• ultranaut
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    2 days ago

    There’s an optimal size based off viewing distance. I aim for the biggest that’s reasonable for the space.

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      Don’t spew this Reddit BS, nobody cares about any chart unless they’re worried about going too small.

      Go as big as you’re financially comfortable with and the feature set you want, unless you care about aesthetics or your SO says it’s too big.

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        You ever sit right in front of a huge TV? You can’t see everything at once. You have to move your head. There’s a good reason to get a TV size specific to your viewing distance

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          I mean I don’t sit right smack up against the screen… I sit ~7-8’ from a 85" TV and see everything just fine, in fact, plenty of peripheral vision left. I could even go bigger bc I have the wall space. Sure, movie screens are huge but you’re far away so perspectively it’s similar to a TV. However, the IMAX or Dolby Cinemas at AMC, or those UltraScreens theaters are popular for a reason… To saturate your field of vision and captivate you, making you fell engrossed and a part of the action.

          Sure, maybe you don’t want a 115" TCL in your bedroom, but for the main entertaining space, I want big and encompassing to match a theater-but with more comfort and cheaper concessions lol. My 7.2.4 channel UHD “theater” downstairs won’t be complete for some time, so my 120" projector screen goes unused. A big TV is a good alternative.

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        Its physics. I’m not familiar with a Reddit chart and am not referring to it. As I said, I go with the largest that’s reasonable for the space.