Are tellys like penises?

49" here, although thats starting to feel small

I think mine is 65", so is the telly...

Your relationship is proper weird if your missus wants a bigger telly than you. Be worried.

General consensus on here is bigger is better but it is an arms race. I bought a big telly for a house extension and two years later a bigger one for the lounge. The one in the extension is officially too small.

46 inch 10yo Samsung here. It works, no need to upgrade.

27" here. It's not the size, it's how you use it that matters.

We've got a ~10 yr old 42" Panasonic. It's good but we moved the lounge furniture around and we're now sat about 1m further away from it. It is noticeable

If you're only 2.5m away 40-odd inch should be fine

As in its good to have one and fine to enjoy it but please don't wave it around in public?

43" here, but backed up by a 102" projector for when feeling overwhelmed when stood at the urinals...

Edit, sorry TJ, I'll put it away 😉

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship

tell her it gets bigger if she gets closer...

I've no idea of the size of mine. It was second hand off Gumtree with a digibox for £100 about 9 years ago. However I'm quite content, as is my wife, with the performance and enjoyment we get, so neither of us will change it unless it stops functioning.

32" and for what crap I watch, it is plenty big enough (currently Dukes of Hazzard from the 80s).

Who remembers the '80s when having a mini 4" TV in your kitchen complete with telescopic aerial was the height of cool?

As in its good to have one and fine to enjoy it but please don’t wave it around in public?

Curtains will be closed. Don't want the nosey neighbours to feel overwhelmed...

Most of the time there's nothing on it to entertain me?

Who remembers the ’80s when having a mini 4″ TV in your kitchen complete with telescopic aerial was the height of cool?

My dad had one of those! He used to take it to work and whip it out on the night shift, when no one was looking

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Mine is 51 yo now but my wife has never complained! She doesnt even mind putting 50p in it to get it going! 😜

55 in the kitchen/diner and 65 in the lounge..... all the inches!!!

Both are a few years old now tho, so none of that 8k OLED fango dango, just regular 4k affairs.

ultimately tho... go big or go home! 🙂

Depends a lot on what you watch, or whats interesting to you in what you watch. Will the things you enjoy be better - stories be more interesting, information be more informative if the screen they are on is bigger? I'm not seeking to be immersed in the things I watch - don;'t need the screen to fill my field of view or have the sound all around me. I dont go and sit right at the front at the cinema. I just like to be interested in what I see

Theres a bit of a pressure towards gradually towards bigger screens in that the content produced assumes larger screens. We were perfectly happy with the CRT tv we had but a point came where any text on screen was too small because there was a presumption the screen it was on would be nearly twice the size. But I dont think there would be information or detail that you'd be unable to see on a 40" screen.

Do you even wash dishes by hand bro?

I feel like TV programmes are being filmed now with bigger TVs in mind these days.

Part of it is room design too. Our living room has a door on one side and a big window on the other, so the sofa kind of has to go on the one wall and the TV opposite. This means you're sat facing a big blank wall, so it really needs a big (ish) TV to fit on it. Looks rubbish with a small one.

Ours isn't even 4K even though we have mega broadband that could power it. The resolution would be useless at the viewing distance but the dynamic range might be nice. But I can't justify replacing a perfectly functional TV. Well, I say perfectly functional - the processor in it is so under powered it takes 5 minutes before it can actually respond to your user inputs which is a sodding pain.

Probably. Don't know how big mine is, 2nd hand from father in law. But I do like to brag about how I can wave it around at any angle, pull it in or out and retract to back into the corner when not in use. Think its around 47" and errrr couldn't really fit much larger. Mid terrace we don't really have any big blank walls, hence the very positionable mounting arm.

Part of it is room design too. Our living room has a door on one side and a big window on the other, so the sofa kind of has to go on the one wall and the TV opposite. This means you’re sat facing a big blank wall, so it really needs a big (ish) TV to fit on it. Looks rubbish with a small one.

Definitely an element of this, and we don't have a Van Gogh to gaze at instead. I'm also getting on a bit and we have a laptop hooked up to the existing screen and use it for browsing as well as Netflix/Prime/You Tube etc. Text is getting harder to read at the distance the sofa is away from the screen.

I thought 55 would be more than enough but, apparently, it should be 65 at 2+ metres away...and looking at the tellys on display in the shops, that seems a bit "in your face" but <sales talk>"everyone gets used to it and wouldn't go back to a smaller size" </sales talk>

Don’t get caught up in those viewing distance charts, they are nonsense. Buy the one that suits your room.

