How big is too big?

It's not necessarily the size of the room that comes into play, it's the viewing distance that you have to worry about. The other thing is "physical size". Will it fit into the room without dominating it ? With that in mind, look for a TV that can be viewed at "off" angles and at various seating heights. Most bigscreens fail miserably at this test. I can watch my 55" from 18 foot away at a 90* angle in another room looking over my shoulder with NO problems or distortion whatsoever. This comes in handy when my girlfriend is watching something that i find "half interesting" and i'm playing on the puter. Like now : ) Sean
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I have a 60" and recently moved to a place with a smaller room. I am about ten feet away and its to close. I dont like to have to turn my head to see the whole screen. I would measure how far your seat is fron the tv and then stand that far away from the tv's you are looking at.

Hi Tireguy. I'm 12' feet away from a 55" and it's just fine. "How big is too big"? Open ended question. Like "Sweet Dick Willie" said in "Do The Right Thing"... "it's never too hot to #%&*". And, there's no such thing as "too big" when it comes to TV (or audio, for that matter). Just gots to move stuff around ;-)

If you're not buying HDTV, audition the TVs from your expected viewing distance as Perfectimage stated. Buy the biggest screen where you can NOT see the horizontal lines. From 10-12 feet away you'll likely end up with a screen size 50-60 inches (I use 50 inch from 11 feet). If you're going HDTV, then the audition is that much more important because it will really be a comfort factor vs. performance. Hope this helps.