To bring real cinema experience into your own living room , the new TV should have the right dimensions . It is important to know before you buy, how big the unit should be. In the following we will explain with what rule you define the ideal dimensions and define a suitable device .
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Determine TV size on the pitch
If you previously owned a tube TV and now opt for a flat-screen model, you should remember that flat-screen televisions are much thinner and you can keep this place up to 30 inches to the rear than the previous . That will increase the viewing distance .
To determine the ideal size of the new TV , you only need to share the anticipated viewing distance by three - then you will get a useful guideline for the screen size . That is : Sit three meters of the screen , this should measure about one meter , or about 40 inches.
An inch and centimeter indication is clearly displayed in the trade with any TV . In most cases, the size in inches of the model name suggests . If there is no indication centimeters , they can be based on the inches but easy to calculate : One inch equals 2.54 cm.
Why is the viewing distance so important?
An extremely large TV despite low viewing distance means that the eye can not capture the whole picture - the effect is with a place in the front row in a movie theater comparable. Also only offer HD TV and movies on Blu-ray high-definition material - other stations and not DVDs . The image is blurred visible when the seat is too close .
TV size in the business other than in the living room
Let the model selection in the shop fool you. Here, the size of a TV looks completely different than in the living room . If you want to be absolutely on the safe side , a dummy made of cardboard can be cut to shape and make it to the place where the TV will be the future in the appropriate size.
Screen Size and Panel Technology
If you consider the choice between LCD or plasma technology as important, you can not freely choose the screen size. Below 37 inches ( 94 cm ), there is only LCD or LED TVs , plasma models start from only 37 inches .
Plasma TV with Full HD resolution (1920 × 1080 pixels ), there is only from 42 inches ( 107 cm). If you intend , however , to buy a very large TV , a plasma model might be the better choice . Because from about 50 inches LCD televisions are very expensive .
