Your screen size, viewing distance & impression of Blu-ray vs. DVD? - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

bilbravo · 02-06-2008, 10:28 PM

I Have a 30" CRT HDTV (1080i) hooked up with HDMI. I see a slight improvement, but most of the improvement is in color and then in REALLY dark scenes.

I forgot to mention that our viewing distance is about 8 feet away from the TV. In some movies/scenes there is a great improvement in clarity, but for most things (i.e. catalog titles) the difference is in color vibrance.

Rustmonsteru · 02-06-2008, 10:35 PM

52" 7 ft. 8 in. Huge Improvement.

Pilam69 · 02-06-2008, 10:59 PM

I see why you wanted your first thread deleted. Going for SLIGHTLY more detail I see.

Slackr89 · 02-06-2008, 11:10 PM

well, my tv is HD and 42", but can only display up to 1080i. So its really only a slight improvement. the next tv my parents purchase, i will make sure they buy a 1080p

superdynamite · 02-06-2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickD

Congrats, that is one monster poll!

Rick

Monster and usless. LOL

Fun though!

Kayne314 · 02-07-2008, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobyblue

It only took 19 minutes to type out all the options!

Ha, ha!

My hat is off to you sir!

I am generally lazy, and would have tried to find a short-cut. This should win the Poll of the Year contest.

Thanks!

dobyblue · 02-07-2008, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilam69

I see why you wanted your first thread deleted. Going for SLIGHTLY more detail I see.

Ha, ha; absolutely.

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdynamite

Monster and usless. LOL

Fun though!

Only useless to someone ignorant to its purpose.
There are a few pieces of data I'm looking to collect.

Thatcher · 02-07-2008, 02:17 AM

50" 1080i pionner

I sit 13'6" Wish I could sit closer but I have a funky room.
It still looks good. Not much of a differance from when I used to sit about 6' away. Just on Call of duty 4 the people are harded to see, but not to much.

groovyone · 02-07-2008, 02:30 AM

50" 1080i Panny, about 12' away, huge improvement. Cannot wait until my XBR4 arrives Sunday to compare again.

Crap, I voted substantial insteal of huge.

Anthony P · 02-07-2008, 02:48 AM

I think you should have made it multiple choice some of us have more then one player nad more then one screen

sj001 · 02-07-2008, 02:53 AM

Phew! That I think wins the award for biggest poll of the decade!!!

My viewing is about 11-12' feet back on a 32" HDTV, and with BD it is a huge improvement compared to my old DVDs.

garak · 02-07-2008, 03:21 AM

52", 8ft - huge improvement.

That is the longest poll I've ever seen.

JohnGalt · 02-07-2008, 03:53 AM

50" here, seating distance ~6', *huge* improvement on most titles.

coolmilo · 02-07-2008, 04:32 AM

I voted for 41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement. I have a 46" XBR4 and I sit about 6 feet back from the LCD.

dobyblue · 02-07-2008, 01:21 PM

To make it quicker to find your choice:

The first 20 options are all No Improvement
Options 21-40 are all Slight Improvement
Options 41-60 are all Substantial Improvement
The last 20 options are all Huge Improvement.

Then you can find your set size and viewing distance.

PaulGo · 02-07-2008, 01:27 PM

You have created the mother of all polls!

dobyblue · 02-07-2008, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulGo

You have created the mother of all polls!

Did you not see the Sony polls?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=23595
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=23602
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=25486

dobyblue · 02-07-2008, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gio

main TV is 73" 1080P mitsu about 15ft away and i cant watch sdvd's its like watching a movie recorded on VHS in EP mode

Ha, ha! That's so funny to read.
EP Mode seems like such a long time ago now.

gvortex7 · 02-07-2008, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Ha, ha! That's so funny to read.
EP Mode seems like such a long time ago now.

True, but it was a great mode to have when you wanted to maximize the available recording time/space as I did most often. PQ notwithstanding of course.

