42" Too Big for 8' away?

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paddyhasneeds

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54,519 posts

216 months

Monday 16th November 2009
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Before someone says "Go and stand 8' away from one" it's not the same, just the same as TVs look smaller surrounded by other TVs in a huge department store than they do when you get it home and find it occupies half the room.

I'm thinking either 37" or 42" Plasma if I do choose to change TV, and there's a point where bigger simply isn't better especially on SD material.

I may just run the CRT into the ground but sometimes the yearning for new toys means you have to at least investigate these things.

robinhood21

30,831 posts

238 months

Monday 16th November 2009
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I have a 32inch in my office that is viewed from about 6' away so, 42inch from 8' away should be OK.

RRS_Staffs

648 posts

185 months

Monday 16th November 2009
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Totally fine

cjs

10,886 posts

257 months

Monday 16th November 2009
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I have a 42"er, I to had the same dilemma as you regarding my size and whether I could cope with looking at it. It did take a while to get used to having such a big one but, after a few days, I was fine.

BTW I sit around 9' away.

bonsai

2,015 posts

186 months

Monday 16th November 2009
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No. It's fine. I probably sit 8' or 9' away from a 50" one. SD is fine at that, and 1080p stuff is brilliant, better than being at the cinema.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

256 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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I'm 7' away from a 42" and it's absolutely perfect.

Lefty Two Drams

16,504 posts

208 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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Absolutely fine.

My 50" is about 10 feet from the couch and, although I was worried it was going to be too big when I bought it, it's perfectly adequate. In fact, I reckon the room could easily cope with a larger screen.

I play my xbox on it, sitting about 6 or 8 feet away and it's not a problem.

Dave^

7,475 posts

259 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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Tiggsy

10,261 posts

258 months

Tuesday 17th November 2009
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i watch films 9ft from a 50" and play games (in a gamer chair) 5ft from it......stunning. Will never go to the cinema again.

sjc

14,235 posts

276 months

Wednesday 18th November 2009
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k-ink

9,070 posts

185 months

Thursday 19th November 2009
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Man's perspective - it'll be perfect!

Woman's perspective - are you f@cking crazy?

RizzoTheRat

25,860 posts

198 months

Thursday 19th November 2009
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Where do you sit in the cinema? If it's near the front you'll be fine. Personally I feel ill if I sit too near the front in the cinema, and when I bought my 37" telly, which sits 9' from the sofa, to begin with I thought I'd made a mistake. I've got used to it now though and reckon I could have got away with a 42" biggrin