blainethemono
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The "recommended distance" defense is getting old. That distance is based on when your eyes stop discerning individual pixels and the image looks cohesive. You don't want to spot pixels when watching a movie, and you don't need to spot pixels to play a game. If anything recommended distance is the minimum you want to sit at, not the maximum. I sit at the recommended distance from my 46" and my friends think I'm nuts for it, but I'm also in a tiny apartment so there's a good reason for doing so.
But if I was in a house I would definitely be organised differently. If I was a heavy Kinect user it would be different. Would any of the people going on about getting a bigger TV or sitting closer be any less able to play a game with a larger font? No. So why are any of you railing against people having the option to arrange their house the way it should be, i.e. aesthetics and optimal use of space, not beholden to the size of the TV?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43928288&postcount=48
http://www.hdhes.com/tv/hdtvsize.aspx
Recommended distance is usually a range between a minimum and a maximum distance
Of course everyone is free to design their own setup however they want, but in order to get the most out of your HDTV you probably should at least be near that recommended range. That may not be important to everyone though.