You might want to go for someting smaller unless you can sit a good 4m away from the screen. A 46" will give you 2m away. Sweet spot for 3D is between 2m and 4m. 65" will be too big IMHO unless you have a big room and the couch is far enough.
The optimal viewing distance for a home theatre varies drastically based on content. For SD 2D content, optimal can be as far as 5x screen width back. For an immersive 2D 1080p experience THX reccomends a viewing distance between 1.5x and 2.2x screen width. The society of Motion Pictures and Telivision Engineers (SMPTE) recommends the screen size should occupy 30 degrees of field of view in the horizontal plane at seated position - or 1.87x screen width.
For 3D content the formulas change again, and the general consencus is 'you can never have too large a screen'. The optimal viewing distance for 1080p 3D content is around 1.4 times screen width.
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I have a 50 at the moment and the new room will be 6.5m wide by 5m deep, so sitting 4m from the screen will be about right
Sitting 4m back you can go up to a 110" screen size for HD 3D content. Of course this would be too large for SD 2D content, so you need to balance your needs.
Thanks for the numbers Andrew. I should be in the sweet spot then. Just close enough to put my feet ups and reach the stubbies.
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Sitting 4m back you can go up to a 110" screen size for HD 3D content. Of course this would be too large for SD 2D content, so you need to balance your needs.
Hey Trev, Lounge on wheels? C'mon, kids will have a ball.
Hey Trev, Lounge on wheels? C'mon, kids will have a ball.
You know...you might be onto something there!!
I'll often drag an armchair closer to the screen if I'm alone and want a more immersive viewing experience. Wheels on lounge equipment would be quite handy infact!
Don't let him Barry. He'll burn the screen in no time with PC display.
That was for you with the tax deduction, it is all about justification not usage.
My "board" has already allocated $5k to the purchase of a new TV. It will come down to biggest bang for $$$, but this is 6-9 months away yet. Maybe 70" might be available by then
That was for you with the tax deduction, it is all about justification not usage.
My "board" has already allocated $5k to the purchase of a new TV. It will come down to biggest bang for $$$, but this is 6-9 months away yet. Maybe 70" might be available by then
I hear TOSHIBA is releasing another one next year probably that doesn't need any glasses. New technology.
I hear TOSHIBA is releasing another one next year probably that doesn't need any glasses. New technology.
Doesnt "new technology" mean new $$$$ and new problems .
I like cutting edge toys, but only like bleeding edge when it is software that I can upgrade/downgrade myself.
Doesnt "new technology" mean new $$$$ and new problems .
I like cutting edge toys, but only like bleeding edge when it is software that I can upgrade/downgrade myself.
All the Samsung gear uses the same wireless USB dongles to update firmwares and other things. It's like a PS3 system. Easy peasy.
All the Samsung gear uses the same wireless USB dongles to update firmwares and other things. It's like a PS3 system. Easy peasy.
Yeah, that's Samsung. Toshiba........ ask anyone about their PVR they released a couple of years ago. Love Tosh laptops, but consumer electronics is not what they are famous for (you dont see too many Tosh microwaves anymore).
Watching TV with glasses on is probably not for me, so I'll wait for the glasses-less models to start coming out - which I think will soon completely supersede the current crop.
The new variety need to be watched at close range for the moment, but that's just development time...
All the `glass-less' technologies will require you to sit at a certain distance from the set, at least for the moment-I'm happy to wear glasses and dictate my own viewing terms ( basically as close to the set as I can sit ) for a theatre like experience.
Here's a shot of the glasses. The lenses are frameless so your FOV is not narrowed down. The sensor is the little rectangle in between the eyes. They're no different than wearing light sun glasses. You hardly notice them. Nothing like the Real3D theatre glasses which are much bigger.
Thats a good deal Marc, and I think the plasma was the right choice. The 3D LCDs ive seen were shocking due to lag. Apparently its a bit of a myth that plasmas draw more power than LCDs too (well maybe not the LED backlight ones now). Even with a black screen (or dark pic) LCD backlights still run flat out, so at a fixed power , but plasmas draw power directly proportional to image brightness (but more with a white screen), so the average diff is minimal for average viewing.
Thats a good deal Marc, and I think the plasma was the right choice. The 3D LCDs ive seen were shocking due to lag. Apparently its a bit of a myth that plasmas draw more power than LCDs too (well maybe not the LED backlight ones now). Even with a black screen (or dark pic) LCD backlights still run flat out, so at a fixed power , but plasmas draw power directly proportional to image brightness (but more with a white screen), so the average diff is minimal for average viewing.
I think too that plasma was the right choice after a bit of reading because of the refresh rate as you've pointed out. If you run plasma in dim light setting you still get a real nice view without blowing the power bill. They do heat up quickly if you ramp the brightness/cell right up. They're a different beast from LCD/LED screens which are your typical PC monitor sharp as and in your face.
, I really do need a 55" 3D monitor for the my computer work
. Look it has VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs from my computer.
C'mon, kids will have a ball. 