Having said that, I sit about the same distance away and went for 65 over a 55. And guess what, we all got used to it and I wouldn’t want a smaller one now.

There's a calculation to do which tells you how big it should be. A workmate was adamant that I should've bought a 65 but I thought better, no that's too big, 55 will be fine i said. Well it is fine.... But I should've bought the 65. That would be better.

Just went from about a 29" to a 32".
Secondhand for £45 so pretty happy.
Wouldn't go bigger. Big tellys look ridiculous in most of the little houses around my manor.

I'm still using a 32" that's almost 15 years old, I used to eye up something larger but I've now reached the point of bloody mindedness where I refuse to upgrade until my current one dies.

I think TV's have reached the point where they often look too big and it's not something I'm keen on having.

Well no woman has ever called me "Bigus Tellyus" 😉

55 at 2.5m away. Could have gone lower end 65 or oled 55 and pleased I went for the smaller better screen. Although it was replacing an old 42 so still looks huge.

Are tellys like penises

Yes, tellys are like penises in the same way that cars are like penises

We have a 32" telly in the lounge at about 2.5m. Read into that what you will

40" here - any bigger and wouldn't fit into the slot available.

32" here, doesn't look big these days but it has a thickness that's others don't

32" Sony, probably 12 years old. It's fine.

Failing eyesight is an issue. Just age related. I very, very rarely watch TV but mi missus dies and we upgraded about 18 months ago. The good thing out of that is the previous 42" is now my Zwift monitor.

Could have gone lower end 65 or oled 55 and pleased I went for the smaller better screen.

Was replacing an ancient 37” non-4K plasma and it’s like going from b&w to full colour. We probably watch 2-3 hours telly each evening in the winter months so it’s well worth it. I admire the devout technophobes on here though. Keep fighting the good, low-res fight 😀

mine's about 30" ish. We couldn't fit a much bigger one in the alcove, although the bezels are quite large so when it conks out we'll be able to get a bit of a bigger screen in the same sized box.

We probably watch 2-3 hours telly each evening in the winter months so it’s well worth it.

tbf that IS worth it. I don't watch 2-3 hours a week, let alone per day. And MrsDoris doesn't seem bothered either way!

I have a 43".  Its effing huge and dominates a decent sized room even on a swiveling arm so I can tuck it away

Are tellys like penises?

I hope not - I haven't got a TV... :-0

32" and curved, but push the right buttons and it transforms into a mighty 108" as it descends from the ceiling. Frankly anything less than 100" is just trying too hard and not succeeding. If you want "cinematic" experiences you have to go bigger.

The 55 inch OLED I bought eight years ago is still going strong. I would replace it with a 65 inch if it stops working, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon.

It absolutely drinks electricity with a bright picture, averaging 350W while it's on. Keeps the living room warm though. Don't know if the newer ones are any better, but unless you go mini-LED you're not going to get close to the picture quality.

I think mines a 32". Small cheap one from Tescos that I bought about 8yrs ago, sits in the corner. There is no way in a million years I'd have one of those huge wall mounted things, fugly as. blurrrgh.

Had a 32" LED for the last decade or so but when we moved from our old flat into a house at the start of the year I took the opportunity to upgrade to a 50" LED HDR jobby and I'm so glad I did it's glorious. It sits on a TV unit rather than being wall mounted though, I'm always surprised at how high people mount them.

49" here, fits our room nicely. Probably could go bogger but don't want the TV to be whole focus of the room.

I needed to go bigger as my old eyes were struggling to see things on the 32" we had previously.

It absolutely drinks electricity with a bright picture, averaging 350W while it’s on. Keeps the living room warm though. Don’t know if the newer ones are any better

The good thing out of that is the previous 42″ is now my Zwift monitor.

There’s nothing good about Zwift.  IMHO

I don't have one but my girlfriend does.
So no

I'd always thought that having a big telly kinda suggests you use it too much. In effect it's spending money to look like a worse person.

See also: massive SUVs. But I feel a bit like Walt off of the Big Lebowski ("Has the whole world gone CRAZY?"). It seems like I'm an outlier so maybe I'm the one who is crazy. Buy whatever TV you want?

We needed a new TV. My girlfriend said "can we get something bigger, my eyesight isn't that great."

Which is totally the only reason that I spent two weeks' salary on a 75" telly.

It took ages to find a 4k TV that would fit the cupboard I wanted it in, but it was totally worth it. When the cupboard is closed, the TV is hidden and makes the lounge look nice. I think it's a 42" Samsung, but I can't be sure.

