Just a mini-survey... what is your screen size and viewing distance?
What ratio you consider optimal for movies? Is the ratio that is good for movies too big for talking heads news programs?
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Topic - Size matters - Victor Khomenko 07:12:22 01/17/12 (37)
- 60" Pioneer Elite Plasma at 11 feet - Peter Breuninger 15:26:04 02/15/12 (0)
- 60" and 8' away - Jack G 13:58:51 01/19/12 (2)
- My humble 40" at 8 feet is almost too close...basically fills my field of vision. * - mr grits 16:57:57 01/23/12 (0)
- Ratio of close to 8... yep... I feel about the same. - Victor Khomenko 14:14:38 01/19/12 (0)
- RE: Size matters - Jazz Inmate 22:44:53 01/18/12 (1)
- Thanks for the smash and grab info! - mr grits 16:59:36 01/23/12 (0)
- 270 inches in my small bathroom . . . - mr grits 18:01:44 01/18/12 (0)
- According to Patricks datums 5.5 inches is the average size for here. * - mr grits 18:00:26 01/18/12 (2)
- Look a little closer. Closer.... - oldmkvi 08:19:58 01/19/12 (0)
- RE: According to Patricks datums 5.5 inches is the average size for here. * - patrickU 00:54:02 01/19/12 (0)
- 65", 10 feet. Works great in the media room. Living room, not so great - Road Warrior 21:53:53 01/17/12 (0)
- Getting analytical - Victor Khomenko 19:23:20 01/17/12 (0)
- 8' wide (NOT diagonal) and about 10-1/2' away. Viewing angle is 42 dgrees. - jeffreybehr 17:34:15 01/17/12 (10)
- You must have the head like a rabbit, with an eye on each side - Victor Khomenko 19:18:04 01/17/12 (9)
- Too far for me! :-) (NT) - jeffreybehr 10:36:00 01/18/12 (2)
- The Solution! - Victor Khomenko 11:42:05 01/18/12 (1)
- Those pixels look strange that way - violinist3 17:41:44 01/18/12 (0)
- Not everybody is a predator like you. * - mr grits 20:54:51 01/17/12 (5)
- You trying to say I have eagle eye? - Victor Khomenko 07:27:20 01/18/12 (4)
- Saves a lot of coin on entertainment . . . plus there's bath time for the ladies. * - mr grits 18:09:07 01/18/12 (3)
- "...there's bath time for the ladies. " 25x spotting scopes have some use after all. - Victor Khomenko 19:17:13 01/18/12 (2)
- "Man old, rifle no shoot." nt - tinear 19:39:17 01/18/12 (1)
- Back to movies... do not underestimate old farts! - Victor Khomenko 11:27:39 01/19/12 (0)
- These optimal ratios - violinist3 17:30:22 01/17/12 (0)
- 12' away from my Kuro 60." Perfect. nt - tinear 17:22:34 01/17/12 (3)
- That's more like watching a TV than a movie. NT - Poles Apart 15:09:52 01/19/12 (0)
- That'd be WAY-too-far away for me. (NT) - jeffreybehr 17:37:06 01/17/12 (1)
- Kuro is very clear. Exceptionally so. And different people prefer different - tinear 19:22:13 01/17/12 (0)
- What counts is the subtended angle. - Poles Apart 15:36:24 01/17/12 (2)
- 1/3 up the screen - grantv 07:17:50 01/18/12 (1)
- It's clear that you're a man of taste and discernment. NT - Poles Apart 15:07:42 01/19/12 (0)
- 110" projection screen on a 17' away seating in our HT and.... - kootenay 14:25:33 01/17/12 (0)
- 110"/13 ft for movies (before FP died); 65"/8 ft in bedroom. nt - oscar 11:50:44 01/17/12 (0)
- 120" at 13 feet (for movies), 40" for TV - Doug Flynn 11:39:55 01/17/12 (0)
- 100" @ about 13 feet - DFaulds 10:20:08 01/17/12 (0)
- 110" - 11 or 12' (haven't measured) - grantv 08:44:41 01/17/12 (0)
- 50" and about 10', I would not mind being a bit closer for movies and would not want to be closer for news - PhilJ 08:41:58 01/17/12 (0)