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Here's a generic chart of screen size vs viewing distances, and whether your eyeballs will be able to discern a difference between normal 1080 HD or 4K (Ultra HD).
So, get out your tape-measure and see how far away your couch is from your TV. If you have a 60" screen, and sit 7' or more away, you will not see a discernable difference in clarity. If you have a 70" or larger screen, you can be 9' or more from the TV, and you'll see a difference.
Charts like these are based upon human eye resolution; and it's only with the larger TV sets that you get any real advantage from the higher resolution.
Most people are 6'-8' or further from their TVs. Which means 4K only becomes significantly clearer for 50" to 65" or larger TVs.
At what view distance and/or screen size will a 1080p and a 4k screen be a difference?
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I just bought a 50” 4K tv a few weeks ago. I didn’t want my tv to dominate the space I was putting it in.
Haven't seen any 3D movies/shows come out in years now.
Pretty much the only recent TVs that are NOT 4k these days are the small ones. Like 32" models.
I've seen IMAX mentioned in a number of TV ads recently. What's the deal with that?
In my experience, that is not true, depending on the tv. While our TVs are larger than that, there can be a dramatic difference. When we were watching the world cup for US/Netherlands (I take full responsibility for the loss as that was the first match I tuned into) the regular feed looked like a different game than the 4k feed. Perhaps it was the orange jerseys that the non-4k feed was having trouble with, but the 4k was spectacular, despite the result. I would say if you have a good 4k tv, preferable OLED, there is marked difference. With that being said, if you have a bad 4k tv, the regular feed actually looks better. One of our tvs does not handle the 4k very well, and it is a lot dimmer and less dynamic looking that regular HD.
we have a uhhhhh.. brown couch, and a couple end tables. Tons of baby toys laying around. Some local art. Pretty minimal.
Hell yes. We have a 75 above the fireplace that is on the clock. The picture is horrible compared to an OLED we have elsewhere, and it is doing some weird shit where the feed gets all wonky with pixelation and off colors. We have to unplug everything and plug it back in, and its good for another day or two. I will replace it soon with the 83 OLED.
I've been there. My once babies are now in college or close to it in high school. I would trade the time you have with your kids for every material thing I have. But, I can't. So, material things it is.
I've never tried the above-the-fireplace placement. Doesn't that viewing angle make your neck hurt?
No. But, my typical seating position is probably 10 to 15 feet away from the screen, so the angle isn't that severe. When we have a bunch of people over, I take one of the worse spots closer to the tv where I have to crane my neck a bit, but it doesn't really bother me.
So basically, anyone >9' from the TV will not tell the difference.
