Viewing Distance
 

What are the rules for distance to the TV or projector screen and shouldn't
resolution of image be a factor?

Thank You

Paul

The consensus seems to be 2:1 ratio of distance:screen diagonal.
(1 foot distance for every 6 inches of screen diagonal)

ex: A 60" screen is best viewed from 10 feet. Anything closer and
sharp eyes can start seeing screen artifacts.

AFJ


On 12 Feb 2004 22:25:43 GMT, (Pdelpriore) wrote:

What are the rules for distance to the TV or projector screen and shouldn't
resolution of image be a factor?

Thank You

Paul

Pdelpriore wrote:

What are the rules for distance to the TV or projector screen and shouldn't
resolution of image be a factor?

Thank You

Paul

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young...

The consensus seems to be 2:1 ratio of distance:screen diagonal.
(1 foot distance for every 6 inches of screen diagonal)

ex: A 60" screen is best viewed from 10 feet. Anything closer and
sharp eyes can start seeing screen artifacts.

I use a slightly different method (3 x screen width) but the results are
similar. I'd select a 60 inch screen if the viewing location will be 9 feet
from the screen. However, my reasoning is not based on artifacts or
pixilation. When seated too close to a wide screen the entire image cannot
be viewed without continuously moving your eyes to scan the image. This
causes fatigue. The client may not realize why but he may tell you that he
doesn't enjoy watching a full length movie "for some reason."

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Robert

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Subject: Viewing Distance
From: "Robert L. Bass"
Date: 2/12/2004 7:47 PM Eastern Standard Time
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"Pdelpriore" wrote in message
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: What are the rules for distance to the TV or projector screen and shouldn't
: resolution of image be a factor?
:
: Thank You
:
: Paul

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If it is HD, then the closer the better.
I sit about 11 feet from my 64" 16:9 HD and wish it were LARGER!
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"Air Force Jayhawk" wrote in message
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: The consensus seems to be 2:1 ratio of distance:screen diagonal.
: (1 foot distance for every 6 inches of screen diagonal)
:
: ex: A 60" screen is best viewed from 10 feet. Anything closer and
: sharp eyes can start seeing screen artifacts.
:
: AFJ
:
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Actually, if it is an HD, that is not true.
I can get 2 feet from my Pioneer Elite 16:9 64" HD RPTV and still no "artifacts".

"Bill" wrote in message ...
: Richard C. wrote:
:
: : The consensus seems to be 2:1 ratio of distance:screen diagonal.
: : (1 foot distance for every 6 inches of screen diagonal)
: :
: : ex: A 60" screen is best viewed from 10 feet. Anything closer and
: : sharp eyes can start seeing screen artifacts.
:
: Actually, if it is an HD, that is not true.
: I can get 2 feet from my Pioneer Elite 16:9 64" HD RPTV and still no "artifacts".
:
: By artifacts, I believe he means scanlines, which are visible at several
: feet. But you can sit a lot closer with an HDTV than you could with a
: regular set, that's for sure.

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When viewing HD or DVD, I can not get close enough to see scan lines on the Elite.
I just checked it now and could put my nose almost on the screen and no scan lines
are visible.
I have seen other sets (Philips, for example) where the scan lines could be seen from
about 5 feet away.
I guess it has a lot to do with the set quality.
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