A mate just bought a new apartment that had a 77" fitted to one was as part of the previous owner's home cinema. The guy could not be bothered to move it and so sold it with the apartment to my mate.

Are tellys like penises?

Yes they are, break your tv you get a new one, break your cock, toot get a new one.

All the best,
Robocock.

43" TV here. Chosen partly as if we went any bigger, there would be a semi-valid argument for getting rid of my floorstanding speakers (and all the stuff that goes with them) which I would not be happy about.

But - when you sit on the sofa at the other end of the room (we don't, often) then the TV does look a little twee.
I imagine when it comes to updgrade we'll be going for 55" or larger.

Our lounge is about 5m x 4m, because of the layout the TV and sofa are about as far away as they can get. 6 years ago we upgraded from a 32" Panasonic to a 55" Samsung and it was overwhelming. I thought I was going to get a crick in my neck from watching people go left to right on screen. It also tended to stutter a little which I guess was a slow processor and large screen combo. Sent it back after 2 weeks and exchanged for a 48" which was much better. Now it is starting to feel small though, although I probably need an eye test as I can't really read the menu now even with glasses on!

I thought I was going to get a crick in my neck from watching people go left to right on screen.

there would be a semi-valid argument for getting rid of my floorstanding speakers (and all the stuff that goes with them)

It took ages to find a 4k TV that would fit the cupboard I wanted it in, but it was totally worth it. When the cupboard is closed, the TV is hidden and makes the lounge look nice.

I've got a 12 year old 32" Samsung, the generation before they started putting inbuilt Smart stuff so it's HD with HDMI sockets but nothing that needs updates etc. It's outlived 3 separate FireTV sticks in it's lifetime!
Still going strong, well I presume so anyway as I unplugged it back in the spring when doing a full clean and it's never been back on since! Tend to watch stuff on the computer these days, mainly YouTube, so never needed to switch the thing back on. May look at using it for my Zwift setup as the height it's at would be perfect for that thinking about it.

I watch mostly Youtube videos on our big TV, some of the MTB videos shake so much that they are nicer to watch from phone screen.

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never even bothered putting them in when we moved house a couple of years ago (all still boxed up in loft!) Speaker tech has come on massively, plus streaming music has meant listening habits have hugely changed. “Proper” speakers just aren’t needed anymore.

Horses for courses, but I don't really see what streaming music has to do with it?
I've got a Chromecast Audio plugged into the back of the amp, so can stream what I want & have got various other 'smart' speakers around the house so can have music 'everywhere', 'upstairs', 'downstairs' etc. And they're all on Google thingie, so my daughter can ask for her playlist or whatever in the room she's in.
The smart speakers are good for their size (the audio pro one I have in my office is great), but.....nah, they aren't the same. And I prefer stereo, to mono as well.
Speaker tech might have moved on, but they can't beat the laws of physics. My floorstanders are compact compared to a lot of others (TDL RTLII MkIIs) and are only powered by a 20w NAD amp, but they'll still play deeper notes & tones that a small speaker can't even replicate.

But, yeah. We could probably do with a bigger TV next time round.

Victorian house here. Used to have a 32" that sat in the alcove next to the fireplace quite nicely. Then we got a switch so needed a bigger TV for Mario Kart. That was two Christmases ago now.

The smallest decent TV I could very was 43" which reading reviews was what people put in their kitchen! Is at a bit of an angle but works.

Anyway will be moving house soon and am looking at ultra short throw projectors. Not that I'll have any money left after moving costs and such like!

We just upgraded our 10 yr old 32" to a 50" Samsung Frame. Totally recommend. It comes with a wall mount that allows it to sit on the wall like a picture and shows art when the TV is off. Should have got a 65" as it totally disappears on the wall. To be honest I spend more time looking at the art than TV - you can get thousands of pictures and with a couple of other pictures mounted next to it the TV just blends in - no more black mirror which is another reason why a 65" would have been fine

I don't have one.

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... A telly, not a penis. Have the latter, not the former.

32" but that died after 6 years.

Now rented property provides 55" telly and just the right size watching from 2.5m.

Larger is fine too because my friend got one and watching from 2.5m is also slightly better.

I don’t understand the projector love. The noise of the fans is quite annoying. Fine for PlayStation etc, but for a movie. Nope.

Horses for courses, but I don’t really see what streaming music has to do with it?

