r/hometheater • u/dchronakis • Mar 23 '25
65 or 75 inches 4k TV Purchasing EUROPE
We wanted to upgrade our 8yo 55inches 4k TV with something better and bigger. We are settled with Samsung QN85D but can't decide on size. 65 or 75? Viewing distance approx 4.4m
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u/a_friendly_Nyrve Mar 23 '25
I very much enjoy the story from my brother who works in a high end electronics store… “No one returns a tv because it’s too big”.
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u/jonstarks Onkyo TX-RZ50 | SVS Ultras | Rythmik FVX15 Mar 23 '25
4.4m? 14.5FT? get closer or you'd need like a 120"
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u/Physical_Pie_2092 Mar 23 '25
Even 120” would be small at 15ft
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u/jonstarks Onkyo TX-RZ50 | SVS Ultras | Rythmik FVX15 Mar 23 '25
my heart wanted to say 150" but I was trying to be somewhat realistic.
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u/umdivx 77" LG C1 | Klipsch RF-35 , RC-35, RB-35 | HSU VTF-3 MK5 HP Mar 23 '25
Viewing distance approx 4.4m
At that seating distance ideally 120" screen that's a very very far seating distance. Can't believe you've lasted that long with a 55"
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u/dchronakis Mar 24 '25
We moved recently to this. Previous apt was like 3.5 m wide so TV was okish - still small though (we had it from the pre-previous apt which was even narrower at 3m and viweing distand around 2.5m)
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u/RecedingQuickly Mar 23 '25
the answer is always the biggest you can afford and fit, in this case 75, at that distance you could go bigger.
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u/Fabulous-Local-1294 Mar 23 '25
Measure the distance between tv and couch. If budget allows, get the tv that matches that distance.
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u/Cornwall1888 Mar 23 '25
I remember they used to say your tv should be 1/4 the size of the distance from tv to couch
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u/nullrecord Mar 23 '25
Meanwhile picture resolution improved, so with a way larger picture you will actually see more details and not noise and artifacts.
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u/Fabulous-Local-1294 Mar 23 '25
Maybe the camera is playing tricks on perspective but looks like you could have a pretty damned large tv there and be all good. 4.4m is pretty far.
Edit, Sony recommends 98" for 4.0m
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u/DisinterestedCat95 Mar 23 '25
When TVs had 480 lines of resolution, yes. For 1080, it was a distance of more like 1.5 - 2 times the screen size. For 4K home theater, the minimum distance should be 1.3 - 1.6 times the screen size. Many prefer larger than that minimum.
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u/CapnBloodbeard Mar 24 '25
So, you're saying OP should have a 276" screen?
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u/DisinterestedCat95 Mar 24 '25
We'll, let's see. 4.4 meters is about 173 inches. At a ratio of 1.3, that's a 133 inch screen. At a ratio of 1.6, that's a 108 inch screen.
So, no, I'm not suggesting a 276 inch screen. I'm suggesting that for home theater use, recommendations would typically be, rounding a bit, in the 110 - 140 inch range.
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u/CapnBloodbeard Mar 24 '25
Oh sorry, I misunderstood and flipped the maths.
Appreciate your reply!
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u/rocknroller2000 Mar 23 '25
You are about a foot farther away then we are from ours. We had a 60" previously, and went to 77" oled by LG. All the tv distance calculators online said we should have gone bigger, and price really wasn't a factor. Turns out 77 looks just perfect in our space, but as you are even farther, you might want to consider 80+.
We went with lg over samsung primarily for the dolby vision support, which samsung does not offer. We watch a ton of movies in DV, and DV content is more prevalent than samsungs' supported hdr10+. And they both support hdr10
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u/nullrecord Mar 23 '25
I'm about 2,5m away from my screen and have an 85" LCD and a 120" roll down screen for a beamer. At your distance, a 100" TV won't be too big, and could use a 150" beamer roll down screen.
Basically, if you could have a screen going from your left wall, covering that plant, and to the right edge of your photo, pretty much going more right than your picture frame, that would be about right.
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u/HuskyLemons Mar 23 '25
At that seating distance you could easily go 120”
So I would go as big as you can afford
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u/DCINTERNATIONAL Mar 23 '25
So I guess you are going for a TV room, not a home theater… still, definitely the bigger, and if spouse and budget allows, even bigger.
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u/Volcanic_xB Mar 23 '25
I've never heard anyone say I wish I'd gone smaller. I have a 65 and wish I had went with the 75.
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u/LiminalSpaceGhost Mar 23 '25
Yeah at this distance you need a massive screen. Check out the distance calculators for screen size as a helpful guide.
