What TV size fits a 3.5-meter seat? The 30 to 40 degree range
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From 3.5 meters, the smallest retail TV that fills a 30 to 40 degree view is the 85-inch TV, and the largest is the 98-inch TV.
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At 3.5 meters, a screen has to be big to fill a 30 to 40 degree view. This page starts from a seat that far back and checks which retail TVs reach the band.
How this is calculated
Two things set the band at this seat: the screen's width and your distance from it. The 40 degree end is the THX cinema target. The 30 degree end is the number widely quoted as SMPTE's, an older reference that isn't a current rule.
From 3.5 meters, 85-inch TVs fill 30 degrees and 115-inch TVs fill 40. Retail sizes reach the band from the 85-inch TV to the 98-inch TV. A 75-inch TV falls short of it at 27 degrees.
Verdict
Measure from the front of the screen to your eyes in the spot where you'll sit. The 85-inch TV only just clears the 30 degree reference, at 30.1 degrees from 3.5 meters. The 98-inch TV fills 34.4 degrees, which is inside the 40 degree target.
Check the wall as well as the seat. The 98-inch TV is 217 cm wide, and the 85-inch TV is 188 cm wide.
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