Your HDTV size dictates how far you should sit from it.
Let’s consider the biggest screen at a certain distance for viewing.
Creating A Movie Experience.
There is a “Visual Cue” called “Intervention” to consider for viewing distance.
Intervention is…
- To insert or introduce between parts;
- To place (oneself) between others or things;
- To Intervene.
When the screen edges are viewed, it may create an intervention. You see film and the edges of the screen with the room as a background. For movies, there should be no “intervention” to interfere with the movie experience. To remove intervention, you need to increase screen size.
What Is The Best Size To Get?
It’s not an exect science. From my testing, I have found my own method.
Sit very close to your screen and relax your eyes while watching a movie. Rather than having your eyes alert and focused, instead relax and slightly squint while intently looking at the screen.
While watching the movie, close one eye. With the other, look at the picture from the top left to bottom right. If I could not see everything, I moved back a bit.
Use This Simple Formula.
Measure the height of your screen, from top to bottom, but do not include the frame. You only want the actual physical display that shows the image.
Multiply the height you get by 1.5. That is the distance you need to sit to see the entire picture easily. For a 60 inch HDTV, you would sit 90 inches away from the screen.
3D and Blu-Ray.
With 3D and blu ray, you need a TV with even less intervention artifacts than other HDTV content. Yet, moderation is important, which means don’t get a screen that’s too big! You won’t see the whole picture.
What Is Best For A Very Large Screen?
The biggest pictures are best viewed with a projector and projection screen.
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