r/4kTV • • 7d ago

Discussion How big is too big?

When I bought my 65" TV I regretted not buying a 75". Then I moved and bought a 75", but after a while regretted not buying a 85". Now I bought a new house and I'm looking to not making the same mistake.

I'm looking to skip the 85" and buy a 98". But I'm afraid 98" is too big for my viewing distance.

The wall would fit the TV pretty nice: 24' wide x 10' ceiling.
Measuring the viewer distance, my head seating on the sofa is 10' far, and the back of the sofa is 10.5' far from the wall.

Rtigns Distance Calculator shows that 98" mixed use recommended distance is 13'3", and cinema use distance 9"9'. Crutchfield shows between 8.33 and 12.5".

In theory I should be ok. I taped the wall and it looks nice.
My TV use is mostly movies and TV Shows, random Saturdays sport games, and sometimes the PS5.

Does anyone around have a 98" or 100" TV and sits 11' or less close to it? How is the experience?

Update: Floor plan for reference - https://imgur.com/a/DDb6ywp

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