While it all boils down to personal preference there is a simple formula that provides a good starting point.
Tv too big for room meme.
To each their own.
True bias lights leaving room lights on and turning down an lcd s backlight can minimize fatigue as well or better than a big screen but i like watching tv in a dark room.
I recently purchased a 55 inch tcl 5 series 4k tv for a media room in my house.
A 60 tv is optimal at almost 8 feet.
You then would take 120 and.
The lounge is 550cm x 330cm.
70 is recommended at almost 10 feet and 80 and up even further.
Viewing distance in inches 2 recommended tv size.
However sitting too close will still cause eye strain.
For instance if you plan on sitting 10 feet from your television then you re 120 inches away.
My current tv is a 40 sony lcd i am in a very small terrace house at the moment but have just bought a new build house 4bed detached and will be moving in a couple of months.
That means that the right tv size for your room is 40 inches.
For example if you usually sit 10 feet from the tv that s 120 inches 10 feet x 12 inches.
I know this may sound like a stupid question but how big is too big for a tv.
Samsung the big screen tvs 55 65 75 inch for those after a truly home cinema experience you ll be looking at a 55 65 or 75 inch television.
Let s say you have a big room a big couch and a big coffee table between you and the television resulting in a comfortable viewing distance of 10 feet 120 inches.
A 46 is probably absolutely fine for most of the time and they are so much cheaper than the 55 equivalent but i d hate to bring a new tv home only to realise it s not quite big enough there aren t too many 50 models around these days most of the good ones go straight to 55.
I brought it home set it up sat down to watch tv and immediately had buyer s remorse because the set was too big.
According to the thx standard a 50 tv is optimally viewed from 6 to 7 feet away.
When you divide 120 by 3 you get 40.