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TV Viewing Distance Calculator

August 31, 2014 by Brocky Aspland in HDTV Reviews, News, News! | Leave a comment

Size (and Distance) really does matter when it comes to your TV Viewing experience

“If you sit so close to the television, your eyes will go square!” Who remembers Mum shouting that during every single Saturday morning cartoon session? Well, now you are the boss of your own TV and you could sit with your nose touching the screen if you wished but did you know there are actually optimal viewing distances?

 

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Spoiler alert, your mum was wrong about sitting too close because the perfect viewing distance for HD imaging is a lot closer than she would have allowed. Three times the diagonal screen length of your TV used to be the rule of thumb, but with today’s vibrant HDTV picture you only need to sit about “1.5 times the diagonal viewing distance of your TV”*, so if you have purchased a 47” HDTV, the perfect viewing distance is 5.8 feet (179.07cm) from the screen.

If you are lucky enough to be the new owner of a Full HD or Ultra HD screen, you’ll want to move your seat even closer to the action.

TV Viewing Distance…WHY?

Basically viewing distance is about optimising pixel density. Sit too close and your eyes won’t go square but you will notice the actual pixels in the image. When you move back, you’ll notice the pixel density will increase and give you a much better image. However, go too far back you lose the finer details altogether!

That’s why it pays to look at your space and arrange the seating in relation to the size of your TV screen and not just from an aesthetic design perspective.

FIND OUT THE OPTIMUM HDTV SIZE FOR YOUR SPACE

At the end, the distance you sit from your TV is a personal choice. As a guideline we suggest a 1.5x distance ratio as a starting point for you to decide what TV size or viewing distance is right for you.

SCREEN SIZE
(Inches / Centimetres)		 MIN SITTING DISTANCE
(Feet / Centimetres)		 MAX SITTING DISTANCE
(Feet / Centimetres)
32” / 81.28cm 4 feet / 121.92cm 8′ / 242.84cm
39” / 99.06cm 4.8′ / 148.59cm 9.5′ / 297.18cm
42” / 106.68cm 5.2′ / 160.02cm 10.5′ / 320.04cm
47” / 119.38cm 5.8′ / 179.07cm 11.5′ / 358.14cm
50” / 127cm 6.25′ / 190.5cm 12.5′ / 380.10cm
55” / 139.7cm 6.9′ / 209.55cm 14′ / 419.1cm
58” / 147.32cm 7.25′ / 220.98cm 14.5′ / 441.96cm
60” / 152.4cm 7.5′ / 228.6cm 15′ / 457.2cm
65” / 165.1 cm 8.13′ / 252.98cm 16.26′ / 505.96cm

*From HDTVtest’s “TV Viewing Distance Calculator”

*Credit to Panasonic Viera Blogs (http://blogs.panasonic.com.au/)

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Sunshine Coast Restack & Retune; No Simulcast

July 5, 2014 by Brocky Aspland in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Sunshine Coast TV frequencies are changing. All Televisions need to be retuned.

 DULONG & TEWANTIN/NOOSA

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The Nambour Coverage Area

The Television channels from the Dulong Transmitter (Nambour) and the Tewantin/Nambour transmitter will be changing on Wednesday 9th of July, and this will mean that every television (with antennas facing towards this transmitter) will need to be re-tuned after this time. Unfortunately it has been stated that there will be no simulcast of the channels (repeating the same channel on both frequencies for a period of time to allow for retuning) and for this reason, most of the Sunshine Coast will be advised to retune their own television. This should be completed as soon the possible after the channels disappear (you may have to wait some time for the switchover to take place and the new frequencies to be activated).

 

 

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Bald Knob Retune Coverage Area

BALD KNOB

For those who live in the Southern parts of the Sunshine Coast (Facing towards the Bald Knob transmitter in Landsborough) the second change will take place over two days a week apart. The first change will be the Brisbane channels, which are only received by the southern half of the Sunshine Coast only, This will happen on Tuesday 15th July, and the local channels will be Restacked on the 22nd of July.

It is our advice to lose the Brisbane channels after the 15th July and just watch the local channels until they disappear too after the 22nd of July. Then you can retune and this means you only have to retune your television once.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions on how to tune your TV will be found in your TV manual. For all those who are able, we suggest you read that manual and attempt to retune your own TV after this Restack has been completed.

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ANTENNA INFORMATION

The good news is that there is no need to change your antenna in most situations, as we continue to use the UHF frequency as we have before. If you have poor reception before the Restack, then you will continue to have poor reception and this antenna system will need to be looked at. Please call 1800 588 688 to discuss a booking time. retune antenna umx18

BACKGROUND INFORMATION The reason for this change, is actually a good thing, as it brings Australia inline with the rest of the world. Currently, our 4G network is up around 2100mhz, whereas the rest of the world (USA/EUROPE) have their 4G network operating on the 700mhz-800mhz range. This 700-800mhz range is currently being used throughout regional Australia for local TV channels (on the Sunshine Coast our ABC, local 7 and Win9 for example are all currently located here). After the Restack and Retune, the government will then sell these frequencies to the phone companies, and they will then move the 4G network down to these lower frequencies. This will, in the long run, make electronics cheaper by utilising the same technologies as the USA and other countries that are creating these. So in summary, it is a good thing that the Restack and Retune is happening, it will make our electronics life easier going forward.

For all enquiries, please contact Us at 1800 588 688 or CLICK HERE to book online

SUNSHINE COAST RETUNE ASSISTANCE

July 5, 2014 by Brocky Aspland in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

 SUNSHINE COAST RETUNE ASSISTANCE

Our highest priority during the month of July will be the retune after each restack. During this time our team will be retuning televisions only for the 3 day period after the change has happened and our antenna installations will be put on hold until after these few days, and we appreciate your patience in this matter.

We will still be fixing antennas, supplying new TVs at the best price, and installing new TV equipment during July,  Call us and we will work in a time that suits you.

 

If you require assistance with the retune:

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Our Technicians will come and tune your televisions

SERVICE CALL RETUNE (Available same day as the Restack, as well as the following days):

This will cost $99.00 and will be a full home service. This will cover the time to tune all the TVs, and DVD Recorders in your home. We will do a ‘Manual Tune’ of your equipment, to ensure that only the correct frequencies from the correct transmitters are tuned in for the avoidance of doubt and to reduce errors in the future.

Book this service now by phoning 1800 588 688 (limited spots available in the 3 day period after the Restack.

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HDTV Online Store

August 28, 2013 by Brocky Aspland in News!, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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Buy from installation technicians, who install televisions all day every day, it’s the only way to guarantee you get the right television! Better yet, we have our technicians write the reviews on the different models, so you can by a TV online yourself, and know that you have bought the right one!

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