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EricRWem · 05-04-2005, 04:27 PM

I should have specified that this will be an HDTV situation, but already Im seeing great food for thought here, as expected.

Obviously, I'll do my best during my demoing to take into account distance as best I can. It gets tricky, as oftentimes the store situation is vastly different from what the home situation would be.

Crutchfield's A/V Advisor lists a chart like this, and based on my experiences, it seems fairly close to what I would expect.

Standard (analog) TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio
Screen size Suggested viewing distance

27" 6.75 ft
32" 8 feet
36" 9 feet
40" 10 feet
45" 11.25 feet
50" 12.5 feet
55" 13.75 feet
60" 15 feet

HDTV-capable TVs with 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio
Screen size Suggested viewing distance
30" 6.25 feet
35" 7.3 feet
40" 8.3 feet
45" 9.4 feet
50" 10.4 feet
55" 11.5 feet
60" 12.5 feet
65" 13.5 feet

By this, going 60 would put me "over the top" as it were.

05-04-2005, 04:27 PM	#6 of 18
EricRWem Member Location: Midwest Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 09:14 PM Local Date: 11-21-2008 Posts: 1,055	I should have specified that this will be an HDTV situation, but already Im seeing great food for thought here, as expected. Obviously, I'll do my best during my demoing to take into account distance as best I can. It gets tricky, as oftentimes the store situation is vastly different from what the home situation would be. Crutchfield's A/V Advisor lists a chart like this, and based on my experiences, it seems fairly close to what I would expect. Standard (analog) TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio Screen size Suggested viewing distance 27" 6.75 ft 32" 8 feet 36" 9 feet 40" 10 feet 45" 11.25 feet 50" 12.5 feet 55" 13.75 feet 60" 15 feet HDTV-capable TVs with 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio Screen size Suggested viewing distance 30" 6.25 feet 35" 7.3 feet 40" 8.3 feet 45" 9.4 feet 50" 10.4 feet 55" 11.5 feet 60" 12.5 feet 65" 13.5 feet By this, going 60 would put me "over the top" as it were.