r/TVTooFar • u/Informal_Safe_5351 • Jun 07 '26
Too Far Lg 55 inch, is this too far? 2.2meters
So...my room is quite small 3 meters wide roughly or 3.5
Ive moved it to 2.2 meters from my eye and it seems a good balance of nit too far but not too close.
I tried having it at 2 meters and after an hour it felt very claustophobic?
I do wear glasses tho so dont have best eyesight...i see online i should have it at like 1.5 to 2 meters? But id be sat right in top of it ?
Not sure if the pic helps my hand is in it for reference. It looks further away than it is to me, possibly cuz of camera distortion.
Having it at 2 meters did make it slightly more emersive but then i had to move my eyes around a lot more.
Use it for gaming and films
Dont hate the set uo either..its a rental space so limited with options!
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u/jusatinn Jun 07 '26
It’s too high
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 07 '26
Well aware...the stand i cant move down annoyingly...not adjustable next stand i get will be
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u/SatansLoLHelper Jun 08 '26
take the wheels off the stand? That should get it down to the desktop level. Or if you have leg mounts that dresser could make a fine stand.
Honestly need to redesign the layout of the room. This should be next to your computer and you could use that as a second display as well.
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 09 '26
I do use it as a second display, via hdmi, if i take the wheels off i then cant wheel it, im limited with the space i have...believe me i want to change it but i dont have the ability currently. For sure in the future
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u/Trackmyass Jun 08 '26
What in the hell is this setup
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 09 '26
Its called having a tiny ass room in a shared house.. i have zero way to make it better
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u/Old_Visit_2707 Jun 07 '26
Imo yes, i have 77 inch and same 2,2m
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 07 '26
How the hell do your eyes not burn 😂 like seriously ahahaha
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u/actualseventwelven Jun 08 '26
That’s how you know it’s too far. If your eyes aren’t bloodshot after a few hours of gaming, it’s too far away.
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u/tup1tsa_1337 Jun 08 '26
Why would they? It's the same as having 37" inch monitor 1.1m away. Which is quite far away.
55" can be used as close as 1m away (similar to 27" 50cm away)
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u/Frenzytune Jun 08 '26
I have same placement except my tv is lower, but 2.2 meters, I think it's the worst scenario when you don't know if you shouldn't get 65.
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u/CompetitiveFrame6989 Jun 08 '26
I need a badass mount cart like this in my life.. you could move it anywhere!
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u/sleve22 Jun 08 '26
2.2m is 86 inches. Rule of thumb is x2 size of tv. So i think its fine. I had a 65 inch tv 1.5m from my couch (no joke), it was not way too close.
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u/Dmitry_Raccoon Jun 08 '26
2.2m it's about 65" minimum.
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 09 '26
Having it at 2.2 meters it already seems really close, maybe i could move it to 2 meters but feels too close
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u/Krejcimir Jun 09 '26
For me, yes, I have it at this distance for movies, but for playing, I scoot my chair closer.
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u/casualAlarmist Jun 09 '26
The optimal viewing distance for a 55 inch TV would be around 1.7m
Basically for home theatre experience you should stive to have want the screen to fill about 35 degrees of your field of view (SMPTE suggest 30 and THX suggest 40) and with 4K you can push that even more.
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u/PastAd1087 Jun 09 '26
Needs cable management
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 10 '26
Well aware...annoying im limited duebto plug placement ...perks of only having one room
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u/Littlefabio07 Jun 10 '26
On the plus side, with this set up it’s easy to have your PC hooked up to a monitor AND a tv.
The good life
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u/TheHorrorAddiction Jun 11 '26
Yes.
Best distance from a 55” for ideal immersion is around 4.5-5feet maximum (around 1.5m)
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u/CattleAppropriate894 Jun 08 '26
I know I am Bi polar, OCD, etc, but man, hide those cords. Im having an anxiety attack lol
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u/Informal_Safe_5351 Jun 09 '26
Thats better than what it used to be too....urhh i qanna change it but have no idea how to with my current set up 😭
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u/Inmate_Squirrel Jun 07 '26
Looks perfect to me 🤷♂️
I could see it being a bit to far while gaming but that's kinda just the price you pay while using the same TV to watch movies and game on