewing distance divide by 1.5 then multiply by 12.These are only guidelines and you could always go slightly larger.
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