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- AS YOU SEARCH FOR YOUR NEXT TV,
KNOW THIS: YOU CAN GO BIGGER THAN YOU THINK.
- EVERY PERSON'S ROOM IS DIFFERENT IN THEIR HOME,
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE RIGHT SIZE TV
THAT'S GONNA FIT WITHIN YOUR HOME.
- IF YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO A TV,
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA SEE THE PIXELS THAT MAKE UP THAT IMAGE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA DETERMINE THAT THAT TV IS NOT AS GOOD
OR YOU'RE JUST NOT GETTING THE QUALITY THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.
- ONE RULE OF THUMB THAT WE ACTUALLY RECOMMEND
WHEN LOOKING AT TVs:
SAY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 6O-INCH TV.
YOU WOULD ACTUALLY WANT TO TAKE THAT SIZE,
THEN MULTIPLY IT BY 1 1/2--
SO YOU WOULD HAVE 90 INCHES--
AND THEN TRANSLATE THAT INTO FEET.
SO 7 1/2 FEET.
- FIGURING OUT MAXIMUM VIEWING DISTANCE IS EASY TOO.
- IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 60-INCH TV, 90 INCHES IS THE MINIMUM.
DOUBLE THAT NUMBER-- 180 INCHES--
EQUATES TO ABOUT 15 FEET
WOULD BE YOUR MAXIMUM VIEWING DISTANCE.
- OF COURSE, THIS RECOMMENDED VIEWING RANGE
ISN'T SET IN STONE.
- WITH ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TVs,
VIEWING DISTANCE ISN'T SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT
QUITE AS MUCH.
- NO MATTER HOW CLOSE YOU GET TO THAT TV,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THOSE PIXELS.
SO REALLY, YOU COULD BE RIGHT UP ON THAT TV
WITHOUT LOSING ANY QUALITY.
- WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO MAKING A DECISION ON A FLAT PANEL TV,
IT'S GONNA BE YOUR CHOICE,
BASED ON JUST WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPIEST WITH.
SO CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO GO A LITTLE BIT LARGER
THAN WHAT YOU HAD INITIALLY PLANNED ON.
- YOU NEVER COME INTO BEST BUY AND REGRET BUYING A BIGGER TV.
- IN THE END, TV SIZE IS A PERSONAL CHOICE.
IF IT WORKS FOR YOU, THAT'S THE ONLY RULE THAT MATTERS.