Just curious,what size tv do you have in the bedroom...

[H.Donald]

I just finished doing over our bedroom...painting,new flooring,new furniture,and now the fun part.
I decided to replace our old tube with a new plasma or LCD.Yesterday my wife and I went out shopping...dreaded words there.
Naturally,I said that 50 inch looks great!!!...she of course said she would feel like she was in a theater while in bed.And I said...yessssss,you would.
Which is not a good thing for her...

She feels like a 37 inch would be plenty...which from our viewing distance,around 12 feet, would not cut it for me.I then said I would come down to a 46,which will be wall mounted....

Anyway we left without buying...I'm thinking I will come down to a 42,but that's where I'm drawing my line in the sand,not that it means anything to her...

Just curious,what size do you married guys have in the bedroom?

[Ian D]

Our viewing distance led on the bed is 2.5 metres to the screen and I think our 32" LCD should have been 37" Unfortunately my wife thinks the 32" is just fine ;-(

Cheers Ian

[joetama]

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[Kal Rubinson]

20" in one, none in the other.

Kal

[H.Donald]

Hmmmm...sounds like I'd better run with the 37 inch before my wife reads this.

[Ovation]

My wife (who makes a ton more money than me) not only indulges my HT hobby, she finances a good chunk of it (I have over 10,000$ in gear and media and I would NEVER have managed that on my own salary). However, no matter HOW MUCH money ever comes into our account and no matter how big our bedroom ever gets, the MAXIMUM screen size in our bedroom will always be--ZERO inches. This is non-negotiable (barring an accident/illness that would leave one of us bed-ridden) and I consider it a fair "price" to pay.

[Blindamood]

32" lcd here as well. Considering how little usage it gets (since we have two larger screens elsewhere in the house), it is more than adequate.

[th1ghs]

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You have the same TV as me!

[H.Donald]

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Is that an LCD or Plasma?

[H.T.C]

Hmmmm...sounds like I'd better run with the 37 inch before my wife reads this.

Remember these three words as they are one of (if not) the most important in home theater ...wife approval factor.

[Glen B]

WAF where my wife is going to approve what equipment I can or cannot have and where I can put it has never been an issue in 26 years of marriage because from day one, I never let it be. I was a mobile DJ with a large system when we first hooked up 32 years ago so she knew I was into a lot of equipment and huge speakers. In response to the original question, 27" TV in the bedroom.

[Alaric]

19" in each bedroom and a 27" flat screen in the finished basement.

[greenhorn]

32" LCD with a viewing distance of about 10'. It is mounted slightly higher than natural eye sight line, but then eye sight line in bed varies with pillows and all ops: Have a slight down tilt on the mount.

[Ovation]

WAF where my wife is going to approve what equipment I can or cannot have and where I can put it has never been an issue in 26 years of marriage because from day one, I never let it be. I was a mobile DJ with a large system when we first hooked up 32 years ago so she knew I was into a lot of equipment and huge speakers. In response to the original question, 27" TV in the bedroom.

So she has NO SAY about what or where any A/V gear goes ANYWHERE in the house? That's rather extreme. It's one thing for every single CD/DVD purchase to have be negotiated (the other extreme) but I should think that in rooms with shared occupancy and functionality, a consensus might be arrived at. I thought the days of things like my dad buying a house without consulting my mom (talk about ignoring WAF :E ) were gone. If your statement is literally correct, it would appear I was wrong.

[joetama]

Is that an LCD or Plasma?

OLED... :T

[PewterTA]

You sure that's not S.E.D. :P

I have a JVC 27" CRT in the bed room and a Samsung 56" 1080P DLP in the HT room.

[maseline_98]

We have a 32" olevia lcd....

here is an interesting article ....lol :

http://www.lifescript.com/channels/healthy_living/news_bites/tv_in_the_bedroom_may_affect_sex_life.asp

[Ian D]

WAF is not essential but definately the prefered method to buy anything of any value, I once bought a pair of small maggies without WAF and regretted it for two years, every time I wanted new equipment there was problems, When I finally traded them in for a HT set up a new amp, pre amp and DVD player followed very quickly with the wife smiling. Its always best if the wife thinks she's part of the decision IMHO :-)

Cheers Ian

[impala454]

32" cheapo symphonic from walmart, was $500 on black friday two years ago . Great PQ for the price IMHO.

[audioqueso]

Ha ha.. it's funny. I have a 32" Sony Bravia LCD. The WIFE is the one who wanted bigger... 55" or bigger. I didn't buy it cause I just wanted something for now, and at the end of the year buy 60" or bigger. She was the one who DIDN'T want the 32". ha ha

[whoaru99]

32" Crt

[Hdale85]

42" Lcd

[Glen B]

So she has NO SAY about what or where any A/V gear goes ANYWHERE in the house? That's rather extreme. It's one thing for every single CD/DVD purchase to have be negotiated (the other extreme) but I should think that in rooms with shared occupancy and functionality, a consensus might be arrived at. I thought the days of things like my dad buying a house without consulting my mom (talk about ignoring WAF :E ) were gone. If your statement is literally correct, it would appear I was wrong.

I didn't say my wife has no say in where things go. Sure we discuss things and I will ask her opinion when it comes to placement but I don't check with her when I need to upgrade a component nor do I feel the need to get her approval. As an example, when we upgraded to HDTV not too long ago, I asked her opinion about mounting it on the wall versus having it sit on its base. We concurred that it should go on the wall, I bought a mounting kit and put it up.

