| So you've figured out that 42 Inch Vizio LCD TVs are | | | | Minimum Viewing distance/3 |
| great deals, but you're not sure they're the right size. | | | | Maximum distance/1.5 |
| Not a big hurdle but you must overcome it. Since LCD | | | | Viewing distance ---------- Min. size -------- Max. size |
| TVs have so much better picture than CRT TVs you | | | | 48 inches (4 feet)----------19 inch ----- 32 inch |
| can sit a lot closer to them and still enjoy whatever | | | | 72 inches (6 feet)----------26 inch ------46 inch |
| you're watching. | | | | 96 inches (8 feet)----------32 inch ------63 inch |
| 1. Minimum distance. The new rule of thumb is that the | | | | 120 inches (10 feet)------- 40 inch ------80 inch |
| closest you can be sitting from your Vizio TV is 1.5 | | | | 144 inches (12 feet)------- 46 inch ------96 inch |
| times the size of your flat screen TV (1.5x the diagonal | | | | 168 inches (14 feet)------- 52 inch -----112 inch |
| measurement of the screen). So, for you to still think | | | | What happens if you sit closer than the rule of thumb |
| your 42 inch Vizio LCD TV is a good deal after you | | | | says you should? You might start to notice pixel |
| get home with it, it has to be at least 63 inches (5' 3") | | | | patterns and be distracted from the movie or game |
| away from wherever you're going to be sitting. | | | | you're watching. |
| 2. Maximum distance. The new rule of thumb as to | | | | What happens if you're sitting to far than the rule of |
| what's the farthest your Vizio TV should be from you | | | | thumb says you should? You're going to see too much |
| is 3 times the size of your TV's screen. In other words, | | | | of areas around your TV, not enough of the picture. |
| you're going to think your 42 inch Vizio LCD TV deal is | | | | If you're mounting the set inside an entertainment |
| still a great deal if you're putting it no more than 126 | | | | center, be sure to leave at least one inch on all sides, |
| inches (10' 5")away from wherever you're going to be | | | | so that your TV gets enough ventilation. Remember, |
| watching it from. | | | | LCD TVs produce less heat than Plasma TVS but |
| For a 37 inch HDTV, the distances would be 55 inches | | | | that's still heat. |
| (4' 7") to 111 inches (9'11") | | | | So your 42 Inch Vizio LCD TV deals are going to be |
| If you want another Vizio for another room, and you | | | | deals if you have between 55 and 111 inches of space |
| know where you want the TV to be and where you | | | | between your TV and where you're going to be |
| want to be watching it from, you just reverse the | | | | watching it from. |
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