A key point when buying a television is to know the size, because no matter how big you want to have a screen, this is not always the best decision for reasons of space, quality of experience and health.
For that, there is a way to establish an ideal range of meters to locate the screen in front of the place where the sofa, chair or other will be placed. Taking it as a starting point, since there are several additional factors that will affect this distribution such as the quality of the screen, the type of content and the people who are at home.
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The distance to put a television
There are two formulas to know the appropriate size to locate the TV at home, one proposed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), a society of media professionals who seek to give technical guarantees to the cinema, and the other given by THXwhich is a company that sets standards for the quality of this industry.
In the case of the first, SMPTE, they recommend that the screen should occupy a viewing range of 30 degrees, this distance is equivalent to about 1.62 times the size of a television screen. That is, you must take the measurement in inches, multiply it by that value and convert it to meters.
For example, when buying a 40-inch TV, the ideal is for it to be located 64.8 inches, that is, 1.6 meters away to place the seats and have the best possible experience without affecting the health of the eyes and not losing details, because This will happen if the panel is very small and we are located far away.
Here is the complete list of the ideal distance according to the media society:
– 30 inches > 1.2 meters
– 35 inches > 1.4 meters
– 40 inches > 1.6 meters
– 45 inches > 1.8 meters
– 50 inches > 2 meters
– 55 inches > 2.2 meters
– 60 inches > 2.4 meters
– 65 inches > 2.7 meters
– 70 inches > 2.9 meters
– 75 inches > 3.1 meters
– 80 inches > 3.3 meters
– 85 inches > 3.5 meters
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In the case of THX, there is a variation in the measurement, because they suggest that the field of vision should be much smaller, covering a minimum of 40 degrees and a maximum of 28 degrees. Therefore, to find the appropriate distance, the size of the screen must be multiplied by 1.2, for the minimum case, and 1.8 for the maximum. This is how the measurements would look:
Minimum
– 30 inches > 0.9 meters
– 35 inches > 1 meter
– 40 inches > 1.2 meters
– 45 inches > 1.3 meters
– 50 inches > 1.5 meters
– 55 inches > 1.6 meters
– 60 inches > 1.8 meters
– 65 inches > 1.9 meters
– 70 inches > 2.1 meters
– 75 inches > 2.2 meters
– 80 inches > 2.4 meters
– 85 inches > 2.5 meters
Maximum
30 inches > 1.3 meters
35 inches > 1.6 meters
40 inches > 1.8 meters
45 inches > 2 meters
50 inches > 2.2 meters
55 inches > 2.5 meters
60 inches > 2.7 meters
65 inches > 2.9 meters
70 inches > 3.2 meters
75 inches > 3.4 meters
80 inches > 3.6 meters
85 inches > 3.8 meters
All these measures should be taken as a reference when organizing a space and taking full advantage of a television. However, these types of standards do not take into account that, for example, a UHD panel needs users to be close to see the details or that there may be more people in the room, so the space must be organized thinking that there are family or friends and everyone can see.
In addition, the main use of the TV must be taken into account, because if it is for video games or movies, it is necessary to be close to have a more immersive experience, but if it is to enjoy more casual content such as newscasts or programs, we can move away a bit.
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