LamieRobertson
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Moved rooms around….wow I’ve never tried moving the actual room …splendid idea
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[Technology] What's a decent size in inches
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METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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43 suits the size of our lounge perfectly. I've seen too many lounges swamped by ridiculously huge screens. And surely wall mounted screens are going to give you neck ache?
I don't get the bigger is better tv malarkey...we have one tv in our house, in the living room, and its of modest size, but fablioso quality. I don't feel like I'm being eaten by the thing or being assaulted by Jack Grealish's chest when he invariably takes his shirt off at the end of every game...
No.
It does of course depend on the size of the room (and viewing distance), but it'd need to be a small room for 32" to be big enough.
METALMICKY
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Indeed. And can you remember that the player of the season always used get a Rediffusion portable tv!
True, but what when you can’t find the remote?
Weststander
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Indeed over a mantelpiece is not ideal.
That's not because looking down is better or more comfortable, it's because it'd be shit looking at people feet if they were on a stage above you.Think cinema, theatre, amphitheatre, sports stadium etc., you always look level or down on the action for comfort - not up.
Ideally the centre of your screen should be slightly above your eyes (with the bottom of the screen a bit below).
LamieRobertson
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Exactly ..it’s the motion in the ocean that counts….oh hang on that’s something else
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So you sit 4 feet from the TV for movies?! I'm happy watching my 26 in. from 7 feet rather than 2.5 feet, thank you.I used this and bought my 40" Panasonic. Perfect!
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All of the How Comfortable Are You / Are You About To Cost Us A Fortune By Going On Long Term Sick Leave With An RSI courses I've ever done have suggested the top of a screen should be level with your eyeline.
A quick Google suggests that for a TV eyeline should be roughly a third of the way down the screen, on the basis that it's the level where people's heads tend to be on the screen.
I'm starting to think nobody actually knows, beyond being sure that putting the TV above your mantlepiece is stupid.
METALMICKY
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Simply because so many Lifestyle magazines etc feature them looking cool on the wall. It also overlooks the fact that for it to be done neatly it's an effort to chase all the cables into a wall
For PCs, it's about comfort over long periods. For cinema there are other factors to take into account: Ideally you want the sound to be level with your ears. You also want the action in picture to be level with the sound. I'm not sure why it's generally recommended to have the centre slightly above eye level, maybe it's because of practicality, as I can't see what's wrong with the centre of the screen being in line with your eyes.
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No.
It does of course depend on the size of the room (and viewing distance), but it'd need to be a small room for 32" to be big enough.
Weststander
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Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Try to get one with the 10p meter on the back, that way you don’t get expensive bills every month but remember to have a few extra 10ps in case it runs out when a good bits on !