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Dad's had a 42" telly for a few years now. He visually impaired so wants to get something bigger so its easier to read the sub titles.
The local shops have 55" on display but none have 60". Visually how much bigger is 60 than 55? i.e. is it omg bigger?
5"?
I was under the impression that TV size was partly determined by how far from the TV the viewer was. If it's too big it's uncomfortable/tricky watching - think sitting on the front rows at the cinema.
TV screens are measured diagonally, I can't be arsed to do the math, but you could even if it means drawing it out on some card/bit of your floor 🙂
well, 5 is the hypotenuse.
We 'all' know the 3..4..5.. rule.
Hence, it's 3 inches taller, and 4 inches wider.
DrP (Amazingly, I'm not a doctor in mafematicks....)
Now we've got HD the whole rules about how far to sit from the screen has gone out of the window. HD means you can either get a bigger screen or sit closer to the one you've got. I'd say go for the biggest you can reasonably fit in the space it's going. They soon shrink and feel smaller and you'd rather be in a position of wishing you had a smaller tv than a bigger one (well I would anyway).
Problem with a huge telly is that you can lose the atmosphere of watching a movie in the dark/lights off, as they are so damn big they light up the whole room.
There are various sites that show the size difference but its still hard to visualise. The price difference is around £400 - 55" being the sweet spot for large tellys at the moment.
Right now with a 42" dad sits about 2 foot away to read the subtitles.
This thread any use?
[url= http://www.avforums.com/threads/looking-for-a-freeview-recorder-with-adjustable-subtitles.1820272/ ]http://www.avforums.com/threads/looking-for-a-freeview-recorder-with-adjustable-subtitles.1820272/[/url]
well, 5 is the hypotenuse.
We 'all' know the 3..4..5.. rule.
Hence, it's 3 inches taller, and 4 inches wider.DrP (Amazingly, I'm not a doctor in mafematicks....)
Good job too!
Was just thinking the same toys! Although I am assuming wide-screen TV. Can you even get a60" 4:3 TV?
Oh yeah...
Forgot it's unlikely to be 4:3 ratio any more....
Well, the maths still stands, albeit not for this particular case.....!
DrP
Now we've got HD the whole rules about how far to sit from the screen has gone out of the window.
not quite true.
If you have a 1080P screen and only feed it bluray quality material then there will be no upscaling, so that statement is true.
But any broadcast quality HD will be upscaled, even if you have a HD ready screen as these are 768 vertical pixels and obviously 720P doesn't provide enough pixels.
Any upscaling means that there will be artifacts left on the screen, and therefore you are very dependent on the quality of the upscaling processing in the TV, and if your viewing distance is too small you will see those nasty artifacts.
For someone with dodgy eyes though this isn't so much of an issue.
don't think it does 😳Oh yeah...
Forgot it's unlikely to be 4:3 ratio any more....
Well, the maths still stands,.....!
scaredypants - Member
Oh yeah...
Forgot it's unlikely to be 4:3 ratio any more....
Well, the maths still stands,.....!don't think it does
The 3, 4, 5 triangle thing is correct, just misapplied 🙂
SD looks awful on my 55" TV, which I bought for watching Blue ray and broadcast HD content. The GF watches her trash TV programmes on it in SD and couldn't care less about picture quality 🙂
Right now with a 42" dad sits about 2 foot away to read the subtitles.
I don't think a bigger telly will really help, unless it's a CRT and you are going to a LCD. 2 feet is very close already.
Right now with a 42" dad sits about 2 foot away to read the subtitles.
If his eyesight is that bad a larger TV isnt going to make that much difference , the size difference in the subs is going to be marginal at best.
If he is visually impaired you may be better switching on the Audio Description setting ,that way he can concentrate on the screen whilst receiving a running commentary of whats happening.
Subtitles are more relevant for the hearing impaired.
Failing the above you may want to look into getting him a TV magnifier
[url= http://www.visionenhancers.co.uk/Vision-aid-for-watching-tv-tv-magnifier/ ]LINKY[/url]
At £57 a fair bit cheaper than a new TV.