goodstuff · 02-07-2008, 09:18 PM

56" @ 5-10 ft = substantial improvement

View Poll Results: POLL!! What is your screen aize, viewing distance and impression of Blu-ray vs. DVD?
Less than 32", less than 5ft, No improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", 5ft-10ft, No improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", 11ft-20ft, No improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", more than 20ft, No improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", less than 5ft, No improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", 5ft-10ft, No improvement	2	1.00%
32" - 40", 11ft-20ft, No improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", more than 20ft, No improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", less than 5ft, No improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, No improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", 11ft-20ft, No improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", more than 20ft, No improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", less than 5ft, No improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", 5ft-10ft, No improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", 11ft-20ft, No improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", more than 20ft, No improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", less than 5ft, No improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 5ft-10ft, No improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 11ft-20ft, No improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", more than 20ft, No improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", less than 5ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", 5ft-10ft, Slight improvement	1	0.50%
Less than 32", 11ft-20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", more than 20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", less than 5ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", 5ft-10ft, Slight improvement	1	0.50%
32" - 40", 11ft-20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", more than 20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", less than 5ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, Slight improvement	3	1.49%
41" - 50", 11ft-20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", more than 20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", less than 5ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", 5ft-10ft, Slight improvement	1	0.50%
51" - 70", 11ft-20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", more than 20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", less than 5ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 5ft-10ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 11ft-20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", more than 20ft, Slight improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", less than 5ft, Substantial improvement	1	0.50%
Less than 32", 5ft-10ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", 11ft-20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", more than 20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", less than 5ft, Substantial improvement	1	0.50%
32" - 40", 5ft-10ft, Substantial improvement	7	3.48%
32" - 40", 11ft-20ft, Substantial improvement	1	0.50%
32" - 40", more than 20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", less than 5ft, Substantial improvement	2	1.00%
41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, Substantial improvement	14	6.97%
41" - 50", 11ft-20ft, Substantial improvement	6	2.99%
41" - 50", more than 20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", less than 5ft, Substantial improvement	1	0.50%
51" - 70", 5ft-10ft, Substantial improvement	8	3.98%
51" - 70", 11ft-20ft, Substantial improvement	7	3.48%
51" - 70", more than 20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", less than 5ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 5ft-10ft, Substantial improvement	2	1.00%
Greater than 70", 11ft-20ft, Substantial improvement	2	1.00%
Greater than 70", more than 20ft, Substantial improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", less than 5ft, Huge improvement	4	1.99%
Less than 32", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement	2	1.00%
Less than 32", 11ft-20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
Less than 32", more than 20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
32" - 40", less than 5ft, Huge improvement	5	2.49%
32" - 40", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement	12	5.97%
32" - 40", 11ft-20ft, Huge improvement	2	1.00%
32" - 40", more than 20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
41" - 50", less than 5ft, Huge improvement	3	1.49%
41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement	40	19.90%
41" - 50", 11ft-20ft, Huge improvement	4	1.99%
41" - 50", more than 20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
51" - 70", less than 5ft, Huge improvement	1	0.50%
51" - 70", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement	29	14.43%
51" - 70", 11ft-20ft, Huge improvement	9	4.48%
51" - 70", more than 20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", less than 5ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
Greater than 70", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement	5	2.49%
Greater than 70", 11ft-20ft, Huge improvement	25	12.44%
Greater than 70", more than 20ft, Huge improvement	0	0%
Voters: 201. You may not vote on this poll

02-06-2008, 10:28 PM	#41
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	I Have a 30" CRT HDTV (1080i) hooked up with HDMI. I see a slight improvement, but most of the improvement is in color and then in REALLY dark scenes. I forgot to mention that our viewing distance is about 8 feet away from the TV. In some movies/scenes there is a great improvement in clarity, but for most things (i.e. catalog titles) the difference is in color vibrance. Last edited by bilbravo; 02-06-2008 at 10:34 PM.

02-06-2008, 10:59 PM	#43
Pilam69 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:126	haha I see why you wanted your first thread deleted. Going for SLIGHTLY more detail I see.

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02-06-2008, 10:35 PM	#42
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	52" 7 ft. 8 in. Huge Improvement.

02-06-2008, 11:10 PM	#44
Slackr89 Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Edmonton, Alberta PSN: Slackr Blu-ray collection:116 Trading Score:2	well, my tv is HD and 42", but can only display up to 1080i. So its really only a slight improvement. the next tv my parents purchase, i will make sure they buy a 1080p

02-07-2008, 02:17 AM	#48
Thatcher Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Some Where? Blu-ray collection:1259 Digital collection:149 Blu-ray reviews:13 Trading Score:826	50" 1080i pionner I sit 13'6" Wish I could sit closer but I have a funky room. It still looks good. Not much of a differance from when I used to sit about 6' away. Just on Call of duty 4 the people are harded to see, but not to much.

02-07-2008, 02:30 AM	#49
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	50" 1080i Panny, about 12' away, huge improvement. Cannot wait until my XBR4 arrives Sunday to compare again. Crap, I voted substantial insteal of huge.

02-07-2008, 02:48 AM	#50
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	I think you should have made it multiple choice some of us have more then one player nad more then one screen

02-07-2008, 02:53 AM	#51
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Phew! That I think wins the award for biggest poll of the decade!!! My viewing is about 11-12' feet back on a 32" HDTV, and with BD it is a huge improvement compared to my old DVDs.

02-07-2008, 03:21 AM	#52
garak Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Arizona	52", 8ft - huge improvement. That is the longest poll I've ever seen.

02-07-2008, 03:53 AM	#53
JohnGalt Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:4	50" here, seating distance ~6', huge improvement on most titles.

02-07-2008, 04:32 AM	#54
coolmilo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	I voted for 41" - 50", 5ft-10ft, Huge improvement. I have a 46" XBR4 and I sit about 6 feet back from the LCD.

02-07-2008, 01:21 PM	#55
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	To make it quicker to find your choice: The first 20 options are all No Improvement Options 21-40 are all Slight Improvement Options 41-60 are all Substantial Improvement The last 20 options are all Huge Improvement. Then you can find your set size and viewing distance.

02-07-2008, 01:27 PM	#56
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	You have created the mother of all polls!

02-07-2008, 09:18 PM	#60
goodstuff Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:6535 Blu-ray reviews: 85 Trading Score:6	56" @ 5-10 ft = substantial improvement

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