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I have 2 Samsung TVs one in the lounge 40 inch and one in bedroom 32 inch both have amazon fire sticks I have to say both have beautiful pictures in freeview HD and both 12 years old never had a problem were they made better years ago ? Pops have you still got the LG OLED if ever mine go wrong I’d have OLED
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Very true. 7m diagonal. But a 77 inch tv placed into a right angle corner facing into a room will be at least 1 metre away from the wall. So unless you are sat on a stool in the opposite corner 17 feet would be a struggle. I’m not sure what is going on with uploading of images at the moment. I’ve made a couple of changes so it may work now, if not log in and it will work. If you need me to send you a new login – just ask.
Sorry @brydo I am just shocked at the idea of a 77 inch tv in a living room. I am struggling with my 43 inch but it was not so long ago that it was upgraded from a 32 inch set. I suppose I need to move with the times.
Think the calc is distance x 0.625 to get size of TV
Gives me 90″. Crazy!
Current Car: Hyundai Kona Premium EV...2 way 40kg hoist
Last Car: Toyota C-HR Excel Hybrid...4 way 80kg hoistI big telly is one thing wmc but you really need a sonos surround sound system to really drown the wife out ?
you really need a sonos surround sound system
Watched one of the new Jurassic Park movies with the family at a friends house that is fully Sonos. I have to say it was amazing.
It is amazing wmc
Bloody hell if that’s the distance required for that size screen, no wonder I can’t see the snookers scores to good, my tv is tiny compared to that..
Great set up though
@kezo I just measured my situation, i’m sat around 12-13 feet way from my 43 inch tv, I do struggle seeing the cricket or football score, what size tv would be recommended or should i just make a trip to the opticians?
a minimum of 50 inches. My honest oppinion is go 55 inch as you will get more of an immersive viewing expierence and won’t look out of place in the average UK lounge.
For mixed viewing the recommended sitting position is at a distance where the screen fills up a minimum of 30° of your field of vision for a good experience.
Our ability to see details is not just based our clarity or whether we have 20/20 vision but also the distance which are viewing from – so if you sit to far your eyes won’t clearly make out its details and if you sit to close those details are blurred. Common sense really.
For example, If you were sitting to close to a SD or HD TV, the TV can look like your watching it through a curtain net. This is because you will be able to see the individual pixels (pixelated). By sitting futher away from TV, it increases the density of details, producing a better image. Given a 4k UHD TVs havae a substantial amount more pixels the density of them is vastly increased, which allows us to sit even closer to the TV. Tou need to be extremely close to the TV before you see any of the pixels and it becomes pixelated.
There becomes a point if you sit too far away from a 4k UHD TV you won’t see the absolute full glory of any UHD content. However because 4k TV’s have a much higher pixel density it will not only provide better clarity and will also upscale lower content such as SD and HD close to 4k anyway. Another advantage is these TVs capability to show High Dynamic Range in movies or content that allows it, which provide a realism to what any HDR content. Another advantage is you get Dolby vision that further increase the viewing experience along with a bunch of other codecs such as HDR10/+ etc. So although the majority of British households don’t see the full potential of viewing UHD, there are many advantages of owning a UHD TV as you can see from the couple examples given. Ontop of that manufacturers put more effort in TV’s supporting 4k, which is the norm today. However its worth noting the old saying you get what you pay for really without going daft.
Moving on, yes theres more 🙂 The large majority of homes do not have dedicated theatre rooms its insane to follow the 30 degree rule for mixed viewing or 40 degree if you watch mainly movies, to be able to watch UHD content in its absolute full glory as you shall see at the end ?
So lets get to the nitty gritty – In your typical lounge its permissable to follow whats known as the 20 degree field of vision rule when selecting the closest size TV to buy. By doing this you can retain a better clarity image, that is much crisper than your typical HD TV, even though your eyes can’t fully process true 4k and that outlined above. The other benifit is you won’t need a visit to the opticians.
To see what size TV you would need for a 30 degree field of view with absolute true UHD the calculation is (viewing distance in inches/1.6) I’ll let you work that out!
