Where is the sweet spot in size LCD HDTvs for price/benifit?

Is 32" the sweet spot size for most bang for buck in
an LCD HDTV?

On Mar 12, 10:33 am, wrote:
Is 32" the sweet spot size for most bang for buck in
an LCD HDTV?

Maybe, but its feels really small unless you're sitting really close.
I brought one home and returned it the next day. Very little bang at
all. 42" is now available for under $1000 if you shop around. I have
a 37", and it barely cuts it sizewise, I'll probably exchange it for a
42".

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:54:07 -0700, mogator88 wrote:

On Mar 12, 10:33 am, wrote:
Is 32" the sweet spot size for most bang for buck in
an LCD HDTV?

Maybe, but its feels really small unless you're sitting really close.
I brought one home and returned it the next day. Very little bang at
all. 42" is now available for under $1000 if you shop around. I have
a 37", and it barely cuts it sizewise, I'll probably exchange it for a
42".

A 32" widescreen is small compared to a 32" 4:3 set. You need a 39"
widescreen to have the same picture size as a 32" 4:3 set. Before anyone
replaces their 4:3 set, they should see what they want/need in a
widescreen here.

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?0...ea85ff954534f5

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org
http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html Usenet alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 compared http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm

wrote:

Maybe, but its feels really small unless you're sitting really close.
I brought one home and returned it the next day. Very little bang at
all. 42" is now available for under $1000 if you shop around. I have
a 37", and it barely cuts it sizewise, I'll probably exchange it for a
42".

Ok thanks

I have a small apartment with smallish form room and
would be setting abt 10 feet back

Wes Newell wrote:

A 32" widescreen is small compared to a 32" 4:3 set. You need a 39"
widescreen to have the same picture size as a 32" 4:3 set. Before anyone
replaces their 4:3 set, they should see what they want/need in a
widescreen here.

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?0...ea85ff954534f5


OK

Sounds like a 32" 16:9 LCD is equivalent to say a 27"
4:3 tube model then huh?

wrote in message
...
wrote:

Maybe, but its feels really small unless you're sitting really close.
I brought one home and returned it the next day. Very little bang at
all. 42" is now available for under $1000 if you shop around. I have
a 37", and it barely cuts it sizewise, I'll probably exchange it for a
42".

Ok thanks

I have a small apartment with smallish form room and
would be setting abt 10 feet back

According to many posts on this forum and many home theater experts, sitting
10' from even a 42" LCD or Plasma is too far back to fully appreciate the
image quality of HD digital. You certainly wouldn't want to go any
smaller. See this site for more information.
http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:21:51 -0600, me wrote:

wrote:

Maybe, but its feels really small unless you're sitting really close.
I brought one home and returned it the next day. Very little bang at
all. 42" is now available for under $1000 if you shop around. I have
a 37", and it barely cuts it sizewise, I'll probably exchange it for a
42".

I have a small apartment with smallish form room and
would be setting abt 10 feet back

10' is a long way back. You'd want a widescreeen over 40".
Here's my rough estimate on distances.
Size 16:9 4:3
26" 2-5' 4-7'
32" 4-7' 6-9'
37" 5-8' 7-10'
42" 7-10' 9-12'



--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org
http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html Usenet alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 compared http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:42:07 -0600, me wrote:

Wes Newell wrote:

A 32" widescreen is small compared to a 32" 4:3 set. You need a 39"
widescreen to have the same picture size as a 32" 4:3 set. Before anyone
replaces their 4:3 set, they should see what they want/need in a
widescreen here.

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?0...ea85ff954534f5


OK

Sounds like a 32" 16:9 LCD is equivalent to say a 27"
4:3 tube model then huh?

LCD/tube doesn't matter. A 32" widescreen is well, from the website;
General TV Info:
Equivalent 4:3 TV: 26.1"

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org
http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html Usenet alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 compared http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:11:45 GMT, Wes Newell
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:21:51 -0600, me wrote:

I have a small apartment with smallish form room and
would be setting abt 10 feet back

10' is a long way back. You'd want a widescreeen over 40".
Here's my rough estimate on distances.
Size 16:9 4:3
26" 2-5' 4-7'
32" 4-7' 6-9'
37" 5-8' 7-10'
42" 7-10' 9-12'

With I fixed pixel direct view display I don't want to sit so close
that I can resolve the pixels in the panel. The pixels should blend
together so the picture looks natural. That gives a minimum distance
of about (pixel_size x 4000).
For a 32" 16:9 screen with 1366x768 pixels that means around 2 meter
(6.7'). I would say that 4' is too close for a 32" TV LCD panel since
these are normally not of the highest resolution.

10' distance would be about right for a 42" or maybe 46" at the
resolution 1366x768 or similar.
From 37" and up, higher resolution is available to make it possible to
use larger screens at shorter distance.

Unfortunately the above assumes a near perfect quality material, which
is hardly available. Especially SD needs somewhat farther distance to
be acceptable.
/Jan

wrote in message
...
Wes Newell wrote:

A 32" widescreen is small compared to a 32" 4:3 set. You need a 39"
widescreen to have the same picture size as a 32" 4:3 set. Before anyone
replaces their 4:3 set, they should see what they want/need in a
widescreen here.

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?0...ea85ff954534f5


OK

Sounds like a 32" 16:9 LCD is equivalent to say a 27"
4:3 tube model then huh?


I recommend a 46" for 10'-15'.

Most programming is still in standard definition (SD). With the right LCD
TV, SD signal is passable- see if they will switch over for a moment in the
showroom so you won't be disappointed when viewing SD programming. BUT...
SD will be in the old 4:3 ratio. To get it to fill your whole screen, you
will need to stretch and/or zoom. You will not like the "fat look" of a
stretched out picture, and sets also come with one or two zoom settings.

SD zoomed in on a LCD can look blurry and may show excessive artifacts
depending on the source, the TV, and the viewing distance. My Samsung 46"
handles SD pretty well but still.the best option for me is to leave the SD
signal at 4:3 (un-stretched or un-zoomed) and doing this, it makes the 4:3
size *36" diagonal* when watching SD programming.