How to select the right size TV for your den, etc.......

also, people use the general rule of thumb, that once you are sitting past 2x the screen width, you cannot benefit from 1080p.

Use this as a guide for the benefits of various resolutions with Seating Distance vs Screen Size:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/tha_trixta/resolution2.png

good luck, hope this helps.

its a pretty bad one.

You cannot enjoy any benefit of 1080p with your very badly chosen rule of thumb.

Regarding rules of thumb, there are plenty. Rules of thumb sometimes are designed to be "easy" more than anything. But, you can take diaganol measurement in inches. Then divide by 10. Resulting # as the feet you sit from display. For instance, 60" tv. Divide by 10 = 6. Sit 6 ft back.

That gets you almost at 40 degree viewing angle, which is slightly more than THX recommendations.

I use a 42 viewing angle. People with anamorphic setups are using over 50 degree viewing angle.

links that I attach incessantly. Your recommendation means that you cannot enjoy any benefit of 1080p. 720p is good enough. Assuming 20/20 vision no less. Your viewing angle proposed is only 19.8 degrees.

You don't get it. You just don't get it.

Unfortunately, there are always some very slow kids in the classroom (ROTFL). Your links are always quite helpful, FWIW.

cheers,
Pedro

and I appreciate the response, because I sometimes start wondering if I'm losing it or not.

You are rude little man.

I was just quoting your first ever reply to me:

"You don't get it. You just don't get it".

How does it feel? Ever heard of the Golden Rule? Meh, you only get what you deserve.

Anyways, sometimes it helps to read the attached links. I put forth my efforts to educate people, yes people like you, but its funny to be "corrected" when they don't even bother to check them out.

I've probably attached both the viewing angle calculator and the graph 20x or so.

sincerely,
little man

I picked up on jostenmeats sarcastic remark. I remember masonries telling him the exact same thing a little while back.

For future reference, masonries, it is probably best not to insult one of the most helpful people on this forum.

yes he's "helpfull" but doesn't know what he's talking about and he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room.

..."rude" (LOL) person who knows what he/she is talking about any day over a "nice" person who can't bother to perform a basic search of prior threads on similar topics.

I have read the threads and I looked at the cute chart that has nothing to do with real world application.

Can you please elaborate on these 'real world' applications you allude to. You can use the OP's specific parameters if you need to. If anything, the helpful chart reduces a lot of the 'fluff' of 1080p to something basic like limitation of typical human vision. Here's a review for those who might not happen to have seen it posted before-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/tha_trixta/resolution2.png

Beyond the graphics, it all boils down to bigger not necessarily being better, and a 1080p HDTV not necessarily being optimal or necessary at a particular viewing distance. That's probably been beaten to death around here like it has @ AVS.

-Pedro

According to the chart the optimal distance for 1080p is 8.5 feet with a 70" screen. At tate that distance and screen size you would be moveing your eyes across the screen to view it causing eye strain.

Think of sitting in the front row of a movie theatre.

...or don't bother with HD. Far from it, actually. Clearly, consumers have to make the best out of often less than ideal spaces, and even more restrictive budget constraints. SMPTE and/or THX 'proper' viewing angle certainly won't be much of a factor for most folks purchasing an HDTV since they have very inflexible viewing spaces for the most part. Some furniture (& walls) just can't be moved(!) What I would encourage people to focus on is overall image quality instead of the most expensive 1080p sets that don't necessarily bring a return on the extra $$ spent. What cracks me up are the folks who spend $5-10K on equipment for what they describe as a 'home theater' but won't shell out a lousy $200 for (even cheap) blinds so the same equipment can be utilized during daylight hours .

-Pedro

unknowledgable about?

33.3 viewing angle, which you have described, would be very close to the middle of the theater, actually slightly closer to the rear than the front.

This is why THX recommends 36 degrees.

*sigh*

I am using a 159" at 15 ft for the first row, and trust me everyone I've asked would not change a thing. And trust me, I've asked. And I'm guessing I've hosted 40-50 different people in my multi-row dedicated HT in the last 6 months. In fact, the rows have slowly moved forward with time, as I originally went by THX guidelines, and now have opted for 42 degrees. This is about 1/3 from the front of the theater, maybe even slightly less in my opinion.

I guess you are implying that THX recommendations are meant to cause you eye strain. Right . . .

And this all assuming 16:9. Most of my viewing is with aspects that are smaller.

If this site had an ignore function, you might've been the very first on my list, as soon as you opened your mouth.

Bob, can we have an ignore function? Thanks for considering it, or mentioning it to those who take care of this site.

...when we don't know much about the room parameters or budget, eh?

cheers,
Pedro