How Big is Too Big?

Mezmo

That sounds like a lot of fun and glad to hear it is working for you.

For my next system, I have actuallly been thinking of an array of 3 x 46" LCDs, mainly because only a 46 Samsung which had an unusually clean and thin bezel and case to my liking....

Funny how you find so many things on the web which suggest that anything bigger than 26 is too big, "like watching tennis" etc etc.

Perhaps people were just jealous when the bigger 1080 monitors were still prohibitively expensive?

srvooten

A good question as I have been trying to figure that out myself since seeing one in the store.

I believe it was a UN46C6500VF or a UN46C6900, but looking at the specs, I cant figure out why the 6900 costs more and apparently weighs almost 10 pounds more....the only obvious spec is a higher contrast ratio.

For both, however, or the one I noticed in the store, they have a more elegant and expensive looking brushed aluminum bezel, rather than the typical black plastic.

Re "thin" I am also referring to the back to front dimension, where from the side they are significantly thinner than say, most of the Sonys I saw.

This I thought might help make my desktop a bit less crowded.

Learsfool

You make a good point.

A question I have always wanted to put to the forum is why do so many discuss the simple, screen dimension when it seems we should all be discussing screen size plus viewing distance which when combined might give a "perceived" screen size.

A drive in movie theatre screen might look like a postage stamp from sufficiently far away, yet a notebook computer can create a cinematic experience if it is close enough to your nose.

So instead we should discuss perceived screen size, and the factors that would optimize that viewing experience?

I am not clear on why your set u would be easier on the eyes. What factors contribute to optimizing the perceived screen size?

I work in a business where we are immersed in data and information constantly, might also monitor news and television on one or more channels, and have multiple PC applications, emails and IMs all open at the same time.

So I am trying to configure an array that I can comfortably use for long hours every day.

A final note, I am having an industrial designer help me suspend the montiors from ceiling brackets, so using 46" or even bigger monitors will not require a bigger desk surface, or affect how far away I must sit.

Buconero,

Yes, I am sure this is true and have found even two monitors or bigger monitors to be very helpful with respect to productivity.

I believe microsoft also did some work to try and better understand what configuration(s) of multiple monitors best enhanced productivity.

I am thus always surprised when people think it is over the top or eccentric to have more than one screen.

Glad this is of interest to others.

Bryoncunningham

Thanks for the THX calculator....

Not understanding all the viewing angle calculations, it seems:

For a 55" screen, THX recommends 6.1 feet
For a 46" screen, 5.1 feet
For a 40" screen, 4.5 feet and
For a 32" screen, 3.6 feet

These distances are similar to my preferences and make sense to me for an immersive, cinematic experience.

But it seems that most people sit significantly farther away from their screens that that.

Maybe their parents told them it would make them go blind?

Yet reason that an array of 46 or even bigger monitors might make sense for computing, despite being counterintuitive.

Re Ask HER

I just asked my wife, and she thinks I sit too close to the screen.

I have just asked her to sit at the most comfortable distance from our 40" HDTV. Using a tape measure, this is +/- 9 FEET!

I nonetheless look forward to an array of 46" screens approximately 3 feet away.