Pretty sure an old flatscreen TV I used to use as a monitor was around 1280:720 and wasn’t all that much bigger around the surrounding bits. So probably around that size. Just for my room, though.
For a kitchen, I would take an actually small flat screen ( around a foot, foot and a half length wise ) since that’s roughly what we had growing up after we got rid of the old small CRT we had up.
Living room, I’m so used to what I think is a flat screen around five and a half, six feet long that it would feel weird not having something that long. So, probably something around that size. Mainly because it’s a great size for when you have guests over and are trying to play games.
Just in the living room. Used to have a 72 inch monster but now am very happy with a 40 inch tv
My living room has a 15 year old 48" LED TV and that’s the only one I own.
It’s not just about the size of the TV but size in relation to viewing distance. Too many people buy way too big TVs thinking bigger is always better and then it feels like sitting in the first row in the movies and you need to turn your head to read the subtitles.
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Living room: FUCKING HUGE! 75+ inches.
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Bedroom: 40ish inches
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Kitchen: now I just stream off my tablet. Back when that wasn’t an option I would use a 12 inch or so. Mostly for morning news on traffic/weather.
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Outside: Again FUCKING HUGE 75+ inches
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Man Cave for gaming: FUCKING HUGE
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Bar area: FUCKING HUGE
My huge TV is in my bedroom because there wasn’t a wall big enough for it in the living room when we moved. Before we got it hung, we were using a projector that was actually bigger. My husband jokes about the neighbors watching TV with us through our bedroom window.
This is pretty much it. Communal areas have a TV where I’ve gotten the biggest TV with the best(-ish) quality I can get. If I gamed, same would be true for that display. Those get the heaviest use by the most people. Everywhere else I’ll probably get something passable that’s big enough for me to read subtitles on. But for most of those spaces I’ll use a tablet or Vision Pro.
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big TV in living room, no TV elsewhere
Haven’t had a TV in like 2 decades. Do have a projector though. Screen size used to be like 4m diagonal, now due to space constraints down to a little under 3m. Always in the bedroom: comfortable and the only room with enough space, honestly.
What’s it like using a projector? Can you just like, watch YouTube or anything on it? Is it good?
I personally love it, and would hate to go back to a tiny screen like a 40inch TV or whatever people have these days. Especially if you’re more than 2m away on your bed/couch. There are drawbacks, depending on how you use your TV they might be massive or completely irrelevant. For example having it on in the background is less practical. It doesn’t inclue (useful) speakers, but I have a pretty decent stereo system setup there anyway. A great positive is that you usually want a screen (not just a blank wall), which just goes away when the projector is off (rolls up, usually motorized) and you don’t have a large black frame just standing around somewhere. In my case it comes down in front of the bedroom wardrobe. The projector itself is basically a box mounted to the ceiling on the other side of the room from that, so also out of the way.
The projector is connected to a PC as a primary source in my case (many use AndroidTV sticks or FireTV boxes), which plays whatever I wanna watch (streaming, local videos, youtube/twitch, …), but I would never watch actual TV as in broadcast television. If you do, you still need some form or receiver that turns the TV signal (internet, cable, satellite, …) into HDMI. Many more modern projectors also have some of that network stuff just built in similar to a smart TV, but generally don’t have true receiver for cable/satellite.
Finally, there’s light management. Typically you don’t want real sunlight coming in through a window while actively watching something (movie), but it’s fine for background or casual/party watching (sports or maybe youtube). How much ambient light you can tolerate while watching depends highly on your preferences and how you watch “stuff”. For a real movie night we do usually lower the blinds for just a more immersive experience. But it’s incredibly subjective how much darkness is needed. Projectors these days all have sufficient light output to produce a picture even with significant ambient light, but the contrast and just quality of course improves significantly with a darker environment.
I have one tv in my tv/gaming room and its 80" no tv in any other room.
Bedroom: 0. Watching tv before bed throws off circadian rhythm.
Kitchen: 0. Kitchen is for cooking, not tv.
Living room: 0. Why would you want a distraction when you have guests over?
Why would you want a distraction when you have guests over?
Is that really the only time you use your living room?
Ah, you must be one of those board game types. See, I’m more of a 4 player Mario Kart or Mario Party type myself. Then there’s Smash Bros for up to 8 people at once.
The bigger, the better. I have a 75 inch in my bedroom and a projector that encompasses a wall in the theatre room. Granted, my bedroom is kind of big so I like it. Living room has a 70 inch so I’m happy with things. Office has a wall mounted 50 inch that I use for classic games, ambience, and chilling.
About 60" for the living room, but I try to prioritize image quality over size since I can adjust the distance. Since I have young kids, I have to keep the screen higher and farther than I like, though.
Otherwise, that’s it. I use computer monitors if I’m in any other room, and those are ultrawide 30" I think. (And although it’s not the question, ISP panels are my favorite even with OLEDs taking over the world. I just like their color profile.)
And kitchen? C’mon. Get a tablet like a normal digital junky.
bedroom: 32-40"
Lounge room: 65-75". I have a small apartment, so anything bigger than about that size is far too big and I wouldn’t be able to see anything.
There’s one in the living room. He’s the only one. So I guess that size!
About this size
There’s an optimal size based off viewing distance. I aim for the biggest that’s reasonable for the space.
Don’t spew this Reddit BS, nobody cares about any chart unless they’re worried about going too small.
Go as big as you’re financially comfortable with and the feature set you want, unless you care about aesthetics or your SO says it’s too big.
Its physics. I’m not familiar with a Reddit chart and am not referring to it. As I said, I go with the largest that’s reasonable for the space.
You ever sit right in front of a huge TV? You can’t see everything at once. You have to move your head. There’s a good reason to get a TV size specific to your viewing distance
I mean I don’t sit right smack up against the screen… I sit ~7-8’ from a 85" TV and see everything just fine, in fact, plenty of peripheral vision left. I could even go bigger bc I have the wall space. Sure, movie screens are huge but you’re far away so perspectively it’s similar to a TV. However, the IMAX or Dolby Cinemas at AMC, or those UltraScreens theaters are popular for a reason… To saturate your field of vision and captivate you, making you fell engrossed and a part of the action.
Sure, maybe you don’t want a 115" TCL in your bedroom, but for the main entertaining space, I want big and encompassing to match a theater-but with more comfort and cheaper concessions lol. My 7.2.4 channel UHD “theater” downstairs won’t be complete for some time, so my 120" projector screen goes unused. A big TV is a good alternative.
You should watch morons buying TVs at Best buy, they stand 14" away.
Depends on how far away I’m sitting.
The one in the TV is a little too big honestly but it’s mostly there for entertaining.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship
