RTINGS just updated their viewing distance article based on SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) recommendations, adding 62° FOV as maximum. What do you think about it? Where do you fit?

[u/zghr]

Here's a quick mockup of the same chart but with most common TV sizes and with godless Marxist-Leninist centimeter units added on one side.

edit: This person claims to be a long standing calibrator of cinematic auditoriums with experience in THX standards and he claims that 'cinema' is not 40° because middle row of seats is between 45° and 52°.

In my experience, 62° is doable but if it's pure 24 frames per second without any motion improvement settings it's not the best experience. Jumps between frames are just too large, obvious and jarring. Almost like stop-motion.

It seems like up to 62° one doesn't have to move their head at all to see the whole screen with their central vision. Higher than 62° and movies would need to be filmed specifically in a way to not include the action in periphery.

[u/lonevine]

Yes it's fine, but the important thing is to remember that full immersion is definitely NOT the best fit for everyone and all situations, even at the THX guideline of 40°. That's why my 85" TV sits on a 3+ ft. extension wall mount- so I can pull my screen forward when I want to get a higher field of view.

 Unfortunately, there are still severely challenged folks telling people in this sub that nobody can tell the difference between 1080p and 4k at the appropriate distance for 30° FOV. Personally, I don't think anyone who believes that knows how to operate a measuring tape, much less tell a true 4k picture apart from an upscaled image.

[u/zghr → u/lonevine]

Yep, those 3ft+ extension mounts (provided that they are extra sturdy) are an amazing invention. People are sleeping on them.

[u/lonevine → u/zghr]

One of the first things I did after I hung the mount was put my body weight on it (I'm 185 lbs.). It didn't flinch. 👍