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    How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    06/04/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I sit


    7.5 feet from my 56" 1080P
    10 feet from my 47" 1080P
    and about 14" from my 37" 1080i

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    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    9' from about a 95" 720p projection - works great.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    1200 miles - it's about to ship : )
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    About 2 feet away from a 32", but it's used as my computer monitor. I'd add another foot to it if I had space.
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    Image of Xterm11: ESCAPED YOUR HYPERLINK Xterm11: ESCAPED YOUR HYPERLINK
    06/03/09

    @fuchikoma: Another foot to the monitor? Damn.

    :)
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/03/09

    @LOL! Xterm11 is starting a new screen name meme!:

    hehe... I'd like to push it further back on my desk, but I have an amp, Wii, and external hard disk behind it and no other good place to put them. :p
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I sit with my face against the screen so I can get the most out of my 90".
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    Image of robot-shmobot robot-shmobot
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    40" 1080p LCD, about 3 parsecs.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/03/09

    @robot-shmobot: Don't mean to ruin it for you, but they're going to cancel Everybody Loves Raymond.
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    Image of robot-shmobot robot-shmobot
    06/03/09

    @ripfire: 93 trillion years ago? Damn.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/03/09

    @robot-shmobot: 1 parsec = 3.26 light years or 31 trillion kilometers.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    A few miles, as it's still on the showroom floor. One day I'll close that distance.
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    Image of AreWeThereYeti AreWeThereYeti
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Whaaat? A gizmodian without an HDTV? Sacrilege! (Hangs head: Actually, I don't have one yet either...)
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: That was comment genius.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/03/09

    @AreWeThereYeti: I don't have one either.


    I'm sorry, but I don't own any HD content and my current TV (35") was free. Why would I spend money to replace a perfectly good TV right now?

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: D'oh!


    I came here to say pretty much the same thing..

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I have a (infamous) 34" HDTV - the Sony 34XBR960 - which is a CRT with 1080i resolution.


    For TV and movie watching, I sit about 8' away (on the couch).


    For video games, I stand about 4' away. I tend to game standing up. It's a nasty habit I picked up when I was young.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Why do I get the feeling that Lechner is in the TV-selling business?


    Well, when I replace the television (read: when I move), I'll upgrade to a 54" LCD.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Hey, well you can count me in the stand-up gaming crowd, as standing up was the only way I could fully contort myself whenever I tried to push the character to and fro with every impulse in my body.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: @OMG! Ponies!: how young could you be? i quickly learned with my wired controllers that standing and moving too much meant my game reset. those frustrating days of losing my stats on tecmo super bowl or my save states on zelda.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    @Anonymoose: I'm 34. And I remember fondly standing close to the TV while playing. I also remember smashing countless controllers when the computer would cheat.

    And the computer cheats.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Right, but one should obviously stand when being a guitar hero hero.
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    06/03/09

    @Anonymoose: Ahhhh Tecmo Super Bowl. Before madden was king. That was the game that changed my life forever.
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    Image of Sora57 is OK Sora57 is OK
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I stand when gaming also. I thought I was the only one. Also when I pee. Maybe there's a connection...
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    For a 50" 1080p... 7 angstrom...
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    Image of Kamenwati Kamenwati
    06/03/09

    @ripfire: wow your eyes must be fused to the screen
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/04/09

    @Kamenwati: Did I say angstrom? I meant 7 feet.

    Damn, I keep messing up with those darn units. I'm just glad NASA is so much more forgiving.
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