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Title: Typical Screen Distance
Post by: StriderDSO on September 29, 2011, 11:34:41 pm

Hey, so I think I've settled on getting a 32" LCD TV for a screen, which is equivalent to a 26" 4:3. So I'm just wondering if anyone with a 25-27" 4:3 screen in their cab can offer me some insight as to the usual distance between the monitor and the player? I want to keep it as tight as possible to save on space, but I don't want to either 1) blind myself, or 2) be unable to catch everything occurring onscreen. I'm not having much luck searching and finding these specific dimensions on the net. Thanks!

Title: Re: Typical Screen Distance
Post by: newmanfamilyvlogs on September 30, 2011, 06:06:30 am

I've got a 29" CRT that your face ends up around around 18-20" away from. It's ever so slightly too close for me.

Title: Re: Typical Screen Distance
Post by: BadMouth on September 30, 2011, 08:51:44 am

It usually works out to be within a few inches of the diagonal size of the monitor.
i.e. I have a 36" CRT TV and I'm about 36" away from it. 
You might get away with being a little closer to an LCD.

Title: Re: Typical Screen Distance
Post by: mrclean on September 30, 2011, 09:16:09 pm

I go by THX (George Lucas) standards... It should be 1.5x the size of the screen...

So if you have a 50'' TV... you should be 75'' away from it.. All purely preference though.

26'' 4:3 would be.. roughly 39'' away from it which is about 3'ft.

Title: Re: Typical Screen Distance
Post by: StriderDSO on October 01, 2011, 04:38:01 am

Thanks for the info, guys. I've read on some TV sites that they recommend 1.5x the view size as a minimum, and others that say 1.0x. It just seems though that most arcades are 1.0 or less. I think I'm going to make my cab a bit fatter than it needs to be (I have space to fill anyways...) and give myself at least 28" of view distance.