How far away should you be to get the best viewing from a 70" television?
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Viewing Distances Based on Visual Acuity24.4 Feet Maximum Viewing Distance for NTSC/PAL(720x480/720x576)9.2 Feet Maximum Viewing Distance for HDTV(Fully resolved 1080i; 1920 x 1080)Sourced from: http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html
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The earlier rules of thumb for distance from a tv set were based on lower resolution screens where the issue was 'how far away do I have to be so the lines on the picture aren't visible'. Now the new issue with HDTV is 'how close should I sit for maximum realism'. The answer is in part subjective, and as such there's no exact answer, but a widely used rule of thumb is to take one tenth the screen diagonal in inches and call that the minimum distance in feet, and then increase it 50% for the maximum distance. Somewhere in that zone is optimum. So, for a 70" screen, try not to sit closer than 7' and if you are more than about 10.5' away, you're losing the maximum impact of the viewing experience. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimum_HDTV_viewing_distance
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I have mine at least a good 15 to 20 ft, and I could go further, but this is the distant we sit and watch tv.
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Depends on your tuner. I'm picking up channels from 3 different areas with the farthest 70 miles away.
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The television is a 70". Televisions are measured diagonally. From top left corner to bottom right corner.
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My sitting position is about 12 feet away from the TV. You might think that is too close for an 80";but the picture is razor sharp at that distance. I watch a lot of Blu-Ray's and football - both areoutstanding. I really could not ask for anything better!Bob
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The typical MINIMUM recommended viewing distance for HDTV is 3 times the viewable images HEIGHT. On a 90" diagonal screen, this is 44". 44x3=132 inches back. (divided by 12 and you get 11 feet.) Hope that helps!
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Not to pester you, but since you have the model TV I would like, I wanted to pick your brain a little further: I will be sitting 8 to 9 feet away from the set. Will 50 inches seem to big?Thanks!
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I sit about 14 to 15 feet away from my KDL-70R550A and the picture is OUTSTANDING with HD programming. The only time I see any lines or distortion is when I get very, very close to the screen, about a foot away.
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Depends on mounting and viewers position but anything less than 80 degrees distorts the picture. Great little TV for RV
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That sounds about right. Mine is 16' away for a 100" diagonal screen. If you need something shorter I'd strongly suggest a short throw projector.
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That's not true mine has 700 tvl with 150 ft still see very clear and colorful. Night time can see great up to 75 ft without blurry or fuzzy pictures.
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And make sure you know how far away yer antenna will pick up TV signals: some say 35 miles, some say 50 miles. If you live farther than that, you wont get any reception.
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I don't know about best viewing distance... personal preference I guess. I have my Home Theater seats positioned about 15 feet away and it's great. My sons play XBox One and XBox 360 games on it as much we will let them, and it's great.
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tv is too big. im almost 100% sure the max size tv was 55". i think max weight of the tv would be around 70 pounds. a 70 inch screen would prob be unstable.
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It all depends on how detailed you want to see. I would recommend 80 feet to get a clear image that you can at least identify a person with daylight.
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Take care to have something near in the foreground. I display the images on a 50" HDTV and it feels like you can just get up and into the picture. Good choice!
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I'd recommend 5 to 6 feet. If you're too close, you'll have to move your eyes constantly.