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Can anyone tell me if there`s a formula to work out a minimum viewing distance for a LCD screen ?
I`m thinking of upgrading from a 26 inch WS to something larger (I`m thinking 37 inch), but want to be sure that I can sit far enough away so that I don`t strain the eyes or see minor imperfections.
A friend has a 37 inch, but only uses it for Xbox gaming (!), and only sits about 4 feet away !! I`ve tried DVD`s on it and can see movement smearing on it from his normal position, but a bit further away, the smearing seems to disappear. I can`t get too far from the screen as he has it in a narrow part of his house.

thanks

Steve

Try this or this.

I sit about 11 feet away from my 32" CRT, which is just about right. However, I recently borrowed a 37" LCD and placed it around 10 feet away, which isn`t far enough. I reckon about 13 or 14 feet is right for a 37" LCD. Actually that reminds me, I still haven`t sorted out the timings for the Dolby/DTS receiver.

I sit about 8-9ft away from my 32" LCD, and use it for both DVDs and Xbox 360, and have no problems with either. The the 360, I can sit with my face on the screen and still see clear detail, but 9ft seems fine for DVDs.

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Actually that reminds me, I still haven`t sorted out the timings for the Dolby/DTS receiver.What do you mean? Didn`t think there were any timings to touch with discrete channel soundtracks? Appreciate there are for Pro Logic etc. because it does the delay itself.?.

Ste

Am I missing something?

Are we saying we need to sit further away from larger screened LCD screens?

If so, doesn`t that defeat the object? :/