The distance l from the TV depends on the desired horizontal viewing angle
a, the screen's diagonal d and the number N of pixels on a row.
Additionally, we will assume the screen's aspect ratio r to be 16:9 and the
human eye's smallest angle that can be
seen
e to be 31.5 arcseconds.
Let R be the ratio between the diagonal and the width of the screen:
R = √(1 + 1/r2)
We can then write a relationship between a, N and e:
tan(a / 2) = NR tan(e / 2) (1)
From (1) we can deduce that for any given e, there is a maximum horizontal
viewing angle amax above which pixels can theoretically be
distinguished.
For N = 1920 (FullHD), amax = 19.1°. With a 4K screen,
amax = 37.2°.
We can also write a relationship between horizontal viewing angle, screen
diagonal and distance:
d / l = 2 R tan(a / 2) (2)
The ideal value or a is a matter of debate,
but THX defines a horizontal viewing angle of at least 36° (the screen viewed
from the rear seat of a THX theatre), while SMPTE suggests 30°. A value of 20°
is also mentioned.
With a 4K screen, amax = 37.2° and (2), we draw that the ideal
distance is 1.30 times the screen's diagonal. For example:
- 132 cm for a 40" screen
- 165 cm for a 50" screen
- 197 cm for a 60" screen
With a = 30°, the ideal screen distance is 1.63 times the
screen's diagonal. For example:
- 132 cm for a 32" screen
- 166 cm for a 40" screen
- 207 cm for a 50" screen
- 248 cm for a 60" screen
With a FullHD screen and a compromise angle a = 20°, the ideal distance is
2.47 times the screen diagonal. For example:
- 201 cm for a 32" screen
- 251 cm for a 40" screen
- 314 cm for a 50" screen
EDIT: The value of e is valid for a high contrast between two pixels. Most
images do not have such a high contrast, and therefore a value of e = 1
arcminute is a reasonnable assumption in practice.
From this follows that for N = 1920 (FullHD), amax = 35.5°
(1.36 times the screen diagonal). With a 4K screen, amax = 65.3°
(0.68 times the screen diagonal). This also gives a reasonnable value for
standard definition PAL TV with N = 1024, amax = 19.4° (2.55
times the screen diagonal).
That would allow for larger horizonat viewing angles, such as 45° (1.05 times
the screen diagonal) or 60° (0.75 times the screen diagonal) when viewing a 4K
screen. At such short distances one must however take into account the
possible lack of comfort due to the physical closeness of smaller screens.
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