Advice on size of TV

spakkker

You do get used to the size of a tv very quickly. I guess there are many thousands of viewers who wish they had bought a larger set.
Nobody even needs a tv . . . but I'd still say go for 40" plus screen!

neilwoods

All depends on what is going to be watched and the TV. If you have a tv with huge surround on it (2 or 3 inch surround, then it can look out of place, but if you go for one with just 7 or 10 mm black surround, it looks so much better, almost like a picture frame.)

Idiophreak

jackieblack wrote: »

Overly big TVs just seem really chavvy, or maybe its a compensatory thing.........

I don't think that's always the case.

We've a 32" and am definitely going 40+ next time...why? I play a lot of games and (especially multiplayer), it's sometimes really hard to make out text, characters etc on my screen - games are designed for use on larger screens.

As to advice, it really depends what you're using it for. I'd be happy to have quite a large screen relative to the distance we sit from it, as 90% of the TV we watch is HD, we watch a few blu rays and play games in HD...if I watched more SD content, I'd stay with something smaller.

Likewise, it depends on your room as to whether it would look silly or not...If you've quite a cluttered room, putting a massive TV in will look a bit out of place. Conversely, our lounge area is somewhat minimal and the TV unit we have is pretty large (something like 9 ft wide) - so the 32" TV actually looks a little lost on top of it.

RockPaperScissors

I'm actually a big fan of projectors. We purchased at my parents place an Optoma HD one last year when living in a small flat. We then moved into a larger property and the beauty of the projector meant that it could adjust to any screen size.

We had a 30 inch in the flat and now use a 50 (!!) in the new property. It works really well and was actually about the same price as us buying a large TV when we moved.

getmore4less

Set your priorities

Do you want

1. The best audio visual experience you can get for your budget
2. a pretty room.


Rethink the location of the tv NOT in a corner and get a proper sound system.

the move to a wall mounted TV may actualy free up space in the room if you think beyond "the a big tv won't look right".

how big are you mirrors, pictures

yangptangkipperbang

You have to be careful and try and mix SD & HD viewing distances to get the best from your TV.

A 40" requires a viewing distance of around 6 ft to get the best from HD. If you watch SD from that distance the picture will be awful.
For SD you would need a viewing distance of at least double that, but at that distance you will miss out on most of the benefits of having HD as you are too far away to see the improved definition

Go to dealer who will demonstrate at both HD & SD distances - I would suggest John Lewis. The likes of Currys, etc, just won't do it for you. That is why Currys have their TVs in rows about 6 feet apart, usually fed from a Blu ray player. This shows them at their best (and most are pretty good !) - but SD at that distance - yuk !!

Most TV is still in SD - it would be a big mistake to get a BIG TV which does little more than superbly demonstrate how awful SD television really is

(I am lucky, I have space for chairs at both viewing distances)

Idiophreak

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

(I am lucky, I have space for chairs at both viewing distances)

Doesn't your HD chair get in the way when you're sat in your SD chair?

wba31

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

You have to be careful and try and mix SD & HD viewing distances to get the best from your TV.

A 40" requires a viewing distance of around 6 ft to get the best from HD. If you watch SD from that distance the picture will be awful.
For SD you would need a viewing distance of at least double that, but at that distance you will miss out on most of the benefits of having HD as you are too far away to see the improved definition

Go to dealer who will demonstrate at both HD & SD distances - I would suggest John Lewis. The likes of Currys, etc, just won't do it for you. That is why Currys have their TVs in rows about 6 feet apart, usually fed from a Blu ray player. This shows them at their best (and most are pretty good !) - but SD at that distance - yuk !!

Most TV is still in SD - it would be a big mistake to get a BIG TV which does little more than superbly demonstrate how awful SD television really is

(I am lucky, I have space for chairs at both viewing distances)

I'm personally of the opinion that if something is not filmed in HD it's not worth watching...














I'm joking of course!

Daz2009

Are you going to put it in the corner or on the wall ? That would make a difference as to perceived size.
My lounge is 15 x 12 and I have a 37" in the corner but it's flanked by rather tall speakers,it's certainly big enough for me but when it gives up the ghost I'll go to 40" but definitely no more.

katejo

My room is similar size to yours and I am happy with the 32 one which I bought a year ago.