Video Asylum

Posted by rmohandas on January 03, 2002 at 15:43:23

In Reply to: Optimal RPTV viewing distance posted by nycman on December 31, 2001 at 20:13:09:

I think the general rule of thumb is that one should sit between three and four times the vertical height (not diagonal size) of the display ( this works for 4:3 and 16:9 displays). So for a 36" 4:3 TV the vertical height is about 21" and the optimum viewing distance would be between 63" and 84". Hope this helps