Viewing distance?

My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12 ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens? I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

Fred wrote:
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12 ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens? I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights



Do you find you are both squinting with your good eyes to see the TV?
(serious question). I see lots of detail on my 65". You're missing a
lot with a 32" HDTV at 10-12 foot with vision problems. Try it at about
2-3 feet to see what I am seeing. If that's bragging, then so be it.

dan

Fred wrote:

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

It depends on what you are watching.

Content created for theatrical exhibition is expected
to be displayed to an audience at 1 to 3 PH (picture heights)
from the screen. That's either a big HDTV, or a close one.

Why are homes going to bigger TVs? Well, apart from the
fact that large LCDs are absurdly cheap in inflation-adjusted
historical terms, the fact is that prior to HD content, a big or
close screen meant big fuzzy pixels. NTSC was designed
for a PH of 7, which you might reduce to 4 with broadcast-
quality content.

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Fred wrote:
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12 ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens? I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights





Gee whiz Fred, there's nothing wrong with people liking small TV
screens, or big TV screens, or in between TV screens. We don't need
tham, we just want them. So long as the kids have shoes and food, why not?

--
jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:21:46 GMT, dan wrote:

Fred wrote:
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12 ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens? I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

Do you find you are both squinting with your good eyes to see the TV?
(serious question). I see lots of detail on my 65". You're missing a
lot with a 32" HDTV at 10-12 foot with vision problems. Try it at about
2-3 feet to see what I am seeing. If that's bragging, then so be it.

Well, overdoing is not a good thing either.
If the panel you have is a direct view 65" panel in 1080 resolution,
the pixel pith in the panel is about 0.75mm.

People with normal eye sight will see the pixel structure also at a
longer distance than the 5 feet you seem to suggest.

Seeing the pixel structure is not a good thing becuse that is not part
of the picture details. To give a smooth natural looking picture, the
pixels should just blend toghether.

My rule of thumb says that with a 65" 1080 panel you should try a
distance around 10 feet.
/Jan

Fred wrote:
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12 ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens? I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights



With our larger screen,we can watch TV without our glasses on and
watching football is now a much better experience.Bragging has got
nothing to do with it.

"Fred" wrote in message
...
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have
CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12
ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens?
I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

All depends on what your definition of "see it fine" is. If someone has
hearing impairment and can't hear anything above 2k then FINE music
reproduction is very different for that person than it is for someone who
hears above 16k. If your television makes you happy with your vision
impairment then I guess that's just fine for you, but I see no reason for
you to brag about it.

Charles Tomaras wrote:
"Fred" wrote in message
...
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have
CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12
ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens?
I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

All depends on what your definition of "see it fine" is. If someone has
hearing impairment and can't hear anything above 2k then FINE music
reproduction is very different for that person than it is for someone who
hears above 16k. If your television makes you happy with your vision
impairment then I guess that's just fine for you, but I see no reason for
you to brag about it.


I would go further, there are some people I know who do not want
anything bigger than a 22" and they would probably think a 32" was
showing off.
It's a personal choice.

On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:49:05 -0800 (PST), rjn
wrote:

Fred wrote:

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

It depends on what you are watching.

Content created for theatrical exhibition is expected
to be displayed to an audience at 1 to 3 PH (picture heights)
from the screen. That's either a big HDTV, or a close one.

Why are homes going to bigger TVs? Well, apart from the
fact that large LCDs are absurdly cheap in inflation-adjusted
historical terms, the fact is that prior to HD content, a big or
close screen meant big fuzzy pixels. NTSC was designed
for a PH of 7, which you might reduce to 4 with broadcast-
quality content.

Homes are going to bigger tvs because homes are bigger now.
Thumper

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:59:03 +0000, Naked Gonad
wrote:

Charles Tomaras wrote:
"Fred" wrote in message
...
My wife has had a detached retina and can't see out of that eye. I have
CSR and have
little vision in one eye and don't see great with the other.

I went from 27" crt to 32" HD. Our TV room ia 12 x 15 and we sit 10 to 12
ft from
and see it fine. WTF is wrong with you ppl that you need such big screens?
I
wouldn't want anyting bigger than 32" in my room.

I'm guessing 99% of you are simply looking for bragging rights

All depends on what your definition of "see it fine" is. If someone has
hearing impairment and can't hear anything above 2k then FINE music
reproduction is very different for that person than it is for someone who
hears above 16k. If your television makes you happy with your vision
impairment then I guess that's just fine for you, but I see no reason for
you to brag about it.


I would go further, there are some people I know who do not want
anything bigger than a 22" and they would probably think a 32" was
showing off.
It's a personal choice.

Sure but you have to be damned close to a 22" to be able to read
anything on the screen.
Thumper