TV Sizes

You may have wondered if there is a perfect size for a TV, and how would you know, what size is best? There is an optimal size for TV screens, but it depends on several outside factors.

Possibly most important factor is the size of the room, but that is out of the weighed against how far away you're actually sitting from the screen. And also if the screen ratio is wide screen format or the regular TV 4:3.

Most people seem to favor the largest screen but they can afford. Not realizing that if you are not sat to close to the TV, then the picture will appear to be grainy and of a general poor quality. Conversely, if the screen is too small for the room, this will cause eye discomfort, and difficulty reading onscreen, text.

Scientific research carried out by manufacturers suggests that when watching a regular 4:3 ratio TV. You should be sat not less than three times and not more than six times the width of your TV screen, away from the TV.

Basically, if you have a 20 inch TV you should sit between 2.6 and 5.2 feet from the TV. For a 32 inch, from 6.4 to 12.8 feet, 40 inch screen, 8 to 16 feet.

The recommendations for wide screen HDTV and DVD high resolution TVs are different. As the superior quality picture requires that, you sit closer than you would with a regular TV, for maximum enjoyment

With widescreen HDTV, you should aim for 1.5 times the diagonal size of the screen. This translates as, 30inch screen you should be 3.3 to 6.6 feet away, 50 inch screen 6.3 to 12.6 feet, and 65 inch screen, 8 to 16 feet away from the screen.