My original point was, it seems from what many here report, their wives literally dictate to them what they can or can't have and where it should go, like a mother to a little child. "Mommy" says you can't have it and that's final. Some are forced to sneak the equipment in and hide it or try to blend it in so that the wife does not notice. That is something I could never accept. I mean, what makes the attitude of these wives any different from that of your dad ?

[Chris D]

A bedroom TV is important to me and my wife, because I'm a HT junkie, and she has back problems and spends a decent amount of time lying down. But I liked in our last house that we made the system built into the walls, so it was a very clean and hidden look. It's quite distracting when a TV and/or A/V system really clunks up a nice bedroom.

So the last house, we started with a 32" plasma. That just seemed small, so we traded up within return limits for a 42" plasma that was much better. In our current house, I was considering a 50" LCD, but ended up getting a 46" LCD that is quite nice. Works well.

[Ovation]

I didn't say my wife has no say in where things go. Sure we discuss things and I will ask her opinion when it comes to placement but I don't check with her when I need to upgrade a component nor do I feel the need to get her approval. As an example, when we upgraded to HDTV not too long ago, I asked her opinion about mounting it on the wall versus having it sit on its base. We concurred that it should go on the wall, I bought a mounting kit and put it up.

My original point was, it seems from what many here report, their wives literally dictate to them what they can or can't have and where it should go, like a mother to a little child. "Mommy" says you can't have it and that's final. Some are forced to sneak the equipment in and hide it or try to blend it in so that the wife does not notice. That is something I could never accept. I mean, what makes the attitude of these wives any different from that of your dad ?

That's fine. My wife defers to me in all matters of gear purchases (we discuss a budget--she does pay for most of it) and I don't have to ask permission to buy DVDs (of course, if 1500 DVDs arrive in giant Amazon box, I may have "some 'splainin' to do" :rofl: ). It just seemed, from your post, that if you decided there was going to be a TV in the bedroom, she would simply just have to live with that whether she liked it or not. Apologies for misinterpreting (and no, I could not live with that kind of attitude for more than a microsecond).

[cug]

I can't believe that you are comparing inches in the bedroom here ... :B

For us: I want something, we talk about it, we go and look at it or listen or test drive or ... and if we both think it's good, than we buy it. TV in the bedroom? Sorry, we don't need a TV in the bedroom, we are still able to talk to each other and have fun otherwise.

Ah, perhaps I should note: we have no TV in the whole apartment. Only a stereo setup in the living room - and listen to a lot of classical music (my wife), Jazz (me), and some other music (both).

We still go to the cinema a lot, normally with a nice dinner in advance, maybe a good glass of wine after.

[comeup]

42" plasma 15 ft. away wife loves it. It was the only way I could get my 50" in the family room, I got kicked out of the bedroom for using the 42 too much, so when I got my 50" there was no problems she was glad I was gone......I love my wife.

[Club1820]

20" CRT. Its fine. Bedroom is small.

[Charles]

42" Plasma about 12 ft away.

[H.Donald]

Epilogue....last week I purchased a 42 inch LCD.It sits on a Caribbean rum plasma stand,which houses the cable box and other electronics.
The really cool thing about the tv is,it's on a power swivel...controlled by the remote,it can face a sitting area or the bed.

My wife is happy with the size and look...therefore,all's well that ends well.

[Lex]

carribean rum plasma stand? Sounds interesting. Photos?

I have a 32" Sony Plasma, I'm pretty well maxed out at this size for my location.

[Race Car Driver]

32" LCD. I use it like once a month... if that.

[Lex]

I don't use mine very often at all either, in fact, if I had it to do over again, probably wouldn't even do a bedroom small system, but it's done, so I'll leave it for the occasion I do want it. But 3 of 5 speakers were seconds from main room. TV too was bought originally for great room, but I found I just watched the projectors anyway. Te

[dyazdani]

I've got a 46" Sharp LCD about 12-14 Ft away, wall mounted...

[H.Donald]

The Caribbean rum plasma stand....

[IMG]

[H.T.C]

It looks nice and is that the color of a rum barrel ?

[M.Roberts8]

I got a 47" 1080p Toshiba Regza in th bedroom now. It's pretty damn big. I think you would be safe with a 40-42" no problem. The only reason I got the 47" is it was on sale for 1299.00 (reg. 2199.00) the week of the superbowl. I couldn't pass up a 900.00 off deal. I was originally wanting a 40" Sony xbr4 but it never seems to drop below 2,000.00 even on sale.
If you do get your wall mount from partsexpress it will save you quite a bit of coin. Got mine for $59.00 vs. 150-200.00 in store. Link

[H.Donald]

It looks nice and is that the color of a rum barrel ?

Thanks...and I don't know,but no rum came with the purchase...pity.

[H.Donald]

I got a 47" 1080p Toshiba Regza in th bedroom now. It's pretty damn big. I think you would be safe with a 40-42" no problem. The only reason I got the 47" is it was on sale for 1299.00 (reg. 2199.00) the week of the superbowl. I couldn't pass up a 900.00 off deal. I was originally wanting a 40" Sony xbr4 but it never seems to drop below 2,000.00 even on sale.
If you do get your wall mount from partsexpress it will save you quite a bit of coin. Got mine for $59.00 vs. 150-200.00 in store. Link

Yes...I must admit,my wife was right...a 47 inch probably would have been over-powering,while the 42 seems perfect.

And Parts Express is a good place to buy parts...