Calling 50inch screen owners

[Deleted member 2457]

Hi

I was just wandering what sort of distances people were sitting away from there 50inch screens on here?

I know alot of people own 50inch screens on here.

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

good morning el gelimoto

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fwiw i sit 2.5 metres from my 46in tv , and that works for me , obviously with hd that distance is no problem , and shouldnt be for you either , and most sd channels are fine at that distance too , bar a few of the dodgy ones itv3 , itv4 etc , but they are so poor sometimes that no distance will make em look better ..

your tv will do sd a little better than mine imo , so even though its 50in , i reckon you will be just about ok from 2.5m , i guess its up to you to judge that , but i doubt you would want to be closer than that , and i personally think that 3 metres would be better really..

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Cheers Maximus

, that's just the kind of thing i wanted to hear, this is a big jump for me.

I mean my stand has a weight limit of 100KG or something like that, but it has a recommended 43inch screen size but tvs have changed alot and are now alot lighter and slimmer so i think it's fine.

 

[bigboss]

I'm sitting about 3m away from mine. Your eyes will get used to the distance after a few days.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

bigboss:I'm sitting about 3m away from mine. Your eyes will get used to the distance after a few days.

thanks, after all, it can't be any worse than watching a 3D screen

 

[jase fox]

9 foot away Gel...

 

[Deleted member 2457]

jase fox:9 foot away Gel...

Cheers Jase, that's quite close, how many metres is that?

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

2.7432m....

 

[Deleted member 2457]

maxflinn:2.7432m....

Not as close as i thought then, i was going for about 2.2m.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

What do you think about 2.5m from a 50inch?

 

[Anonymous]

Just got Panasonic 50V20 last Saturday, upgraded from Pana 42" HD ready PH-V500. We sit between 3 - 4 metres away btw. Initially the quality of SD content (scart from set top box) was a big change, much softer Obviously its a bigger tv and a higher resolution so I was a bit worried. I dunno if it's that I'm used to it now a week later or that the plasma has just run in more (if that even matters anymore - but that's another days posting) but the quality is much improved imo. Seems less soft and much more watchable. Same with dvds. Blurays are obviously fantastic!

 

[Anonymous]

i refer the honourable geltleman back to my first post on this thread

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[Deleted member 2457]

markdemasterful:

Just got Panasonic 50V20 last Saturday, upgraded from Pana 42" HD ready PH-V500. We sit between 3 - 4 metres away btw. Initially the quality of SD content (scart from set top box) was a big change, much softer Obviously its a bigger tv and a higher resolution so I was a bit worried. I dunno if it's that I'm used to it now a week later or that the plasma has just run in more (if that even matters anymore - but that's another days posting) but the quality is much improved imo. Seems less soft and much more watchable. Same with dvds. Blurays are obviously fantastic!

Thanks for that

glad you are enjoying it.

So i guess SD looks better on smaller screens then, is that what everyone is saying?

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 2457]

maxflinn:

i refer the honourable geltleman back to my first post on this thread

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Max, i am started to think you are never wrong mate

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Max, i am started to think you are never wrong mate....

...............i think its time for my dinner

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[Deleted member 2457]

You do realise i was saying you are giving me good advice all the time Max?

I think you do

just checking know

 

[The_Lhc]

gel:What do you think about 2.5m from a 50inch?

Nothing, absolutely nothing at all and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, try it for yourself and see what YOU think. Honestly you'd call for referendum to tell you what to have for breakfast...

 

[Deleted member 2457]

the_lhc:gel:What do you think about 2.5m from a 50inch? Nothing, absolutely nothing at all and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, try it for yourself and see what YOU think. Honestly you'd call for referendum to tell you what to have for breakfast...

It's funny though you should mention the breakfast thing though because i nearly asked on the class and television thread, did what you have for breakfast represent what class you are

Cheers

 

[bigboss]

gel: So i guess SD looks better on smaller screens then, is that what everyone is saying?

Yes. Bigger the screen is, more the picture has to stretch to fit in it, resulting is some loss of quality.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

bigboss:

gel: So i guess SD looks better on smaller screens then, is that what everyone is saying?

Yes. Bigger the screen is, more the picture has to stretch to fit in it, resulting is some loss of quality.

Cheers Bigboss, i never knew that

would the SD picture be better on the 42V then for me than the 50V?

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

not really gel , if you sit far enough away from the 50in set the sd should be fine , and hd will be glorious

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[daveh75]

A TV of that calibre should be fed a strict diet of HD anyway!!!

 

[Deleted member 2457]

daveh75:A TV of that calibre should be fed a strict diet of HD anyway!!!

thanks

 

[bigboss]

maxflinn:not really gel , if you sit far enough away from the 50in set the sd should be fine , and hd will be glorious

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Yes, but at 2.5m distance, most of the poorer SD channels will look better on a 42-inch screen, & even a 720p screen.

It's just a matter of getting used to the softer SD picture in the 50-inch TV. As daveh75 correctly pointed out, TVs of this calibre should be fed predominantly on an HD diet!

 

[Anonymous]

bigboss:
maxflinn:not really gel , if you sit far enough away from the 50in set the sd should be fine , and hd will be glorious

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Yes, but at 2.5m distance, most of the poorer SD channels will look better on a 42-inch screen, & even a 720p screen.

It's just a matter of getting used to the softer SD picture in the 50-inch TV. As daveh75 correctly pointed out, TVs of this calibre should be fed predominantly on an HD diet!
im sure the tv will love its hd diet too , i have a feeling it may become a bit bored with toy story 2 though