What size HDTV do you recommen

[leov36]

i would stay away from anything in the 40 range, i dont care if you live in a closet, you NEED 50. there is no excuse.

[Canada]

60-70" go big or go home, if you have the money and the space. From what I have heard people always wish they bought a bigger tv, than they did.

[Sonny]

50" or bigger. Done deal.

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by PaulDHolloway

I drop the idea of getting a 32' to my family (which is the size in the living room, but I want bigger.) They think I am nuts. They think a 32' HDTV for a living room is big and question why I would want a bigger HDTV for a smaller room.

I am buying all my expensive stuff now (HTDV,Wii,PS3,DVD Recorder)
Because am starting to collect Blu-Ray and DVDs and I will eventually have a decent collection (Right now I just have 2 blu-rays and 15 DVDs) but I want to play games with my ps3 and wii and watch movies because when I move out, I won't get cable and I need some movies and games to entertain myself with. So buying the right size is important. Today I spotted a 42' Phillips HDTV which caught my eye.

After listening to you guys... I am shooting between 42' and 56' even the larger I go the more small my room will look.

Sounds like you're on the right track now. I bought my first HDTV in Sept and I got a 46". It's in my bedroom and I sit about 8 ft from it and I absoluely love it. BUT, after watching it for a month or so, it made me kinda want to go bigger. I think a 50" would be perfect for a bedroom setup

But, I didn't have the money at the time and I still love my TV (46" is big, and it looks amazing). Now, for a living room setup, I would go no lower than a 55". I'm eyeing the new Sammy 950 as my next TV someday when I have my setup in my living room

[SkillzthatKillz]

go with at least a 50 inch, and personally i'd go with as big as you can afford provided it doesn't fill up the entire room lol

[swifty7]

like somebody has already mentioned the best answer to your question is to buy the biggest you can afford, my bedroom is very small yet when I first purchaed my 52 hdtv, it looked huge in it, now looks kind of small in comparison. I wouldn't mind if I had 70".

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I'm sure someone on here knows the site, I can't find it at the moment but there is one where you enter your room info size, distance exc. and it will tell you what size tv is best

Great tool:

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.c...alculator.html

Scroll down.

[FIDDYPOP]

When it comes to screen size the bigger the better.

[graf1k]

Originally Posted by Sonny

50" or bigger. Done deal.

Yeah, I'd love to go with a 60" now but the fact that I could almost buy 2 50" Kuros for the price of a 60" is a little....weird.

[Blu-Runner]

I wouldn't get anyting more than 46". Wait until a few years when TVs have higher resolutions before you break the 50" barrier.

[Beta Man]

From what I've seen..... there seems to be a HUGE leap in price once you jump over 42"

Price wise, there's no reason to buy smaller than 32", and there isn't "much" of a price increase from 37" to 42" but once you go over 42", the price increases exponentially.

If the family is giving you a lot of push-back on a 32", then just get a 37" ..... I have a 37" in my living room, with a seating distance of 7 or 8 feet....

For movies I have a 10' viewing distance from 106"

In a spare room we have a 32" with a viewing distance of almost 10'

I enjoy them all.

[detector19]

bigger the better for me but my room is small so a 46" is the right size for me my room is10'by 12'...

[joegs300]

I have a small room and I got a 50''...

[spaceball1]

I sit 8' away from my 46" and I'd say it's the perfect size for the room, could probably go to a 50" or larger but I like having a little bit of space for other stuff.

[Pirate King]

Being older than most of you, I have memories of growing up with a 21" black and white TV in the late 50's and early 60's. I remember buying my first color tv in 1970. It was a 25" Zenith in one of those wooden cabinets. It was a little over 500 dollars. Anyway, when I decided to have a dedicated movie room, my first objective was to get the biggest son of a ***** I could buy. 70 inches. My eyes are about 9 feet from the screen and it looks great. I certainly would not tell you to rob the kids college fund, or take out a second mortage, but you will not regret buying as large a screen as you can afford.

[SDBlu]

I would say go between 50" to 60" if you can afford it. The smallest I would go is 46".

[steve1971]

I say 46 or bigger.

[lojack1976]

I'd say go as big as you can afford. My first set was a 32" a few years ago when they were still pricey. I paid $1100 then. Then I decided I wanted 1080p when that became more affordable and that also came along with a larger screen...a 37" which I thought would be my last set for years. Then, I decided it wasn't big enough so I got a 42" 1080p which I still have. Initially I was happy with the size for the most part, but I started noticing that A: I still wanted bigger, B: I wasn't quite satisfied with the black level, and C: 1080p at this size wasn't really wowing me over my old 720p 32" set. I decided to go with an affordable 50" 768p and now I'm happy. Now, my 42" is in the bedroom replacing a 26" that I had. To be honest, I would have gone with a 60" if I could afford it....maybe 65" even! Of course I'd go 1080p at those sizes though.

[richard lichtenfelt]

Originally Posted by graf1k

Yeah, I'd love to go with a 60" now but the fact that I could almost buy 2 50" Kuros for the price of a 60" is a little....weird.

The 50" seems much bigger once you see it without a bunch of other same sized tvs all around it.
Seemed to not be very big in the BB store.
pdp-5020 is amazing.

[primaz]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

No matter the size of the room, I would go no less than 50" in size... or a projector so that it could be adjusted to any future room dimensions without worrying about having purchased a smaller TV in the past, should you try to move it.

People forget that a front projector can be adjusted down to a mere 32" all the way to 7' to 15' feet! Especially today when the technology is so much less money now; you can get a 720p for under 1000 and a 1080p from a little over a grand to 2K with no problems at all. I just do not see much value purchasing any TV unless you are on a budget of under say $700 or so as you could get a front projector instead.

Remember what the ladies say, SIZE MATTERS!