I don’t understand the projector love. The noise of the fans is quite annoying. Fine for PlayStation etc, but for a movie. Nope.

To be honest I spend more time looking at the art than TV – you can get thousands of pictures and with a couple of other pictures mounted next to it the TV just blends in – no more black mirror which is another reason why a 65″ would have been fine

32" - fits an alcove in our living room perfectly and is out of the way.

TVs should fit the room, much like when buying a sofa.

sit on the wall like a picture and shows art when the TV is off.

I don’t think it is off it is showing pictures…

Not worth the power use.

Erm it’s my lounge….but anyway it has a motion sensor that fires it up as you walk in and turns it off 5mins after you leave. It’s also plugged in a smart plug that kills the standby on the TV, soundbar and Blu-ray from midnight to 4pm week days.

you’re welcome.

My wife appreciates it most when I'm not about so, er, probably yes.

I had a 55" for years and was happy with it, I didn't think a 65" would make much difference but I had the room for it so thought why not (when it came time to replace the old TV). It's surprising just how much more screen you're getting and, for me at least, how much more immersive that is. My father had the same model TV but the 55" version and, watching from similar viewing distances, it was quite noticeable you're more watching a picture in a screen than a just the picture (if that makes any sense). That said I think a lot of it comes down to what you're used to, it was likely only noticeable to me as I was used to a 65" screen.

Not sure about going over 65", whilst it would likely have a similar impact as 55-65 the cost ramps up (for OLED at least) and you sort of need to wall mount at that point otherwise it takes up too much space (I've got nothing against wall mounting, just wouldn't work for me without getting a radiator moved and some other faff). An ultra-short-throw projector is tempting to but again they need to come down in price before I'd consider one.

Went from 55" to 65" in the living room (funnily also at my wife's suggestion after I upgraded the sound system).

Recently redesigned kitchen/dining/utility to incorporate a 2nd living area and have a 55" in there.

As always;
- OLED or death (mainly joking)
- If the centre of the screen is above eye-level* then you need to fix that or get rid of the TV (less joking).

* in areas where TV is both viewed standing and sitting, then it is acceptable to use of mean of seated eye level and standing eye level for calculation of screen placement.

Yes. Easily turned on from a distance. Quite difficult to turn off manually without rummaging around the back.

My tv is very much like the OP suggests. Girlfriend is always moaning about it, when i want to use it she’d rather read a book.
I have a 65” Sky Glass. Absolute junk. As Sky customers who stream all our media it seemed to make sense. And the package does suit us, just the performance of the TV is very poor.

49 inch tv and a 90-something inch projector. Rarely notice the fan noise - but there's sometimes a high-pitched whine from the colour wheel.

You do get used to it, quickly.

For years I had what was top-of-the-range Sony CRT. 28" I think, or thereabouts. I loved it. My partner of the time wanted a new TV and I resisted for ages, I argued that there's no point replacing a perfectly fine telly.

In the end I caved, bought a 42" Toshiba 1080p flatscreen. It was huge! It was a revelation. Particularly on gaming, the Xbox was just so much clearer. I wished I'd done it years ago. The CRT got donated to a mate, as far as I'm aware it's still in use to this day. Going round to his place later was a shock to the system, how had I put up with it for so long?

New partner. New house. The 42" went in the living room, then we decided that actually the back room was going to be our main living area. The Girl was living with us for a few months whilst they sorted out a deposit for their own place, so their silly curved thing became the main TV. When they left, so did their TV. Again I'd been arguing "there's nothing wrong with the Tosh," but now we needed a living room TV and oh what the hell, whatever OK. So I filled the chimney breast.

I kept the Tosh in its original location because I figured, we might want to watch TV at different times. Truth is it's barely been switched on, I can't bring myself to watch such a small screen. That's despite it having a Virgin box underneath it which is costing me a fortune and I've probably used about three times in two years.

As per title, a 15 year old 32" that does the job for what little use it gets these days. I think my wife would like something bigger though.

You walk past some houses and the size of the TV just dominates the room!!! I often wonder whether the person on the right asks the person on the left what is going on on their side of the screen!! 😀

I think i saw one on a Black Friday email that was 89"!! God knows how big your lounge would need to be to take advantage of that!!

I only have a 32" one, but am told it's what you do with it that counts.

65"

Go big or go home.

I've got quite an old one that you often need to bang on the side to get it to work properly.

65" here at the minute and a little disappointed. Will definitely be wanting bigger next time. Some people comment about how big and black it looks in the corner of the room, but they are just not used to large ones

Size does matter