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55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey

 

With my two-way speaker build on hold as the clock ticks towards December 31st when my $1200.00 in Sony card points expire, I am struggling to decide between the 55” or 65” Sony A95L OLED TV. Sitting on chairs at Best Buy, I tape measured 11 ft from the 55”, which looked small, while the 65” looked too big at the same distance.

 

My largely empty living room is 20 ft x 11, with the west side open, crossing a 4 ft wide x 27 ft hallway and into a ~ 10 ft x 9 kitchen and then 3 ft wide staircase. A triangular ceiling that peaks at 11 ft is above it all.   

 

I plan to listen 10 ft from my speakers, with the TV between them and a foot or so behind the horns.

 

I built the 65” (56.9” w x 33” h) cardboard mock and to my eyes at 12 ft the 65” “screen” looks immersive.  

 

I will build the 55” (48.25” x 27.5”) mock as soon as I can get more cardboard from the local supermarket.

 

Meanwhile, it might be very helpful to learn of the experiences of other 55” and 65” TV users.

 

How far are you from one of those screen sizes?  

 

Do you sit on a chair or recliner?

 

Please describe the speakers that you use in place of the TV’s internal speakers, and how far you sit from them.

 

 

ajant
allenf1963
338 posts
 

65" all day long.

 

I was redoing my den, and put a TV over the fireplace.  It was between a 55" or 65" Frame by Samsung, and after making cardboard cutouts to show size, my wife insisted on the 55".  She said, "You have a 75" Mitsubishi DiamondVision in your Man Cave, 55" is fine for the Den."

 

2 years later and I'm still bitter.  The 65" would have been perfect, and a 70" would even work.  When tv shows do a cut scene showing someone's phone with a text message, I have to pause the TV, get up, and walk in front of the screen to read the damn writing!  Not with my 75" TV.   Get the 65" and thank me later.

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travelinjack
185 posts
 

65 without a doubt

mikhailark
278 posts
 

I had 50" 20 years ago. Get 85+.

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asvjerry
4,667 posts
 

Have a 51ish" LG 9~11' away from many's the fave IKEA chair v. the chaises' high end.
Flanked by a coarse variant of a 'line source' is the 'flown' Maggies, the AMTs, the Polk bookshelf 'mids', ( Sony bookshelves committed to 'average TV' use; stand-alone amp...), Kenwood 10" 3 ways (interior x-over override; straight to the 10s')....descending order.....

There's more, but the 'head shot/talking head only' views as realizable as similar to ours....so anything I wish to do with 'the Else' around here is what I've in mind.

We control our media and How it's presented, whereas the audio portion can be many things as desired.

Spouse just wants it to sound Great.

No problemo.... ;)

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audioman58
4,167 posts
 

65 inch OLED TV it’s measured Diagnally not straight across

OLED by far the best sharpest pictures and colors ,behind my speakers up above  on the wall 

the extra size brings great 2 channel concerts  or Movies I started with 55 

i May ever go to a 77 inch it just puts you there !!

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