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Big Surprise—Nobody Wants 8K TVs (www.howtogeek.com)
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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

8K content is only perceived by average eyesight at living room distances when screens are OVER 100 inches in diameter at the bare minimum.

65-75" tv's are pretty much the standard these days. I've got a 75" and I'll want the next one I replace it with to be even bigger, so 100"-ish will be what I'll be after.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah but do you also watch tv from about 1.8 meters away? Look at that chart again.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yeh, pretty much. Those charts aren’t “fact” btw. They’re guides.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well if you're watching it that close, sounds like what you want is total immersion. Have you considered an Apple headset? Or something similar

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I’ve got a quest 2, but no I don’t want to wear a headset.

2m is a long way away from a tv.

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My 36" TV is fine, you monster.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’m sure it’s fine, but I much prefer my 75”. 36” would be way too small in my game room.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I like a big screen for gaming too, but just wanted to mention it also means you'll do worse at games. You can look it up, but a smaller screen gives you better performance, because your brain can properly see everything that's happening on screen at once.

Unless your screen is significantly far away that is.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thats only if you’re sitting somewhere where you can’t see the whole screen at once. I can see everything that’s happening on my big tv. I’ve found I do worse on a smaller tv/monitor, moved my gaming pc from my 144hz 34” monitor to the 75” 120hz tv and my results are much better.