The 2021 Sony A80J is a cracking OLED TV BTW. The 2022 LG C2 evo 55 is the next price up and you can get the 2021 LG 55 gallery series that I have for the same price if you want OLED
@brydo It seems your TV is actually way too small, I am so out of touch it astounds me.
My explanation should help!
With a 20 degree field of view its closest TV to 80 inches, which Brydo’s is 77 hence why I asked if he had guidance when choosing.. With a 30 degree field of view its 120 inches!
@wmcforum do you know what we call a 43 “ in this house …………..,.a portable lol
Good price, Mrs aj saying go 48” now I give up, lol
Firstly you would be dissapointed with the A6BG and would be better getting the E7HQ (A7HQ) which is the next model up. For starters it is a QLED (quantym dot) and the video Ive already shown you.
I agree with your wife wanting a bigger size, but unfortunately 48 inch is OLED meaning you will need to go 50 inch which Ive said all along ? It won’t be much bigger that your because they have not got such chunky bezels!
If you read what I replied to wmc in conjuction with looking at the graph you will see from your viewing distance that 50 is better and you will see your balls!
There are two factors at play as I see it. Size and screen quality. The more important for general viewing seems to be size. Would the sensible advice be to get something like this:
@wmcforum do you know what we call a 43 “ in this house …………..,.a portable lol
I thought they were 🙂
PS nice picture on your LG!
There are two factors at play as I see it. Size and screen quality. The more important for general viewing seems to be size. Would the sensible advice be to get something like this:
NO NO NO bloody NO abosultely not!
What is your max budget ?
I’ll explain later after Ive cought up on Emmerdale etc ?
Ive got to spend some time with dearest wife!
What is your max budget
I’m not buying a house. I’m looking to maximise my viewing experience with minimal outlay. If going from 43 to 55 as a uhd/4k screen does that – I’m happy.
I’m not a latest tech kind of person, think of me as 5 years out of date.
What is your max budget
I’m not buying a house. I’m looking to maximise my viewing experience with minimal outlay. If going from 43 to 55 as a uhd/4k screen does that – I’m happy. I’m not a latest tech kind of person, think of me as 5 years out of date.
Hisense A7H 58 inch £439 Costco / 55 inch £479 Currys (58 inch won’t be much bigger)
Hisense E7H 55 inch £419 Costco / £421 AO . com
Boyh the same TV panel but the A7H has a superior centre stand and not a wobbly as reported on the E version which has legs. Costco outweighs retail shops with its 90 day return policy and 5yrs guarantee compared to 2yrs elsewhere.
They are 4k QLED (quantum dots) which provides over a billion coulours for more of a vivid colour and clarity over a standard 4k TV which A6BG was. They both have a higher peak brightness than the A6BG which is actually the model below. None get bright enough to high light HDR (movies) although they have some wizzardry going on to mimmic HDR.
The A6BG you can see is not as crisp or vivid when watching real content.
The Phillips 8506 if you can find one at a similar price, the 8507 would be dearer.
I will have a look what else is decent at the price tomorrow. 🙂
Thank you Kezo, astounding knowledge.
That could be the £500 motability bonus payment spent, providing I can get ‘sign off’ from mrs wmc.Good morning Kezo picked up new Toyota full electric yesterday my friends not mine I will put a review up in main thread I wouldn’t have one ! My friend has a year old 43 inch LG LED watches through freesat with a dish picture is shocking and that was HD ! My god OLED is in another league it really is
Well we’ve had a think came down to stick, twist or bust..
Im going to stick at the moment, staying with my aged small out of date Samsung..
As spending money on what’s available for 43” tv’s I feel is just covering cost to companies firing out cheap alternative to the next size up..
Thanks for any interest shown in my confusion..
Maybe next year or decade, on that bombshell..
Im out ?
Last question:
I’ve found the A7G model on amazon with the centre stand and there seems little difference between the G and H models apart from a matt screen would this serve me well?
I don’t have a Costco membership and it would add to the cost, i can also get 5 interest free payments which will circumnavigate the initial outlay.
PS. I have a sound bar.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/eu-8k-tv-ban-goes-into-effect-heres-how-samsung-got-around-it
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