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Originally Posted by HansTWN
To watch movies we have a special room where we use a projector and a 120" screen. Great stuff! But I never would want a TV that big, the screen just disappears into the ceiling when we don't use it.
There also is justification for 50-60" screens, but more than that? Not unless you have a house like Bill Gates.
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No you don't. Honest.
The case for 70" is the exact same case as 55-60; just as the case for 42 in is the same as 37/40.
We're talking diagonal sizes so those extra 10 inches only add a couple of inches in width but over 50% viewing area. And they're still watchable at 6-8 feet. (Great immersion for movies.) And since they're relatively thin-framed devices, they don't take over the room.
32in is fine for dorm rooms.
40-46in is good for small apts and living rooms, but for dedicated viewing rooms, you really want to *start* at 55. (Rule of thumb: when buying an HDTV, go one size bigger than you think you need. When you get it home you'll find you still could've gone one size bigger.)
If you want to see who buys the (non-Elite) Sharps stop by the Display devices/LCD Forum at AVSForum. They have dedicated threads for the various 70in (2D and 3D, 120HZ and 240HZ) and 80in models. They even have pics of their installs. You'll discover there are no Bill Gates in there.
(For that matter, Bill Gates himself doesn't have the kind of house you're thinking of. The bulk of the cost of his house is the attached business meeting facility and the lake in the backyard. The house itself is positively "modest" by *millionaire* standards, never mind billionaires.
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Anyway, we're talking $2000-2500 displays sold at Sears, SAM's Club, and Costco. No Magnolia Home Theater buyers in the bunch.
(Thats what the $5000 Sharp Elites and their upcoming 90incher are for.)
And the fact that Sharp is doing brisk business on mid-range 70inchers at a tenth what Sony was charging just last year, highlights why quite a few folks think Sony should get out of the TV business. They are several *years* behind the industry leaders and barelly keeping up with the Vizios.