What's the size of your biggest TV? (LCD, house, 90's)

[tvdxer]

And what's the largest you've ever owned?

Currently I have a 47" Vizio LCD - not that big compared to most, but huge for a bedroom, where it currently sits. We used to own a ginormous 56" rear projection TV, which received smoke damage during a house fire.

I remember when a "standard" living room TV measured 27 inches diagonal, and 35 inches was considered a really nice TV. Some had rear projection sets back in the 90s - Best Buy sold them up to 61 inches or so, but they were bulky, huge, and showed all of the defects of standard-definition TV. Poor people or those who didn't care much for TV usually owned 80's 19" models.

Now it seems like between 32 and 60 inches is a fairly common size for the largest set in the house, with above 70 inches being rare and occupying the same consumer space as the old RPTVs did.

[trlhiker]

I have a 47 inch slim projection Samsung. I bought it in 2005 after my 32" died for $1000.

[tmozer]

My biggest flat screen will be the next one I need to purchase. Right now I believe 47". But the next will be bigger as the larger ones get more inexpensive........

But since every spot is filled and I've only had one die on me, that might be a little ways in the future.

[WyoNewk]

I'm older than you, OP. I remember when the big TVs were 21 inch -- black and white!

We have 42" in both the livingroom and bedroom. Wide screens need to be larger than the old ones because of the proportion. I haven't measured it, but I'd guess while watching standard dimension on our 42" models, the viewing area is 30" or less.

If one of ours bit the dust tomorrow, I'd likely replace it with a 60".

[maggie2101]

I voted 60 because there was no 65, which is what ours is.

[Sweetbottoms]

We currently own a 60 inch LG LCD. It's my husbands "baby" come football and baseball season. The problem we ran into with the tv ,however, because we didn't mount it is that most tv stands only hold up to 50 inches... It was ridiculously hard to find a simple stand to put the tv on and we ended up having to buy an absurdley expensive one at Rooms to Go..

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

I'm older than you, OP. I remember when the big TVs were 21 inch -- black and white!

We have 42" in both the livingroom and bedroom. Wide screens need to be larger than the old ones because of the proportion. I haven't measured it, but I'd guess while watching standard dimension on our 42" models, the viewing area is 30" or less.

If one of ours bit the dust tomorrow, I'd likely replace it with a 60".

In the 1990's, my brother and I had hand-me-down TVs from our parents. Mine was a 1981 model...it even had digital tuning. His was a circa-1989 model. I believe mine was a 20" or 21", while his was a 19". My parents probably spent the equivalent of $1,500 on my one when they originally bought it.

It's interesting how in the 1990s, set makers almost standardized their TV sizes:

13"
19"
25"
27"
32"
35"
40" (the biggest direct-view sets commercially produced...yes, they were HUGE!)

[gwillyfromphilly]

40-inch TV. I'm surprised that wasn't an option on the poll as that size is pretty popular.

[wit-nit]

I have 5 TV's in the main house. They range in size from 15" LCD in the kitchen and 15" dining area to a 50 inch Plasma in the theatre room. The m/bedroom has a 42 inch Plasma. Office is 24".
Am considering changing out the theater room TV for a SONY XBR 4K Ultra HD TV either 65 or 84.

[Minervah]

I guess I am the only one with one 32 inch TV at least so far. It's analog with a digital converter box and an indoor antenna. It works beautifully.