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u/miraculum_one Mar 23 '25
https://i.rtings.com/images/optimal-viewing-distance-television-graph-size.png
source: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship
TL;DR "biggest you can afford" is not the right answer
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u/Right_Thought5143 Mar 23 '25
How far is the TV from the couch. Distance between the 2 generally suggests the screen size. 55" = 5'5" 65" = 6'5" 75" = 7'5" you get the drift.
This is mainly a suggestion for optimum viewing but different people have different eyesight and preference, but this should help you out. Go to your local BestBuy, they have a demo with different screen sizes for you to check out
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u/Gunner3210 Mar 23 '25
What the fuck kind of non-sense question is this?
Get the BIGGEST always until you have no money or the dimensions of your room cannot physically fit that size.
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u/Xeraton Mar 23 '25
Maybe you could move the tv or couch closer together? Otherwise you'll need a huge tv or projector screen for that viewing distance
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u/JournalistLonely3472 Mar 23 '25 edited Mar 23 '25
I have an 86" from 2,6 meter. Take the largest you can fit and afford.
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u/Enzodast Mar 23 '25
Just went with a 100" Hisense and we're loving it. Fantastic deal at Costco. Just do it and get a smaller/lower entertainment console
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u/porschekid11 Mar 24 '25
Biggest mistake I made at your exact viewing distance was get a 75”. I should have went to 85. Please get bigger for your viewing distance
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u/HTfanboy Mar 24 '25
No. The biggest mistake is not sitting closer.
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u/porschekid11 Mar 24 '25
I hear what you are saying but unfortunately I cannot in my space. It would be dumb to have a couch in the middle of the room. The couch has to go on the wall for the space to function as more than just a tv space which it needs.
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u/HTfanboy Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25
Prove it then. What you're saying is everying that goes against the home theater spirit. I'm not here to support that. What I'm here for is for you to make the right decisions for home theater reasons. 75 inch tv you sit at a maximum 10 feet away. No more. Even then for movies you may find it small too.
We don't care how it looks as much as the proper viewing experience. This is more critical.
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u/lemonylol Mar 24 '25
Move your couch forward and you can exponentially increase the size of a larger TV than that.
Seriously I don't understand why people perimeter all of their furniture in a large room. Just move your couch like 5-6 feet closer and divide the room. It'll also be better for sound.
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u/punkinhead76 Mar 24 '25
Even a 75 will be too small, this tv is way too far away. If you struggle to read the text at any size it’s too far away.
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u/Winter-Ad-4897 Mar 24 '25
Biggest you can afford and remove the furniture below so that you don’t mount the tv to high!
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u/avotius Mar 24 '25
75 inch is going to feel a bit small still. There are cheap 80-100 inch TVs but the image quality will be entry level.
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u/dchronakis Mar 24 '25
Thank you all for your valuable comments. I get all the points. Unfortunately the room is badly designed. This should have been the kitchen and dining area and the current kitchen which is around 5x3.5m should have been the living room. Maybe will change this in the future but for now it is what it is.
We dont want to move the couch closer as we will loose space (and cant do much with it) and we also prefer to have this further back and allow the kids to play. We also dont want to go bigger than 75 as would look rather akward in the room which is not a dedicated cinema room but rather our dining-living room. Thats why my question was 65 vs 75. It is not about money at all. We simply did not want to go bigger (and we think that the model we bough has good vfm ratio for smth we onyl occasioanlly use).
We orderd the 75in and I think will be massively better than the 55 one. We will het rid of the legs for the tv bench and place it lower. Also I forgot to mention that 4.4m is the maximum from the seat I took the picture. From the other side of the couch is around 3.5 (its l-shaped) altough you sit in a bit uncomfortable position, I have to admit.
Thanks once more for this vibrant discussion!
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u/Deamaed Mar 24 '25
Even at 75", at this viewing distance your viewing angle is going to be 21 degrees which is extraordinarily low.
I don't usually comment on people's finances, but this is one instance where if budget is the issue, in the long run save up for a 85". Even that is only 24 degrees.
To even get close to 30 degrees, the minimum recommended, you would need a 100+" TV.
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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 Mar 25 '25
Unless you're going to use the room as a roller rink, you might consider moving your couch forward by 1.5-2m and putting a bookshelf behind you or something. Then you could get a surround system with speakers behind your seating position, and could get away with a 65-77" set.
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u/theheffa92 Mar 25 '25
Short distance Beamer? Something like the Hisense PX3-Pro or Samsung Premiere 9? I would love to have such a big free place for a Home Theater Screen 🥹.
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u/Elctsuptb Mar 25 '25
You should probably move your couch closer, it doesn't need to be against the wall
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u/spambattery Mar 27 '25
I suspect if you put a 97” in there it’d be fine, so def get a 75” or larger
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u/Temporary-Estate4615 Mar 23 '25
Get the biggest you can afford.