Big flat screen of choice?

[nostatic]

http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

[SLO-BOB]

"50/52" it is.

[myamoto1]

funny how those charts have changed... I sit about 10 feet from my 42" and it's fine. I think the calc back 4 years ago, said I should've gotten a 50". I think they're just trying to justify people putting a 60" TV in a 10' room... according to that calculator, I should have a 65" screen to meet THX veiwing requirements. that's fargin' redonculous!

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by nostatic

...I've been quite happy with my Panasonic 1080p plasma, which at the time was almost $2K less than the equivalent Kuro. If you've got the extra cash however and watch a lot of movies, I think Kuro is the first choice.

+1

If going plasma, the Pioneer Kuro is the way to go. Thier Elite models are the best, but don't represent enough of a jump in quality for the price premium IMO (although they do look nice). However, the pro/industrial Panasonics are excellent (much better than their consumer variants), and a close 2nd to the non-Elite Kuro's IMO. The only downside is that they are pure monitors, so no built-in speakers or tuners. But most folks have dish/cable boxes and at least 2-ch home stereo/speakers, so it's usually a non-issue.

So, if staying with the 50" size, these are the two I would consider (which are almost identically priced):

Pioneer

Panasonic