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Dreaming of a giant plasma or LCD TV? Before jumping at the latest deal, consider the size and seating of your room.
As larger TVs come down in price, you may be tempted to wallpaper your loungeroom wall with a little digital pixel magic. Before jumping at the latest deal, consider the the location of your tv and seating.
For regular 4:3 televisions, a viewing distance of 3 to 6 times the width of the screen is recommended. With 16:9 screens, viewers can be between 1.5 to 3 times the screen size.
Viewing angles refer to how far ‘side to side' and ‘up and down' that a TV screen can reasonably be viewed. LCD screens were originally designed as computer screens and had viewing angles as little as 40°. This has been addressed in top brand LCD screens. Current LCD and Plasma TVs have viewing angles as wide as 175°.
While your budget may stretch to a 60 inch flat panel television, bigger is not always better as you consider whether a television will fit into your room and provide comfortable viewing from all seating. |
