Something like a dozen years ago I visited my father and sat 20+ feet away from his 27" television struggling to make things out. It was comically small for the room. I asked if he was interested in buying a newer and larger one. He agreed and we made the change to a 43". A modest increase and it helped quite a bit, though an even larger model would’ve been my choice. This satisfactorily infuriated his wife who then had to learn a new remote. Change is hard for some.
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SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 hours agoPeople that have their tiny displays on the opposite side of a room is so funny to me. It’s a similar reaction I have to giant-guy tiny-car.
I remember one time I saw a maybe 27 inch computer monitor on the wall above a fireplace and it was just like… I need to leave before I say something.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 20 hours ago
As someone who grew up with a 20-some inch CRT in a console format (think TV-as-furniture that sits on the floor and not a TV that sits on furniture), and then eventually got a 19" hand me down for bedroom use… yeah, the commonality of enormous flat panels still makes me shake my head in wonder sometimes.
That said, when my parents’ 27" CRT died about 10 years ago, we gave them our old 55" plasma. It was hilariously oversized for the space. But it was free (to them) and we made it work.
Damage@feddit.it 18 hours ago
That’s how we watched TV in the CRT era
kaitco@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Michael Scott vibes.
“Brand New Plasma TV. Fits right into the wall.”
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Like literally exactly this omg