What size TV should you buy? That’s the most important question to be asked when you are settling on a new TV purchase. After all, a TV is a one-time investment so you want to be sure with the size you will go in for.
It’s easy to be lured into buying a new TV with talk of 4K (or 8K) resolution, high-end smart TV features, or fancy speaker arrays. However, if you haven’t got the right TV size for you, you can end up with an over-sized display that dominates your space or a small screen that you have to strain to see from across your living room.
How to find the right size
Getting the right TV size for you will depend on your individual needs, as well as the needs of your home, the size of the room you plan to put it in, the number of people that will be watching it at any one time and, of course, how big your budget is.
The first step is to understand where you would like to place the TV e.g living room, bedroom or study room and the viewers’ proximity to the screen. A simple thumb rule that may help you is dividing the distance between the viewer and the screen by 1.6
Screen Size = TV-to-viewer distance / 1.6
The below table should be able to give you a fair idea of the ideal size as per the viewing distance:
|
Viewing Distance (In Feet) |
Screen Size (In Inches) |
|
3-6 |
24’’ |
|
4-8 |
32’’ |
|
5-10 |
40’’-43’’ |
|
6-12 |
49’’ |
|
8-13 |
55’’ |
|
15 and above |
65” or above |
You might know vaguely that you want a humble-sized small TV or something super-sized, but there are plenty of different TV sizes to consider at a variety of prices. If a mid-sized TV is what you’re after, do you want the flagship 55-inch size, or is a 49-inch the largest you can fit on your counter? Keep in mind the ideal distance can vary depending if you mount your TV on a wall or place it on a stand. Mounting a TV on the wall can give you a little more room to work with.
Below are some of the commonly purchased TV sizes in India
1. 24 inch
If you are looking for a TV for a smaller room or want to stay entertained in the kitchen while cooking, a 24 inch screen could be perfect for you. Today 24 inch screen TV’s come with exquisite clarity, sleek design, incredible sound and superior features. Some of the best 24 inch TV’s under Rs 10000 include Haier 24 inch HD Ready LED TV (Rs 9500), Sanyo 24 Inch Full HD LED (Rs 7499) and Samsung 24 Inch HD Ready LED TV (Rs 9000)
2. 32 Inch screen
32 inches are quite popular in Indian households because of their compact size and affordability. For instance the Mi LED Smart TV 4A 80 cm (32) is a widely sought TV even today. At an unbelievable price of Rs 14999, this comes with HD Ready LED display for life-like colours and wholesome viewing, 10 W X 2 powerful stereo speakers for a cinema-like experience, 3 HDMI and 2 USB ports, 700000+ hours of streaming content with Patchwall 3.0 and screen mirroring from your phone. It is powered by a 64-bit A53 Quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB storage. With the Chromecast built-in, you can cast your phone onto the TV.
3. 43 Inch
While a 32-inch TV may be too small for you and a 55-inch TV may be too big, a 43-inch TV hits the right balance and hence is one of the most widely sold TV sizes in India today.
The Mi TV 4A Pro 108 cm (43 inches) features a Full HD display that offers 178-degree viewing angle and 6.5ms dynamic response for accentuated viewing. It is powered by a quad-core Amlogic Cortex-A53 processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage.
It runs on Android TV-based PatchWall 3.0. It comes with 20W stereo speakers with DTS-HD support. It comes with 3 USB ports, an Antenna input, AV ports, 3 HDMI ports, an Ethernet port, etc. You can even connect devices to it via Bluetooth as it comes with Bluetooth 4.2 technology. This is modestly priced at Rs 24999.
4. 55 inch screen
Many users believe in ‘Bigger the Better’ and clearly the market is shifting to bigger screens. For those looking to upgrade to 4K TV’s, 55 inch is proving to be the sweet spot. The Mi led TV 4X 55-inch integrates 4K HDR with Vivid Picture Engine to deliver images that are bright, deeply colored and richly contrasted.
The new and improved PatchWall comes with plenty of content options for the entire family. This key improvement on the Mi TV 4X allows you to watch 3 times more video content without worrying about data. This Android smart TV priced at Rs 44999 comes with Google Assistant to operate your TV with simple voice commands.
Buying a TV with Bajaj Finserv
We hope you now have a fair understanding of the various TV sizes available and how you should go about identifying the one best suited to you. The Bajaj EMI store can aid your buying decision by allowing you to filter on screen size and compare key features of various LED TV’s while making your pick.
When you use your Bajaj Finserv EMI card at checkout, the buying cost gets divided into easy EMI installments which get spread over a flexible tenor. No hidden costs and easy loan processing are the other key highlights of this scheme.
