What is the best viewing distance for a 42" plasma TV for the TV feed we get in India thru Tata Sky / Dish TV?

Question

I have seen on the net that for HD feeds, this could be as less as 12 feet. How about the standard TV feed that we get in India through any of the DTH operators (Tata Sky or DishTV)?

Is the distance same for plasm and lcd TVs?

Answer 1

12 Feet is OPTIMAL....it gives you the LARGEST size of picture and you don't see the separate pixels in the picture as they blend together...

That's why it's optimal....you TRY to sit as close to 12 feet if you can, but you also don't measure it out with a tape measure either...Because 13 feet is just as good as 14 or 11 or 17 feet if it's your FAVORITE chair to sit in....

Answer 2

Minimum 15 feet and maximum 22feet.  Please go through the product brochure, you will find the details. The distance between the TV and the Eyes must be at least 15 feet in case of both LCD and Plasma.

Answer 3

Wow - so many different answers.

I used the viewing distance calculator and it came up with 4.7 - 6.6 feet for that sized screen.

4.7 feet - gives you what THX recommends so you have a 36 degree viewing angle.  

6.6 feet is the gives you a 26 degree angle. This matches the back-row of a THX certified movie theater.

Answer 4

the sum of the dimensions of the LCD TV give the viewing distance

add length+Breadth=Viewing Distance